Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A process for producing a crystalline zeolitic molecular sieve of Type A with the composition 1.0 ± 0.2 Na.sub.2/n O : Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 1.85 ± 0.5 SiO.sub.2. y H.sub.2 O where y has a value up to 6 having particles with at least 99.5 weight % below 30μ diameter, as well as at least 90 weight % under 10μ and with 50 weight % below 6.5μ and having the particle spectrum ______________________________________
Fraction (μ) Portion (weight %)
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<5 25-35
<10 90-93
<15 91-97
<20 93-98
______________________________________ comprising hydrothermally crystallizing a sodium aluminate silicate by pouring together while stirring an aqueous sodium silicate solution and a first aqueous sodium aluminate liquor containing 1 to 100 g Al 1 O 3 /l and 10 to 200 g Na 2 O/l, allowing the synthesis premixture formed having the molar ratios ______________________________________
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3
3.4 to 50:1
Na.sub.2 O/SiO.sub.2
0.2 to 20:1
H.sub.2 O /Na.sub.2 O
4 to 300:1
______________________________________ to solidify to a gel, adding to this gel a second and more highly concentrated aqueous sodium aluminate liquor containing up to 200 g Al 2 O 3 /l and up to 250 g Na 2 O/l at a temperature between 10° and 100° C while stirring, allowing the thus obtained synthesis mixture to crystallize at a temperature between 20° and 175° C within 15 minutes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
A process for producing a crystalline zeolitic molecular sieve of Type A with the composition 1.0 ± 0.2 Na.sub.2/n O : Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : 1.85 ± 0.5 SiO.sub.2. y H.sub.2 O where y has a value up to 6 having particles with at least 99.5 weight % below 30μ diameter, as well as at least 90 weight % under 10μ and with 50 weight % below 6.5μ and having the particle spectrum ______________________________________
Fraction (μ) Portion (weight %)
______________________________________
<5 25-35
<10 90-93
<15 91-97
<20 93-98
______________________________________ comprising hydrothermally crystallizing a sodium aluminate silicate by pouring together while stirring an aqueous sodium silicate solution and a first aqueous sodium aluminate liquor containing 1 to 100 g Al 1 O 3 /l and 10 to 200 g Na 2 O/l, allowing the synthesis premixture formed having the molar ratios ______________________________________
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3
3.4 to 50:1
Na.sub.2 O/SiO.sub.2
0.2 to 20:1
H.sub.2 O /Na.sub.2 O
4 to 300:1
______________________________________ to solidify to a gel, adding to this gel a second and more highly concentrated aqueous sodium aluminate liquor containing up to 200 g Al 2 O 3 /l and up to 250 g Na 2 O/l at a temperature between 10° and 100° C while stirring, allowing the thus obtained synthesis mixture to crystallize at a temperature between 20° and 175° C within 15 minutes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the crystallization is carried out at about 100° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the crystallization is followed a tempering in the crystallization mother liquor for a time of 0.2 to 6 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the tempering is carried out at 85° to 105° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the sodium silicate and the first sodium aluminate are reacted in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide containing 0.1 to 500 grams of NaOH/l.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the synthesis premixture molar ratios are SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 : 3.4 to 40:1 Na 2 O/SiO 2 : 0.2 to 0.5:1 H 2 o/na 2 O : 4 to 200:1
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the more highly concentrated alkali aluminate liquor is a sodium aluminate liquor having from above 100 to 200 grams Al 2 O 3 /l and from above 100 to 250 grams Na 2 O/l.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the more highly concentrated sodium aluminate has 100 to 150 grams Al 2 O 3 /l.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the more highly concentrated sodium aluminate liquor has 111 to 200 grams Al 2 O 3 /l and from 170 to 250 grams Na 2 O/l.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 comprising employing shearing forces in at least one of the steps of crystallization and tempering.