Si gaar ah, zeolites-ku waxay muujiyaan awoodo is-weydaarsi oo sare oo ion ah, taasoo u suurtagelinaysa inay si xulasho ah u nuugaan oo ay isku beddelaan cations kala duwan. Waxay u shaqeeyaan sidii shaandho molecular ah oo wax ku ool ah, iyagoo kala soocaya molecules iyadoo loo eegayo cabbirka iyo qaabka. Sifooyinkan cajiibka ah waxay horseedaan codsigooda ballaaran ee daaweynta biyaha si looga saaro wasakhowga, sida kiciyeyaasha falcelinta batroolka, iyo sida wax-ka-beddelka ciidda ee faa'iidada leh ee beeraha.