Characterization of the clinoptilolite zeolite and its potential application as the basis of a filtering system for the oil industry

Zeolites are minerals with a wide application in the field of Petrochemicals, mainly as catalysts, oil refining processes, but their structure and composition also make them good filter materials, for that reason they used processes. Water treatment, when an well is exploited, large amount water obtained from reservoir, known production water, which treated reused injection processes same production, contains high organic compounds, many cases prevent adequate implementation treatments wells, why removal these molecules must be made, this research, synthetic zeolite clinoptilolite-Na used, filtration system using methylene blue reference, retentions were up to 90%.