TEHRAN - First Iran International Zeolite Conference (IIZC’08) was held in Amir Kabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) on Tuesday.

According to R. Hallaj, secretary of the conference, zeolite is any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks.
Due to its unique qualities, it is utilized as molecular sieve, catalyst, modification, isomorphic substitution, adsorption, separation and diffusion, Hallaj said.
Ziolite in natural and synthesized form is being applied to oil and gas industries, petrochemistry, ecology, and agriculture, he added.
Researcher and intellectuals from around the world attended the conference which will be run until May 1, 2008