Abstract: A method for producing a molding of binderless zeolite by exposing to saturated steam a precursor having a tetraalkylammonium salt component, an alkali metal component, and a metal component incorporated in the crystal skeleton of zeolite supported on a molding using silica as a main component, the molding of binderless zeolite, and use of the molding as a catalyst for the production of an alkanolamine.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing zeolite-bound high silica zeolites and the use of the zeolite-bound high silica zeolite produced by the process for hydrocarbon conversion. The process is carried out by forming an extrudable paste comprising a mixture of high silica zeolite in the hydrogen form, water, silica, and optionally an extrusion aid, extruding the extrudable paste to form silica-bound high silica zeolite extrudates, and then converting the silica of the binder to a zeolite binder. The zeolite-bound high silica zeolite produced by the process comprises high silica zeolite crystals that are bound together by zeolite binder crystals. The zeolite-bound high silica zeolite finds particular application in hydrocarbon conversion processes, e.g., catalytic cracking, alkylation, disproportionation of toluene, isomerization, and transalkylation reactions.

Abstract: The invention concerns a zeolite with structure type EUO comprising EUO zeolite crystals with a size of less than 5 &mgr;m, at least a portion of the EUO zeolite crystals being in the form of EUO zeolite aggregates, characterized in that the granulometry of the aggregates is such that Dv,90 is 500 &mgr;m or less. The invention also concerns the preparation of the zeolite and the use of the zeolite as a catalyst, for example in a process for isomerising aromatic compounds containing 8 carbon atoms per molecule.

Abstract: There is provided macrostructures of porous inorganic material which can have controlled size, shape, and/or porosity and a process for preparing the macrostructures. The macrostructures comprise a three-dimension network of particles of porous inorganic materials. The process for preparing the macrostructures involves forming an admixture containing a porous organic ion exchanger and a synthesis mixture capable of forming the porous inorganic material and then converting the synthesis mixture to the porous inorganic material. After formation of the composite material, the porous organic ion exchanger can be removed from the composite material to obtain the macrostructures.

Abstract: The invention concerns a zeolite with structure type MTT comprising MTT zeolite crystals with a size of less than 5 &mgr;m, at least a portion of the MTT zeolite crystals being in the form of MTT zeolite crystal aggregates, said zeolite being characterized in that the granulometry of the aggregates is such that the dimension Dv,90 is in the range 40 nm to 100 &mgr;m. The invention also concerns the preparation of the zeolite and the use of the zeolite as a catalyst in a process for converting hydrocarbon feeds, and in particular in a process for isomerising straight chain paraffins molecular sieve formed from an MFI, MEL or &bgr; type zeolite by means of the crystallisation temperature It should be noted that these prior art patent applications never mention the specific size of the zeolite crystals and aggregates in combination with particular catalytic properties.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a microporous material formed by oxygen, silicon, germanium, aluminum, boron, gallium, zirconium and/or titanium in its composition, called TIQ-6, to the process for preparing it and to its catalytic applications in oxidation reactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a titanium-silicalite (TS-1) molecular sieve and the method for preparation of the same, wherein each crystallite of said titanium-silicalite molecular sieve has a hollow cavity with a radial length of 5-300 nm. The benzene adsorption capacity of the molecular sieve determined at 25° C. and P/P0=0.10 for 1 hour is at least 70 mg/g; and the method for preparation of said molecular sieve comprises an acid-treatment and then an organic-base treatment of the synthesized TS-1 molecular sieve, or only an organic-base treatment. The TS-1 molecular sieve of the present invention has a relatively high reactivity and activity stability in the catalytic oxidation.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to a process for selectively removing detrital material from boro-aluminosilicate selected from EUO, NES and intergrown mixtures of EUO and NES boro-aluminosilicate topology zeolites having a Si/M ratio of greater than about 50, comprising treating said boro-aluminosilicate with a base for a time and at a temperature sufficient to remove said detrital material from said boro-aluminosilicate wherein the concentration of said base is less than about 0.5 normal. Base concentrations in excess of this level may cause the removal of framework components leading to subsequent structural degradation.

