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In the Laboratory
Properties of Zeolite A Obtained from Powdered Laundry Detergent: An Undergraduate Chemistry Experiment
David A. Lindquist and Alison L. Smoot
Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204

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May 1997
Vol. 74 No. 5
p. 569

Abstract
Zeolites, crystalline porous aluminosilicates, are valued for their ability to absorb ions and molecules as well as function as catalysts. A number of laboratory experiments using zeolites filtered from a suspension of powdered laundry detergent are described. The various experiments illustrate the myriad uses of zeolites as desiccants, ion exchange materials, and catalysts.

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Lindquist, David A.; Smoot, Alison L. . J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 569.
*  Keywords
Inorganic Chemistry, Laboratory Instruction, Catalysis, Consumer Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Ion Exchange
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June 23, 2005
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