Loaʻa i nā kānana molekala Zeolite kahi hopena hoʻokaʻawale ikaika i ka naikokene a me ka oxygen. Loaʻa iā ia ke ʻano a me nā ʻano o kahi kristal, he iwi paʻa ka ʻili, a hiki i nā lua i loko ke hana i ke kuleana o nā molekala adsorbing. Aia nā pores i pili kekahi i kekahi ma waena o nā lua, a hele nā ​​molekala ma o nā pores. Ma muli o ke ʻano maʻemaʻe o nā pores, ua like loa ka hoʻolaha ʻana o ka nui o ka pore o ka kānana molekala. Hoʻopili koho nā kānana molekala i nā molekala ma muli o ka nui o nā pores i loko o kā lākou mau kristal, ʻo ia hoʻi, adsorb i nā molekala o kahi nui me ka hoʻokuke ʻana i nā molekala o nā mea nui.