The Plackett-Burman method was used to identify and rank most affective parameters on hydrothermal synthesis and properties of the 13X zeolite powder with gel composition of Al 2 O 3 :aSiO 2 :bNa 2 O:cH 2 O. The affective parameters of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio, synthesis mixture alkalinity, synthesis temperature, and water content were selected for further study of their impacts and gel composition optimization using the Taguchi method. The synthesized powders were characterized by XRD and SEM analysis. Synthesis temperature and mixture alkalinity were found as the most affecting parameters on the 13X zeolite synthesis at the best gel composition of Al 2 O 3 :5.4SiO 2 : 13Na 2 O: 840H 2 O. Then 13X zeolite membranes were synthesized on the seeded supports using the optimum gel composition and impacts of synthesis temperature and time and coating layer number on their H 2 and CO 2 permeances and ideal H 2 /CO 2 selectivity were studied. The optimum 13X zeolite membrane for H 2 /CO 2 separation was obtained by three layer coatings at 80°C for 16 h with H 2 permeance of 2.88 cm 3 cm −2 .Pa.s and ideal H 2 /CO 2 selectivity of 4.72.

13X zeolite was hydrothermally synthesized and poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/13X zeolite particles mixed matrix membranes were prepared using phase inversion method as the lithium‐ion battery separator. Hydrophilic and porous 13X zeolite loading impacts on the critical separator properties of morphology, wettability, electrolyte uptake, and high temperatures dimensional stability were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, contact angle, and thermal shrinkage analysis. Electrolyte uptake of the 13X zeolite particles loaded PVDF separators increased and also the incorporation facilitated the lithium ions migration (ion conductivity) due to the Lewis acidity of their structure. The 8 wt% 13X zeolite loaded separator (S2) revealed higher porosity (~+20%), electrolyte uptake (+80%), ion conductivity (+80%), and thermal shrinkage (~−47% at 165°C). C‐rate capability and cycle performance of a cell battery assembled using the S2 separator considerably improved compared with those of the assembled by the neat PVDF and commercial polypropylene separators.