Conductive polymers/zeolite (nano-)composites: under-exploited materials

Abstract

In recent decades, there has been growing interest in the development of organic–inorganic hybrid materials in order to obtain new kinds of materials with synergetic or complementary behavior for various practical and technological applications. Among the numerous kinds of these materials the conductive polymers/zeolite (nano-)composites represent a new class of materials system due to their novel physicochemical properties and potential for various practical and technological applications such as sensors, cathodes of the cells, anticorrosive, membranes, and selective removal of heavy metal ions from sea water and industrial waste water. However, these materials were under-exploited and there were only a few studies conducted for the preparation and application of conductive polymer/zeolite hybrids. This review provides a snapshot of recent progress in the synthesis, materials properties, and applications of conductive polymers/zeolite (nano-)composites reported until March 2014.