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Crystalline zeolite powder of type A (IV)
Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
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Filing: 1977-10-27
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 1997-10-27
Abstract
Abstract There are produced crystalline zeolite powders of Type A with the composition 1.0±0.2 M.sub.2/n O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.85±0.5 SiO.sub.2 ·y H 2 O where M is a metal cation, n is its valence and y has a value up to 6 with 50 weight % of the particles not over 4.9μ and with a particle spectrum ______________________________________ Fraction (μ) Portion (weight %) ______________________________________ <3 10 to 60 <5 55 to 95 <10 93 to 99 <15 96 to 100 ______________________________________ by hydrothermally crystallizing a SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O and water containing alkali aluminate, water, silicate synthesis mixture with an optional tempering step wherein in a given case during the crystallization or tempering step instead of stirring shearing forces are employed. The process comprises mixing with stirring (1) an aqueous alkali silicate solution and (2) an aqueous sodium hydroxide with a NaOH content of 0.1 to 500 grams/1 and or (3) aqueous sodium aluminate liquor which contains 0.1 to 100 grams/1 of Al 2 O 3 and 1 to 200 grams/1 of Na 2 O, one of the components (1) and (2) or (3) being present in a container and the other being added thereto while preventing for a time of 10 to 30 minutes the formation of an insoluble gel having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of from 2 to 50:1, adding with stirring an aqueous sodium aluminate which contains 10 to 200 grams/1 of Al 2 O 3 and 10 to 250 grams/1 of Na 2 O and having a temperature of 10° to 100° C. and allowing the thus obtained synthesis mixture to crystallize at a temperature within between 20° and 175° C. inside at least 15 minutes.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Strack
- 👤 Wolfgang Roebke
- 👤 Dieter Kneitel
- 👤 Ehrfried Parr
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:02
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/02; C11D3/12; C11D3/124; C11D3/1246; C11D3/128; C01; C01B; C01B33/00; C01B33/20; C01B33/26; C01B33/28; C01B33/2807; C01B33/2815; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S423/00; Y10S423/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
291 words
A process of preparing crystalline zeolite powder of Type A with the composition: 1.0±0.2 M.sub.2/n O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.85±0.5 SiO.sub.2 ·y H.sub.2 O where M is a sodium cation, n is its valence and y has a value up to 6 with 50 eight % of the particle not over 4.9μ and with a particle spectrum: ______________________________________
Fraction (μ) Portion (weight %)
______________________________________
<3 10 to 60
<5 55 to 95
<10 93 to 99
<15 96 to 100
______________________________________ comprising hydrothermally crystallizing a SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O and water containing alkali aluminate, water, alkali silicate synthesis mixture, said process including the steps of mixing with stirring (1) an aqueous sodium silicate solution containing 50 to 150 grams of Na 2 O/l and 200 to 450 grams of SiO 2 /l and (2) aqueous sodium aluminate liquor which contains 0.1 to 100 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 and 1 to 200 grams/l of Na 2 O, one of components (1) and (2) being present in a container and the other being added thereto while preventing for a time of 10 to 30 minutes the formation of an insoluble gel having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of from 2 to 50:1, adding in two steps with stirring an aqueous sodium aluminate which contains 10 to 200 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 and 10 to 250 grams/l of Na 2 O and having a temperature of 10° to 100° C., the speed of addition of the second step being 2 to 10 times higher than in the first step, and allowing the thus obtained synthesis mixture to crystallize at a temperature within between 20° and 175° C. for at least 15 minutes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
291 words
A process of preparing crystalline zeolite powder of Type A with the composition: 1.0±0.2 M.sub.2/n O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.85±0.5 SiO.sub.2 ·y H.sub.2 O where M is a sodium cation, n is its valence and y has a value up to 6 with 50 eight % of the particle not over 4.9μ and with a particle spectrum: ______________________________________
Fraction (μ) Portion (weight %)
______________________________________
<3 10 to 60
<5 55 to 95
<10 93 to 99
<15 96 to 100
______________________________________ comprising hydrothermally crystallizing a SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O and water containing alkali aluminate, water, alkali silicate synthesis mixture, said process including the steps of mixing with stirring (1) an aqueous sodium silicate solution containing 50 to 150 grams of Na 2 O/l and 200 to 450 grams of SiO 2 /l and (2) aqueous sodium aluminate liquor which contains 0.1 to 100 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 and 1 to 200 grams/l of Na 2 O, one of components (1) and (2) being present in a container and the other being added thereto while preventing for a time of 10 to 30 minutes the formation of an insoluble gel having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of from 2 to 50:1, adding in two steps with stirring an aqueous sodium aluminate which contains 10 to 200 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 and 10 to 250 grams/l of Na 2 O and having a temperature of 10° to 100° C., the speed of addition of the second step being 2 to 10 times higher than in the first step, and allowing the thus obtained synthesis mixture to crystallize at a temperature within between 20° and 175° C. for at least 15 minutes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
305 words
