5 questions you need to ask your zeolite salesperson

5 questions you must ask your zeolite seller:

We want to contribute to education. And customers should develop a sense, develop an attitude, and be able to ask questions. Because sometimes we are very surprised at what is written in product descriptions that doesn't exist at all. Cannot exist. We then open our eyes wide and say: probably a typo.

We receive quite persistent emails in which Lifekraft Zeolite is rated with the label EXCELLENT. I know that anyway, but—and here it comes: I can buy it for 2,800.00 euros for two years. Out of curiosity, I looked to see who has already bought this rating, which you can then use for one or two years. → What I mean to say is, I understand why our customers are so confused and unsettled. You can even buy an unverified quality criterion ... It makes me sad.

Here you will find questions you can use to check and verify the quality of the zeolite and also the integrity of the seller. Prof. Dr. Hecht also checked us with these questions, and they were always very important to him.

1. Where is the zeolite mined?

Not all mining areas have the composition that zeolite needs to be considered a feed additive. The clinoptilolite content must be >80%. Not all of them achieve this. So ask for the country of origin. The Carpathians are long. Within them lie 3 different zeolite mining areas: Poland, Romania, Slovakia. With different compositions. More important than the clinoptilolite content, Prof. Hecht calls the ratio of silicon to aluminum. This should be at least 5:1. That is, 5 times as much silicon as aluminum. This ratio also guarantees that the aluminum is firmly bound to the silicon and cannot detach itself. Never. So look at the ratio. And here we are talking exclusively about natural zeolite. This is different for synthetic zeolites.

2. What grain size/particle size does the zeolite powder have?

Too coarse is too coarse. Because then it is not as effective, and if the dosage is then too low, you do not get the desired output. This is also the reason why users sometimes say: it didn't do anything. Then the zeolite powder was too coarse or was only extracted or sieved and not pulverized, disrupted, and activated.

Ask to be shown the grain size measurement. It states exactly what percentage is what size.
Read below which grain sizes are recommended for which application. >>

We have also written a blog article about grain sizes. Click here >>>

3. How was the zeolite ground?

The zeolite grids must be disrupted. Zeolite must be activated. This happens most gently and purely with tribomechanical micronization. There, the material crushes itself. The particles collide with each other at enormous speed in the airflow vortex and grind themselves. This also creates the high base energy and electrical charge. In comparison, there are ball mills that crush zeolite with high abrasion. The abrasion of the balls is already adsorbed. The result is that the zeolite is already quite saturated and no longer absorbs as much, and even worse, it is contaminated with heavy metals.

Again and again, we receive photos where customers hold a magnet next to zeolite "dissolved" in water and then discover with horror how black it turns. Therefore, please pay attention to this. The finer zeolite is ground with conventional ball mills, the longer it is ground between the balls and the more abrasion can occur. Recently, we heard and saw again that a zeolite seller had to recall a zeolite product because this batch was contaminated with many heavy metals. Heavy metals that enter the zeolite through the grinding method and perhaps also transport. According to the cynical motto: a product that is supposed to detoxify, poisons. And all of this ruins the reputation of this great natural all-rounder. Unfortunately.

Read on here if you are interested in the topic of tribomechanical pulverization >>

4. How was the raw material transported?

Prof. Hecht drummed into us to pay attention to this. Zeolite that is transported for long hours through Europe, possibly not sealed, as bulk cargo or in open big bags or paper sacks, absorbs a lot from the environment due to its inherent adsorption capacity. Do the mining sites have enough quality standards? Or is there cross-contamination because the trucks previously transported other materials and these are still in the cracks of the truck loading area and thus contaminate the zeolite. This is also the reason why we only have zeolite from Eastern Slovakia delivered in sealed big bags and then, for example, offer HORSEKRAFT zeolite in well-resealable buckets and cans. In horse stables, there are some animals that curiously nibble on sacks and are very curious about open things.

Zeolite must be stored in well-resealable containers. Preferably in plastic containers (please BPA-free) or glass containers. Zeolite absorbs. Attracts water and substances. Adsorbs. For Steinkraft zeolite for cosmetics and as a feed additive, we looked at all paper sacks and definitely decided against them. Even those with inner coatings did not meet our quality criteria.

5. Was the zeolite powder produced by a registered feed manufacturer?

These have high quality standards that they must meet, and they are checked very regularly and unannounced by the feed authority. And the feed authority in Austria is extremely strict. They show up at the door suddenly and look at everything very closely. They check our internal controls and monitor that the feed-legal requirements for feed safety and feed hygiene are met. If something is not right, it is immediately objected to, an official order is issued, and the feed manufacturer must react immediately. The Federal Office for Food Safety (BAES) ensures fast correction and optimization cycles.
That gives you a good feeling, doesn't it?

What we value at Steinkraft—most important criteria for zeolite summarized:

Importance of knowing quality criteria

We attach great importance to our customers understanding the quality criteria for zeolite and being able to make independent decisions. It is also important that customers can assess the fineness of the powder visually or by touch. We are planning to create a video for this purpose to facilitate the recognition and assessment of grain sizes.

Understanding "ultra-fine" in zeolite products

Many zeolite products are advertised as "ultra-fine," but this can be misleading. A recently examined zeolite product for dogs advertised as "ultra-fine" actually had a grain size of 95 microns (d50). This means that 50% of the product is coarser than 95 microns (µm), which we at Steinkraft Zeolite absolutely do not consider ultra-fine.

Different grain sizes and their applications

Zeolite products often vary in their grain sizes, often over 50 microns. In some mining areas, the raw material is sieved to 50 microns, i.e., sold as commodity goods. Such grain sizes are suitable for industrial purposes, but not recommended for other applications such as feed optimization, soil conditioners, foliar fertilizers, face masks, or tooth brushing because the activation of the particles is missing. And this is only possible through tribomechanical pulverization.

Importance of the grinding process

The grinding process is decisive for the quality of the zeolite. Ball mills that grind zeolite to 8 µm often cause abrasion that burdens the crystal grids of the zeolite. A tribomechanical grinding process, such as our Air2Air Activation technology, prevents this abrasion and ensures higher purity of the final product. Furthermore, the particles are activated by the tribomechanics, meaning the particles are charged.

Conclusion

To ensure the best quality and effectiveness, we recommend that customers always check the grain size distribution and question it critically, especially if products are advertised as "ultra-fine."

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