Zeolite synthesis

Abstract

An improved method for synthesizing improved crystalline zeolites characterized by an alumina to silica mole ratio of not greater than 0.083 and a constraint index within the approximate range of 1 to 12 is provided. The improved method comprises forming a reaction mixture containing one or more sources of alkali metal oxide, organic nitrogen-containing cations, hydrogen ions, an oxide of silicon, water, and optionally, an oxide of aluminum, wherein the mole ratio for hydroxide ions/silica in said reaction mixture is zero and the mole ratio of H.sup.+ (additional)/silica in said reaction is between 0 and 1.0, and wherein the pH of said reaction mixture is at least about 7, and maintaining the reaction mixture at a temperature and pressure for a time necessary to crystallize therefrom said crystalline zeolite. Improvement in the present synthesis method resides, for example, in reduced crystallization time and reduced organic nitrogen-containing cation source requirement. Improvement in zeolite product from the present improved method resides, for example, in enhanced purity.

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