Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A synthetic zeolite material having a molar composition expressed by the formula: O to 9 M 2 0 : aY 2 0 3 : at least 100 XO 2 : O to 35 H 2 0 wherein M is a monovalent'cation or 1/n of a cation of valency n, a is from O to 9, X is silicon.and/or germanium, Y is one or more of aluminium, iron, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, manganese, gallium or boron, and H 2 0 is water of hydration additional to water notionally present when M is H, and having an X-ray pattern substantially as set out in Table 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A synthetic zeolite material having a molar composition expressed by the formula: O to 9 M 2 0 : aY 2 0 3 : at least 100 XO 2 : O to 35 H 2 0 wherein M is a monovalent'cation or 1/n of a cation of valency n, a is from O to 9, X is silicon.and/or germanium, Y is one or more of aluminium, iron, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, manganese, gallium or boron, and H 2 0 is water of hydration additional to water notionally present when M is H, and having an X-ray pattern substantially as set out in Table 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A synthetic zeolite material according to claim 1 having a molar composition expressed by the formula: O to 9 M 2 O: O to 2.5 Y 2 0 3 : at least 100 XO 2 : O to 35 H 2 0
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A synthetic zeolite material according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein M is or includes hydrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
A method of making a synthetic zeolite as defined in claim 1 which comprises reacting an aqueous mixture comprising at least one oxide X0 2 , optionally at least one oxide Y 2 O 3 and at least one alkyltrimethylammonium or dialkyldimethylammonium compound of which the alkyl groups contain from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, the mixture having the molar composition: wherein X and Y have the meanings given in claim 1, M 1 and M 2 are alkali metal, ammonium or hydrogen, Q is the alkyltrimethylammonium or dialkyldimethylammonium compound and Z is a strong acid radical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the alkyl groups of the alkyltrimethylammonium or dialkyldimethylammonium compound contain from 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the alkyltrimethylammonium compound is a propyltrimethylammonium compound.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
23 words
A method according to any one of claims 4 to 6 wherein X0 2/ Y 2 0 3 is at least 40. -
Claim 9
Independent Claim
23 words
A method according to any one of claims 4 to 7 wherein OH - /XO 2 is in the range 0.1 to 1.0.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
21 words
A method according to any one of claims 4 to 8 wherein M2Z/H20 is in the range 10 -2 to 0.3.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A catalyst comprising a synthetic zeolite material as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
10 words
A catalytic process employing the catalyst claimed in claim 10.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 11 wherein olefins are produced by contacting methanol with the catalyst under conversion conditions.