Hydrothermal method for manufacturing a novel catalytic material,catalysts containing said material,and processes using said catalysts

Claim 2

A mineral as in claim 2, wherein n is greater than 3.0.

Claim 3

A mineral as in claim 1, wherein said d001 spacing is about 10.36 Angstroms.

Claim 4

A mineral as in claim 1, in intimate admixture with an amorphous silica-alumina gel.

Claim 5

A mineral as in claim 1, in intimate admixture with a hydrogenating component precursor selected from compounds of Group VI metals and compounds of Group VIII metals.

Claim 6

A mixture as in claim 5, in further intimate admixture with a hydrogenating component precursor selected from compounds of Group VI metals and compounds of Group VIII metals.

Claim 7

A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst cracking component material obtained by the dehydration of a synthetic layer-type, crystalline, clay-like mineral having the empirical formula: nSiO2 : Al2O3 : mAB : xH2O where the layer lattices comprise said silica, said alumina, and said B, and where n is from 0.4 to 15.0 m is from 0.2 to 0.6 A is one equivalent of an exchangeable cation selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, ammonium, alkali metal, and alkaline earth metal ions, and mixtures thereof, and is external to the lattice; B is one equivalent of an anion selected from the group consisting of fluoride, hydroxyl, and oxygeN ions, and mixtures thereof, and is internal in the lattice, and x is from 2.0 to 3.5 at 50 percent relative humidity, said mineral being characterized by a d001 spacing at said humidity which is above 10.25 Angstroms and below 10.4 Angstroms when A is monovalent.

Claim 8

A catalyst component material as in claim 8, characterized by a d001 spacing of about 10.36 Angstroms at 50 percent relative humidity when A is monovalent.

Claim 9

A catalyst component material as in claim 9, in intimate admixture with an amorphous silica-alumina gel.

Claim 10

A material as in claim 9, in intimate admixture with a hydrogenating component precursor selected from compounds of Group VI metals and compounds of Group VIII metals.

Claim 11

A material as in claim 10, in further intimate admixture with a hydrogenating component precursor selected from compounds of Group VI metals and compounds of Group VIII metals.

Claim 12

A process of preparing a catalytic component material which comprises dehydrating a synthetic layer-type, clay-like, crystalline mineral having the empirical formula: nSiO2 : AL2O3 : mAB : xH2O where the layer lattices comprise said silica, said alumina, and said B, and where n is from 0.4 to 15.0 m is from 0.2 to 0.6 A is one equivalent of an exchangeable cation selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, ammonium, alkali metal, and alkaline earth metal ions, and mixtures thereof, and is external to the lattice; B is one equivalent of an anion selected from the group consisting of fluoride, hydroxyl, and oxygen ions, and mixtures thereof, and is internal in the lattice, and x is from 2.0 to 3.5 at 50 percent relative humidity, said mineral being characterized by a d001 spacing at said humidity which is above 10.25 Angstroms and below 10.4 Angstroms when A is monovalent.

Claim 13

The process of claim 13, wherein said dehydration is conducted at a temperature in the range 600* to 1,450* F.

Claim 14

The process as in claim 13, wherein said material being dehydrated is in intimate admixture with an amorphous silica-alumina gel.

Claim 15

The process as in claim 13, wherein said material being dehydrated is in intimate admixture with a hydrogenating component precursor selected from compounds of Group VI metals and compounds of Group VIII metals.

Claim 16

The process as in claim 15, wherein said material being dehydrated is in further intimate admixture with a hydrogenating component precursor selected from compounds of Group VI metals and compounds of Group VIII metals.