Abstract: A radioactive iodine adsorbent is obtained by supporting silver on a high-silica zeolite in which a hydroxyl nest present inside the high-silica zeolite is converted into a Si—O—Si bond, and the high-silica zeolite is at least any selected from the group consisting of a chabazite (CHA)-type zeolite, a mordenite (MOR)-type zeolite, and a clinoptilolite (CLP)-type zeolite.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photoluminescent material that emits visible light by irradiation of light, which is a sodalite containing a given amount of a silver atom (excluding a sodalite containing an oxalic acid anion) or a sodalite containing given amounts of a silver atom and a zinc atom.

Abstract: A method for the production of a desiccant for HFC-32, HFC-152a and blended refrigerants containing HFC-32 and/or HFC-152a comprises immersing formed articles of 3A type zeolite having 20 to 60% in ion equivalent weight of its sodium ions exchanged for potassium ions in an aqueous solution of at least one member selected from the group consisting of sodium silicate and potassium silicate, thereby effecting deposition of SiO.sub.2 on the formed articles, removing the SiO.sub.2 -deposited formed articles from the aqueous solution, dehydrating the wet formed articles and subsequently activating the dehydrated formed articles. Also provided is a desiccant for HFC-32, HFC-152a and blended refrigerants containing HFC-32 and/or HFC-152a produced by this method.