The article consists exchange experiment metals such as chromium and mercury through

the zeolite, indicating the types and examples of zeolite may be used either synthetic or
natural. The paper points out something important that is the current situation of water as
contamination by heavy metals, where the main processes are adsorption and exchange.
It is important that before selecting method, the type of zeolite water content is identified
with respect to metal components, the ability thereof to be removed, the variables that
affect and promote the process, among others. In the paper they are to handle three
different types of zeolite, where first prepare the zeolite, metal analysis in this case are
chromium and mercury using spectrophotometry is performed subsequently solutions are
prepared and contacts with substances containing ions. To verify that the experiment is
properly developing and managing time for analyzing aliquots taken concentrations. In
analyzing the results first analyzes chromium which states that the exchange is slow,
balance occurs in 10 hours, but I find it very difficult to understand the analysis according
to the relative capabilities are also important factors such as time, pH. In the case of
mercury improved retention was obtained with respect to time according to the data points
to the paper, they will also affect factors such as speed, concentration, pH and
temperature. At the end it makes a conclusion based on the characteristics of the zeolite,
the pore size, exchange capacity and retention. Generally the paper was interesting
processes that use and experiment, but I found it very difficult to understand the
relationships established with respect to withholding comparisons based on exchange
capacity.
Estefania Haro