A brief review of progress in zeolite-catalyzed non-thermal plasma processes: applications, mechanisms, challenges, and prospective developments

Zeolite-based materials are extensively utilized as adsorbents and catalysts. Integrating these materials with non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology has proven effective in applications such as CO2 methanation, the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and NH3 production. The unique interaction between zeolite catalysts and NTP enables chemical reactions to occur under mild conditions, delivering advantages such as improved catalytic activity, enhanced selectivity of the desired product in chemical reactions, and increased degradation of organic pollutants. This minireview provides an overview of the literature on using zeolite as adsorbents and catalysts with non-thermal plasma for these processes, addressing possible reaction pathways, current challenges, and prospects for future advancements.