This review reports on the analytical applications of chemically modified e
lectrodes involving zeolites or zeolite-like materials. After a brief intro
duction on zeolites, the implication of these solids in electrochemistry is
discussed. The interest of zeolite-modified electrodes (ZMEs) for electroa
nalytical purpose is pointed out, by classifying the applications into five
main categories depending on the detection process. In the last decade, su
ccessful applications of ZMEs have been achieved. This promising field is t
hought to lead to significant advances in the near future, because of the e
xplosive growth in the synthesis of never zeolite-like materials. (C) 1999
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