Pollution

Quantum-Engineered Zeolites for Industrial-Scale Air and Water Purification

Automatski is pioneering the design of ultra-stable, defect-free 3D microporous zeolites using its 300+ Qubit Quantum Simulator. These advanced materials enable radically more effective capture of industrial pollutants—offering a transformative solution to both air and water pollution at scale.

Pollution—whether of air or water—remains one of the most critical challenges facing humanity. At the heart of numerous clean-up and emissions-control technologies are zeolites: microporous aluminosilicate materials used in catalytic converters, molecular sieves, and adsorbent systems. While existing zeolites are effective to a degree, their limitations in porosity, stability, and cost-effective defect-free manufacturing have hindered universal adoption.

The Challenge

Despite 80+ years of research in synthetic zeolites, realizing a stable, three-dimensional, ultra-large-pore silicate zeolite has remained elusive. The goals: exceptional thermal and structural stability, resistance to fouling, and the ability to be manufactured cheaply and without defects. Defects in the zeolite framework reduce adsorption efficiency, allowing harmful emissions and contaminants to escape.

What Are Zeolites?

Zeolites are hydrated aluminosilicates of alkaline and alkaline-earth metals, consisting primarily of silicon, aluminum, and oxygen in tetrahedral configurations, with exchangeable metal cations or protons. Common natural forms include analcime, chabazite, clinoptilolite, erionite, ferrierite, and mordenite.

They function as:

Molecular sieves for pollutant separation
Heterogeneous catalysts for hydrocarbon cracking, NOx removal, and water purification
Ion-exchange materials for heavy metal remediation

3D Microporous Zeolites

Zeolites are hydrated aluminosilicates composed of alkaline and alkaline-earth metals. Over the past 200 years, around 40 natural zeolites have been identified—the most common among them include analcime, chabazite, clinoptilolite, erionite, ferrierite, heulandite, laumontite, mordenite, and phillipsite.

These microporous, crystalline aluminosilicate materials are widely used as commercial adsorbents and heterogeneous catalysts. Their framework primarily consists of silicon, aluminum, and oxygen atoms, along with exchangeable metal ions or protons.

They are often referred to as metal-organic catalysts due to their structure and catalytic behavior.

They can be designed with Automatski’s 300+ Qubit Quantum Simulator today—enabling unprecedented control over pore topology, stability, and adsorption selectivity.

Quantum-Designed Zeolites

Using Automatski’s 300+ Qubit Full State Vector Quantum Simulator, we can design zeolite frameworks with atomic-level precision. This allows:

Prediction and stabilization of new topologies with ultra-large pores
Defect-free lattice engineering for maximum adsorption efficiency
Quantum-level optimization of catalytic activity and selectivity
Reduced synthesis cost by identifying optimal precursor configurations and reaction conditions

Applications

Industrial emission capture (SOx, NOx, CO, VOCs)
Water purification and desalination
Green chemical manufacturing
Wastewater remediation
Catalytic converters

Benefits

Higher pollutant capture rates
Scalable to both centralized and distributed deployments
Lower energy footprint
Long operational life with minimal fouling

Author : Aditya Yadav

Pollution

Quantum-Engineered Zeolites for Industrial-Scale Air and Water Purification

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