Effectiveness of a Natural Zeolite of Analcima Type for the Removal of Chemical Contaminants from Water

A natural Zeolite was used whose main component in the Analcima, with which was prepared purification system or filters of column type and container systems in Batch. It was possible to demonstrate the feasibility of using both systems for the study of removal of contaminating species in water. The results show satisfactory removal of components such as calcium and turbidity in column systems with untreated zeolites; as for metallic components such as Zn, Cu and Fe, in systems in Lot, without treatment. In multicomponent systems there are competition events for the active natural zeolite sites.