Abstract: An aluminosilicate in an acicular form, a platy form, or a columnar form and having the composition represented by aM2O.bAl2O3.cSiO2.dRmAn.yH2O, wherein M is at least one of Na and K; R is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca and Mg; A is one or more members selected from the group consisting of CO3, SO4, NO3, OH and Cl; a is from 1 to 6; b is from 2 to 8; c is from 2 to 12; d is from 0 to 4; m is from 1 to 2; n is from 1 to 3; and y is from 0 to 32; a polishing agent including the aluminosilicate; and a detergent composition including the aluminosilicate.

Abstract: This invention relates to zeolitic molecular sieve compositions and hybrid zeolite-silica compositions characterized by novel morphology in which the zeolite is present as macroscopic aggregates of microcrystalline zeolite. The zeolitic compositions of this invention have outstanding capability to complex multivalent cations, especially calcium due to the high exchange kinetics of the microcrystalline zeolite component and yet have the ease of handling due to the macroscopic aggregate assemblage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming an aluminosilicate zeolite having a Si/Al≦1.1. The method comprises forming a reaction mixture by mixing a source of silica, and a source of aluminum in an aqueous alkaline solution having a pH of at least 12.0, wherein the Si/Al of said mixture is greater than 1.0.

Abstract: A method for producing a molding of binderless zeolite by exposing to saturated steam a precursor having a tetraalkylammonium salt component, an alkali metal component, and a metal component incorporated in the crystal skeleton of zeolite supported on a molding using silica as a main component, the molding of binderless zeolite, and use of the molding as a catalyst for the production of an alkanolamine.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing zeolite-bound FAU structure type zeolite having excellent mechanical strength and containing reduced amounts of zeolite P and the use of the zeolite-bound FAU structure type zeolites produced by the process. The zeolite-bound FAU structure type zeolite is prepared by converting the silica of a silica-bound FAU structure type aggregate in an aqueous mixture containing an effective amount of crown ether, e.g., 15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6, to suppress the formation of zeolite P and sufficient hydroxy ions to cause the silica to be converted to the zeolite. The zeolite-bound FAU structure type zeolite finds particular application in adsorption processes and hydrocarbon conversion processes such as catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, and reforming.

Abstract: This invention relates to the synthesis of large pore composite molecular sieves and to the synthetic large pore composite molecular sieves so produced. The molecular sieves of the invention have the same general utilities of the comparable molecular sieves of the prior art but have been found to be superior catalysts and absorbents. This invention relates to a hydrothermal synthesis of large pore molecular sieves from nutrients, at least one of which contains an amorphous framework-structure, and which framework-structure is essentially retained in the synthetic molecular sieve. This invention stems from a discovery that the intrinsic porosity characteristics of a nutrient that possesses an amorphous cation oxide-framework can be substantially retained in the final molecular sieve containing product formed by a hydrothermal process by carefully controlling the conditions under which the hydrothermal process is conducted.

Abstract: An iron-containing crystalline aluminosilicate is provided which befits the incorporation as a component in a hydrocracking catalyst for hydrocarbon oil owing to the feature of exhibiting a highly satisfactory hydrocracking activity at no sacrifice of the yield of an middle distillate.

Abstract: Low temperature hydrothermal treatment of an LTL zeolite-producing mixture produces a colloidal suspension of the zeolite; the suspension may be used as seeds in Al— and Ga—LTL zeolite manufacture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing mesoporous aluminosilicate or pure-silica molecular sieves with newly hierarchical morphologies by adding suitable amount of alcohol. There are hollow sphere, hollow sphere with a pillar in it and solid sphere by adjusting the Al2O3/SiO2 and tetraethylorthosilicate/SiO2 ratio. The wall of the micron-sized spherical structure consisted of well-ordered cylindrical pores of nanometer size. The dimensions and the morphologies of the mesoporous structure are adjustable by varying the reaction components as the water content, the silicon/surfactant ratio and the reaction and the hydrothermal temperature.

