Abstract: <DIV>Abstract：As a kind of inexpensive nonmetallic mineral，zeolite has been widely applied in industrial catalysis and environment protection for a long time，otherwise，its surface modification research considerably promote the development of zeolite chemistry just like its synthesis and application development.Three methods for modification of natural zeolite，including skeleton elements modification，non-skeleton elements modification and crystal surface modification，as well as the performances and application of zeolite after modification were summarized in detail.Moreover，the existing problems of those methods were pointed out.Suggestions were proposed for the future investigation and exploitation of zeolite modification at the end.</DIV>Key words：zeolite；modification；pore channel；surface modification