A process of preparing crystalline zeolite powder of Type A with the composition: 1.0±0.2 M.sub.2/n O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.85±0.5 SiO.sub.2 ·y H.sub.2 O where M is a sodium cation, n is its valence and y has a value up to 6 with 50 weight % of the particle not over 4.9 and with a particle spectrum: ______________________________________
Fraction (μ) Portion (weight %)
______________________________________
<3 10 to 60
<5 55 to 95
<10 93 to 99
<15 96 to 100
______________________________________ comprising hydrothermally crystallizing a SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O and water containing alkali aluminate, water, alkali silicate synthesis mixture, said process including the steps of having initially present in the tank at 50° C. 300 liters of waterglass containing 7.4% Na 2 O and 25.6% SiO 2 , feeding in with stirring 500 liters of aqueous sodium aluminate containing 90 grams/l of Na 2 O and 14 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 and having a temperature of 80° C. while preventing for a time of 10 to 30 minutes the formation of an insoluble gel having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of from 2 to 50:1, adding in two steps with stirring further aqueous sodium aluminate with 100 liters being added in 25 minutes at 70° C. and then a further 850 liters of the same squeous sodium aluminate solution being added in 65 minutes at 70° C., the added aqueous sodium aluminate containing 148 grams/l of Na 2 O and 103 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 step and 85/95 is added in the second step, the rate of addition in the second step being 37/26 times that in the first step and allowing the thus obtained syntehsis mixture to crystallize at a temperature within between 20° and 175° C. for at least 15 minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
305 words
A process of preparing crystalline zeolite powder of Type A with the composition: 1.0±0.2 M.sub.2/n O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.85±0.5 SiO.sub.2 ·y H.sub.2 O where M is a sodium cation, n is its valence and y has a value up to 6 with 50 weight % of the particle not over 4.9 and with a particle spectrum: ______________________________________
Fraction (μ) Portion (weight %)
______________________________________
<3 10 to 60
<5 55 to 95
<10 93 to 99
<15 96 to 100
______________________________________ comprising hydrothermally crystallizing a SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Na 2 O and water containing alkali aluminate, water, alkali silicate synthesis mixture, said process including the steps of having initially present in the tank at 50° C. 300 liters of waterglass containing 7.4% Na 2 O and 25.6% SiO 2 , feeding in with stirring 500 liters of aqueous sodium aluminate containing 90 grams/l of Na 2 O and 14 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 and having a temperature of 80° C. while preventing for a time of 10 to 30 minutes the formation of an insoluble gel having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of from 2 to 50:1, adding in two steps with stirring further aqueous sodium aluminate with 100 liters being added in 25 minutes at 70° C. and then a further 850 liters of the same squeous sodium aluminate solution being added in 65 minutes at 70° C., the added aqueous sodium aluminate containing 148 grams/l of Na 2 O and 103 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 step and 85/95 is added in the second step, the rate of addition in the second step being 37/26 times that in the first step and allowing the thus obtained syntehsis mixture to crystallize at a temperature within between 20° and 175° C. for at least 15 minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 1 including a tempering step after the crystallization.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein component (1) is present in the container and component (2) is added thereto and M is sodium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein component (2) is present in the container and component (1) is added thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein 10/95 of the aqueous sodium aluminate is added in the first step and 85/95 is added in the second step, the rate of addition in the second step being 37/26 times that in the first step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein a tempering step at 85° to 105° C. for 0.2 to 6 hours is carried out after the crystallization.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the crystallization is carried out at 90° to 100° C. or 87° C. or 85° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 1 consisting essentially of the steps set forth.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein aqueous sodium aluminate having 10 to 200 grams/l of Al 2 O 3 and 10 to 250 grams/l of Na 2 O is added to the mixture of (1) and (2) in two steps, the speed of addition in the second step being higher than in the first step.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 10 wherein the crystallization is carried out at 85° to 100° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the crystallization is carried out at 85° to 100° C.
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