Abstract: A fine low silica faujasite type zeolite of high purity, having a faujasite single phase as measured by X-ray diffractometry, wherein the SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio is from 1.9 to 2.1, the water adsorption in the form of Na-type is at least 35.0%, and the primary particle size is at least 0.05 &mgr;m and less than 1.0 &mgr;m. A process for producing the low silica faujasite type zeolite by mixing and gelling a solution containing an aluminate and a solution containing a silicate, followed by aging and crystallization, wherein after the gelling and/or at the initial stage of the aging, a solution having a set composition and preliminary aged at recited conditions is added in an amount of from 0.03 to 10% as Al2O3.

Abstract: A highly heat-resistant and hydrothermal-resistant &bgr;-zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 80 or more, which is constituted by primary particles having an average particle diameter of 30 nm or more or by primary particles having such a particle size distribution that the 10% particle diameter is 20 nm or more; and an adsorbent for automobile exhaust gas purification, using said &bgr;-zeolite. The &bgr;-zeolite and the adsorbent can be produced reliably so as to have guaranteed properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a titanium-silicalite (TS-1) molecular sieve and the method for preparation of the same, wherein each crystallite of said titanium-silicalite molecular sieve has a hollow cavity with a radial length of 5-300 nm. The benzene adsorption capacity of the molecular sieve determined at 25° C. and P/P0=0.10 for 1 hour is at least 70 mg/g; and the method for preparation of said molecular sieve comprises an acid-treatment and then an organic-base treatment of the synthesized TS-1 molecular sieve, or only an organic-base treatment. The TS-1 molecular sieve of the present invention has a relatively high reactivity and activity stability in the catalytic oxidation.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing crystalline microporous material suitable for manufacturing a variety of crystalline microporous material under mild reaction conditions and under safe working environmental conditions by using simple installation. The crystalline microporous materials obtained by the present invention may be used as adsorbent agent, catalyst or separating material. According to the characterizing features of the manufacturing method of the present invention, there are provided a method of using cation compound or amine as crystallizing modifier and using, in combination, raw material including kanemite or silicon dioxide and a further method using raw material including silicon dioxide and aluminum salt. The method includes a step of mixing these components, a solid-liquid separating step for separating produced fine particles, and a crystallizing step for crystallizing the separated solid component.

Abstract: A highly heat-resistant and hydrothermal-resistant &bgr;-zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 80 or more, which is constituted by primary particles having an average particle diameter of 30 nm or more or by primary particles having such a particle size distribution that the 10% particle diameter is 20 nm or more; and an adsorbent for automobile exhaust gas purification, using said &bgr;-zeolite. The &bgr;-zeolite and the adsorbent can be produced reliably so as to have quaranteed properties.

Abstract: The invention includes a method for preparing a crystalline zeolite having the X-ray diffraction lines of Table 1. The method includes preparing a template-free reaction mixture including at least one active source of a first oxide selected from the group consisting of an oxide of silicon, germanium or both, optionally at least one active source of a second oxide selected from the group consisting of an oxide of aluminum, boron, gallium, iron or a mixture thereof; and heating the reaction mixture at crystallization conditions for sufficient time to form a crystallized material containing zeolite crystals having the X-ray diffraction lines of Table 1, where said zeolite crystals have a first oxide/second oxide molar ratio greater than 12.

Abstract: Low temperature hydrothermal treatment of an LTL zeolite-producing mixture produces a colloidal suspension of the zeolite; the suspension may be used as seeds in Al- and Ga-LTL zeolite manufacture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a porous ceramic used for producing alkali ion water. The ceramic of the invention includes finely particulate zeolite having an average particle size of 0.1 to 40 &mgr;m and an alkali ion producing material as components. Besides the above components, the invention preferably comprises a fibrous mineral and/or a clay mineral. To produce the ceramic of the invention, a slurry obtained by grinding zeolite by a wet process, a slurry obtained by grinding the alkali ion producing material and the clay mineral by a wet process and a slurry obtained by grinding the fibrous mineral are first mixed and stirred to prepare a mixed slurry. This mixed slurry is then dried and fired to obtain a sintered body.

