Worldwide Research Analysis on Natural Zeolites as Environmental Remediation Materials
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Morante-Carballo, Fernando; Montalván Burbano, Néstor; Carrión-Mero, Paúl; Jácome-Francis, KellyFecha
2021-06-04Resumen
Society faces a significant problem in regards to the spread of harmful products in the environment, primarily caused by accelerated growth and resource consumption. Consequently, there is a need for materials to be processed in less harmful ways and to remedy the contaminated sources they generate. Microporous materials have been studied for a long time and are used in waste treatment alternatives. Natural zeolites, on which this study is based, are attractive to the scientific and technological communities, due to their numerous applications as decontaminants and adsorption properties. This study analyzes the intellectual structures of publications related to natural zeolites in environmental remediation, using bibliometric methods to determine their volumes and trends. The methodology comprises of an analysis based on 1582 articles, using VOSviewer software, with data from 1974 to 2020, via the Scopus database. Results reflect a notable increase in publications from the end of the 1...
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natural zeolites
adsorbent
environmental remediation
bibliometric analysis
knowledge mapping