Natural and Modified Zeolite Clinoptilolite with Antimicrobial Properties: a Review

Clinoptilolite de zéolite naturelle et modifiée aux propriétés antimicrobiennes : un examen

Aleksandar Nikolov (1) , Lili Dobreva (2) , Svetla Danova , Jeny Miteva-Staleva , Ekaterina Krumova , Viktor Rashev , Neli Vilhelmova-Ilieva

1 Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography - IMC (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2 Institut Stephan Angeloff

The present review summarizes research on the antimicrobial properties of modified natural zeolite clinoptilolite. The modification of the clinoptilolite is based on its ion exchange features with silver, copper, zinc, or other ions in order to obtain antimicrobial properties. The review includes recent data on pretreatment and preconditioning to increase the effectiveness of ion exchange procedures and obtain a functionalized zeolite. The review covers antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral properties on natural zeolite clinoptilolite.

Mots clés: natural zeolite clinoptilolite antimicrobial antibacterial antifungal antiviral; natural zeolite; clinoptilolite; antimicrobial; antibacterial; antifungal; antiviral

Domaines: Chimie; Microbiologie et Parasitologie

Aleksandar Nikolov, Lili Dobreva, Svetla Danova, Jeny Miteva-Staleva, Ekaterina Krumova, et al.. Natural and Modified Zeolite Clinoptilolite with Antimicrobial Properties: a Review. Acta Microbiologica Bulgaricа, 2023, 39 (2), pp.147-161. ⟨hal-04157228⟩