Abstract: An amorphous potassium aluminosilicate filtration media which may be mixed with activated carbon filters water to remove oxygen, chlorines, hardness, alkalinity, ammonia, hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, sodium sulfite and other contaminants. The particular sodium aluminosilicate is a porous amorphous material formed under ultraviolet light or sunlight to produce pore sizes of 60 Å to 250 Å at ambient temperatures (20° C.-35° C.) and low relative humidity (5%-20%). The media is initially formed as a microporous primarily amorphous gel containing Na2O, Al2O3, SiO2 and H2O. The sodium therein is displaced by potassium, whereby the filter removes impurities from water without introducing sodium. The potassium aluminosilicate may be a second stage filter to a first stage filter composed of a strong base anion media charged with potassium carbonate and/or bicarbonate.

Abstract: A method for the preparation of small zeotype crystals with controlled sizes comprising the steps of synthesizing inside a porous material having a majority of pores less than 1000 Å a synthesis gel consisting essentially of (a) a zeotype precursor composition comprising hydratized oxides of Si, Al and P and metal compounds (b) a zeolite template; and heating or autoclaving the porous support material containing synthesis gel, whereby zeotype crystals are formed; and rinsing and drying the porous support material containing zeotype crystals.

Abstract: Mixtures of synthesis mixtures of different alkalinity's produce small MFI crystals that are not spherical.

Abstract: Hydrothermal synthesis of the natural, alkaline earth zeolites via the alteration of Y-zeolite is presented. Synthetic versions of the zeolites harmotome, heulandite, brewsterite and gmelinite are synthesized from Y-zeolite using alkaline earth cations containing solutions. The effect of the composition of the starting zeolite, the composition of the solution phase, the presence or absence of seeds and the experimental conditions are discussed.

Abstract: A method of producing a mesoporous silica material, including reacting, with stirring, a liquid mixture containing a tetraalkyl orthosilicate, a linear alkylamine, an inorganic acid and water, and drying and thermally treating the thus obtained solid product, wherein the amounts of the inorganic acid, alkylamine and water are 0.05-0.6 mol, 0.2-1.0 mol and 10-100 mol, respectively, per mol of the tetraalkyl orthosilicate. Mesoporous silica hard spheres having an average pore diameter of 1.5-4 nm and a volume average diameter of 40-80 &mgr;m. The mesoporous silica hard spheres may contain metal components other than silica.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to a process for selectively removing detrital material from boro-aluminosilicate selected from EUO, NES and intergrown mixtures of EUO and NES boro-aluminosilicate topology zeolites having a Si/M ratio of greater than about 40, comprising treating said boro-aluminosilicate with a base for a time and at a temperature sufficient to remove said detrital material from said boro-aluminosilicate wherein the concentration of said base is less than about 0.5 normal. Base concentrations in excess of this level may cause the removal of framework components leading to subsequent structural degradation.

Abstract: Granulates which contain titanium silicalite-1 are composed of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and titanium silicalite-1 crystals. The granulates can be prepared by spray-drying or spray granulating the crystallization suspension. The granulates may be used as suspension catalysts, such as for the epoxidation of olefins using hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: The invention includes a method for preparing a crystalline zeolite having the X-ray diffraction lines of Table 1. The method includes preparing a template-free reaction mixture including at least one active source of a first oxide selected from the group consisting of an oxide of silicon, germanium or both, optionally at least one active source of a second oxide selected from the group consisting of an oxide of aluminum, boron, gallium, iron or a mixture thereof; and heating the reaction mixture at crystallization conditions for sufficient time to form a crystallized material containing zeolite crystals having the X-ray diffraction lines of Table 1, where said zeolite crystals have a first oxide/second oxide molar ratio greater than 12.

Abstract: Low temperature hydrothermal treatment of an LTL zeolite-producing mixture produces a colloidal suspension of the zeolite; the suspension may be used as seeds in Al-- and Ga--LTL zeolite manufacture.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing crystalline microporous material suitable for manufacturing a variety of crystalline microporous material under mild reaction conditions and under safe working environmental conditions by using simple installation. The crystalline microporous materials obtained by the present invention may be used as adsorbent agent, catalyst or separating material. According to the characterizing features of the manufacturing method of the present invention, there are provided a method of using cation compound or amine as crystallizing modifier and using, in combination, raw material including canemite or silicon dioxide and a further method using raw material including silicon dioxide and aluminum salt. The method includes a step of mixing these components, a solid-liquid separating step for separating produced fine particles, and a crystallizing step for crystallizing the separated solid component.

