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Deem's lab leads hunt for new zeolites

2009-11-05
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In all the world, there are about 200 types of zeolite, a compound of silicon, aluminum and oxygen that gives civilization such things as laundry detergent, kitty litter and gasoline. But thanks to computations by Professor Michael Deem and his colleagues, it appears there are -- or could be -- more types of zeolites than once thought.