TURKISH NATURAL ZEOLITE
R & D Management

Zeolite Researcher Mrs.Sevda YAKICI - zeolite@posta.tr.tc

About Us

About Turkish Natural Zeolite And Mineral Mining

Turkish Natural Zeolite is specialized in production and marketing of clinoptilolite, a natural type of zeolite.Rota Mining is the leader in the production and marketing of natural zeolite in Turkey.We are also owners of the top quality (Clinoptilolite content w% 98) zeolite mineral deposits with inferred resources of many millions of tonnes reserves in Balıkesir.
Production facilities take place in our Modern Factory in Balıkesir.These facilities are surface mining, crushing, screening, drying, bagging, and warehousing. This modern facility has the crushing and sizing capacity of 100000 tons per year.

We understand quality as being an essential need for our customers. In order to guarantee the performance of our products all extraction and production processes are carried out under an strict quality control systems, maintaining the highest respect for the environment.

Turkish Natural Zeolite offers a customised service packaging and shrink-wrapped palletising are adapted to all our customers' requirements. Turkish Natural Zeolite is your reliable supplier who guarantees a service totally adapted to your needs, with the best quality, price relationship.

 

TURKISH NATURAL ZEOLITE AND MINERAL MINING        (Clinoptilolite content w% 98)

WELCOME TO TURKISH NATURAL ZEOLITE MINERAL MINING

ABOUT ZEOLITE

Millions of years ago, zeolite deposits formed when volcanoes erupted enormous amounts of ash–aluminosilicates of alkaline and alkaline earths. Some of the wind borne ash settled to form thick ash beds. In some cases the ash fell into lakes and in others, water percolated through the ash beds. In all cases, the chemical reaction of volcanic ash and salt water resulted in the formation of natural zeolites.

The characteristics of a zeolite deposit are decided in it’s genesis. Small natural differences such as temperature, geographic location and ash/water properties impart a slightly different composition and therefore some unique properties to a few of the deposits. These small differences present during the formation of a zeolite deposit are the reason that each natural zeolite property has distinctly unique properties. 
The alumina and silica from the ash stack into a stable, open and three dimensional honey-comb structure–there are over forty other natural zeolite structures. For example, clinoptilolite has a silica to alumina ratio of 5 to 1.

Zeolite is an amazing crystalline mineral capable of adsorbing and absorbing many different types of gases, moisture, petrochemicals, heavy metals, low-level radioactive elements and a multitude of various solutions. The channels in the zeolite provide large surface areas on which chemical reactions can take place. The cavities and channels within the crystal could occupy up to 50% of its volume. Zeolites can adsorb or absorb large amounts of materials, such as ions or gas molecules.

Zeolites are hydrated aluminosilicates characterized by high surface areas and high cation exchange capacities. Zeolite characteristics important to a wide range of applications:

Water Treatment
* Water filtration 
* Heavy metal removal 
* Swimming pools 


Wastewater Treatment
* Ammonia in municipal sludge
* Heavy metal removal 
* Septic leach fields 


Agriculture
* Odor control 
* Confined animal environmental control 
* Livestock feed additives 


Horticulture
* Nurseries, Greenhouses 
* Floriculture 
* Vegetables/herbs 
* Foliage 
* Tree and shrub transplanting 
* Turf grass soil amendment  
* Reclamation, revegetation, landscaping 
* Silviculture (forestry, tree plantations) 
* Medium for hydroponic growing


Household Products
* Household odor control 
* Pet odor control


Industrial Products
* Absorbents for oil and spills 
* Gas separations 


Radioactive Waste
* Site remediation/decontamination
Aquaculture
* Ammonia filtration in fish hatcheries 
* Biofilter media