Abstract: Colloidal Offretite, a process for its manufacture, and zeolite manufacture using it.

Abstract: A process of modifying the porosity of an aluminosilicate or silica whose porosity is not amenable to modification by acid extraction. The process involves contacting said aluminosilicate or silica with an alkali aluminate, and then extracting the aluminate-treated material with an extraction agent so as to form the porosity-modified aluminosilicate or silica. The process is applicable to zeolites which are unreactive under acid extraction conditions, e.g. ferrierite, and applicable to zeolites which are structurally unstable under acid extraction conditions, such as the mineral bikitaite. Mesoporous compositions are disclosed, including a mesoporous ferrierite and a mesoporous zeolite DCM-3.

Abstract: In a synthetic porous crystalline material having the structure of ZSM-5 and a composition involving the molar relationship: X.sub.2 O.sub.3 :(n)YO.sub.2, wherein X is a trivalent element; Y is a tetravalent element; and n is greater than about 12, the crystals have a major dimension of at least about 0.5 micron and surface framework YO.sub.2 /X.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio which is no more than 20% less than the bulk framework YO.sub.2 /X.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio of the crystal. The material is synthesized using an amino-acid as a directing agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to the synthesis of large pore composite molecular sieves and to the synthetic large pore composite molecular sieves so produced. The molecular sieves of the invention have the same general utilties of the comparable molecular sieves of the prior art but have been found to be superior catalysts and absorbents. This invention relates to a hydrothermal synthesis of large pore molecular sieves from nutrients, at least one of which contains an amorphous framework-structure, and which framework-structure is essentially retained in the synthetic molecular sieve. This invention stems from a discovery that the intrinsic porosity characteristics of a nutrient that possesses an amorphous cation oxide-framework can be substantially retained in the final molecular sieve containing product formed by a hydrothermal process by carefully controlling the conditions under which the hydrothermal process is conducted.

Abstract: There is provided a process for converting hydrocarbons which utilizes a zeolite bound zeolite catalyst that has enhanced performance when utilized in hydrocarbon conversion processes, e.g., catalytic cracking, alkylation, disproportionation of toluene, isomerization, and transalkylation reactions. The catalyst comprises a first zeolite having particles of greater than about 0.1 micron average particle size and a binder comprising second zeolite particles having an average particle size less than said first particles.

Abstract: Disclosed are high purity low-silica faujasite type zeolite showing a faujasite single phase on X-ray diffraction, having a SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of 1.9 to 2.1 and a water adsorption of 35.0% by weight or more when converted to the Na type, and comprising particles having smaller primary particle size and particles having larger primary particle size, wherein the primary particle size of the smaller particles is from 1 .mu.m to 8 .mu.m, the primary particle size of the larger particles is from 5 .mu.m to 15 .mu.m, and the particles having smaller primary particle size accounts for 90% or more of the total particle number; and a method for producing low-silica faujasite type zeolite having a SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of 1.9 to 2.

Abstract: Applicants have developed a continuous process for synthesizing various molecular sieves. The process enables one to control both the particle size and particle size distribution. Any of the molecular sieves represented by the empirical formula on an anhydrous basis: rR.sub.2 O:(Si.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2, where R is at least one templating agent, "r" "x" "y" and "z" are the mole fractions of R, Si, Al and P respectively, can be prepared using this process. The process involves continuously adding reactive sources of the desired components along with a structure directing agent into a continuous crystallization reactor. Either interstage backmixing is introduced or the number of stages is adjusted in order to control particle size. Finally, one way to control particle size distribution is to split the product stream into at least two streams and flowing each stream to a wet miller operated at different severity and then reblending to obtain at least a bimodal distribution.

