Significance of re-engineered zeolites in climate mitigation – A review for carbon capture and separation

In the context of modern science, there is a growing interest in the creation of novel porous materials capable of acting as sorbefacients for small gas molecules. This is critical in terms of innovative energy alternatives as well as a healthier environment. In an effort to overcome the consequences of global industrialization, one of humanity's most severe problems, intensive attempts have been made to prevent CO2 from entering the carbon cycle, as the ever-increasing CO2 pollution in the earth's atmosphere. Owing to their high porosity, presence of ultra-small pores, structural diversity, high stability, and excellent recyclability, researchers claim that zeolite–an inexpensively accessible sorbent–could be an excellent prototype for CO2 sorption. Here, we provide an exhaustive review of re-engineered zeolites as a sustainable material for selective CO2 capture and storage; the progress so far indicates fast removal of CO2, and more work conforming to simple scalability, energy and time efficiency application can be done to improve the challenges.