Abstract: The present invention concerns zeolitic cation exchangers consisting of expanded ceramic, zeolitic pellets with macro- and microporosity, in the form of sintered, light, expanded clay aggregates which are partly transformed to zeolite by means of hydrothermal treatment with an alkaline solution for a period of at least 2 hours at a temperature of between 50 and 300 degrees C. The invention also concerns a procedure for producing said cation exchangers, and applications of the same as ion exchangers and adsorbents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition and a method for preparing ZSM-48 exhibiting an X-ray pattern having values as set forth in Table 1 of the specification. The method of the present invention includes (a) preparing a reaction mixture; and (b) maintaining the mixture under crystallization conditions until crystals of the ZSM-48 are formed. The mixture includes a source of silica, a source of trivalent metal oxide, an alkali metal oxide, ethylenediamine and water. The mixture, in terms of mole ratios of oxides, has the following composition ranges:SiO.sub.2 /Me.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 100 to 1500,M.sub.2/n O/SiO.sub.2 : 0 to 0.2,RN/SiO.sub.2 : 2.0 to 5.0,OH.sup.- /SiO.sub.2 : 0 to 0.3, andH.sub.2 O/SiO.sub.2 : 10 to 100,wherein Me is a trivalent metal, M is an alkali metal and RN is ethylenediamine.

Abstract: Large crystal zeolites are prepared by heating a zeolite synthesis mixture under agitation to a temperature equal to or less than the effective nucleation temperature of the zeolite synthesis mixture and thereafter the zeolite synthesis mixture is heated without agitation to a temperature equal to or greater than the effective nucleation temperature of the zeolite synthesis mixture.

Abstract: Microporous and mesoporous metal silicates are prepared by the hydrothermal reaction of a silicon and metal source in the presence of a template. The choice of raw materials influences the purity and hence the catalytic activity of the products. A pyrogenic mixed oxide is used as the silicon and metal source. Prepared products have the composition (SiO.sub.2).sub.1-x (A.sub.m O.sub.n).sub.x, where A is Ti, Al, B, V or Zr and x is 0.005 to 0.1. Shaped objects of the microporous and mesoporous metal silicates are obtained directly by using a shaped object of the pyrogenic mixed oxide. The products obtained are used as oxidation catalysts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing mesoporous aluminosilicate and pure silica molecular sieves of new micro-tubular morphology. The wall of the microtubules contains coaxial cylindrical pores of nanometer size. The diameter of the hollow tubular is adjustable from 0.1 to 3 micrometer by varying the reaction conditions such as the surfactant/water ratio, the addition of salts or cosurfactants, the surfactants with different carbon chain length and the silicon/aluminum ratio.

Abstract: A crystalline zeolite X adsorbent comprising a crystalline zeolite X having an SiO.sub.2 /A.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of not larger than 3.0, where lithium cations associated with an AlO.sub.2 tetrahedron unit are 80 to less than 88 mol % of the total cations and the content of alkaline earth metal cations is from 0.5 to less than 4.6 mo % is produced by ion-exchanging with lithium cations at least 90 mol % of the cations associated with an Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 tetrahedron unit of a crystalline zeolite X having an SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of not larger than 3.0, ion-exchanging the crystalline zeolite X again with an aqueous solution of mixed salts of an alkali metal salt and an alkaline earth metal salt to decrease the lithium cations associated with the AlO.sub.2 tetrahedron unit to 80 to less than 88 mol %, followed by washing and drying, and activating the crystalline zeolite X.

Abstract: The present invention relates to colloidal suspensions of discrete particles of colloidal zeolite and a method for preparing such zeolite from clear tetraalkylammonium stabilized aluminiumsilicate solutions. Smaller amounts of well defined and controlled metal hydroxide solutions are added to these alumiumsilicate solutions to enable the synthesis of a specific zeolite as well as to control zeolite yield. The colloidal suspensions are characterized by an average particle size of less than 250 nanometers and preferably, less than 200 nanometers together with the fact that the particle size distribution expressed as the geometric standard deviation is less than 1.30 and preferably less than 1.20. Zeolite sols synthesized according to this invention display Tyndall light scattering typical for colloidal suspensions as well as a very low rate of sedimentation due to the small particle size.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite L from a reaction mixture containing only sufficient water to produce zeolite L. In one embodiment, the reaction mixture is self-supporting and may be shaped if desired. In the method, the reaction mixture is heated at crystallization conditions and in the absence of an added external liquid phase, so that excess liquid need not be removed from the crystallized product prior to drying the crystals.