Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A crystalline aluminosilicate having a molar composition represented by the formula: M.sub.2/n O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.YSiO.sub.2 wherein M is at least one cation having a valence n and Y is at least 10, and having in its X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using CuKα line at least seven diffraction lines showing the following relative intensities at the positions of the following respective diffraction angles (2θ): ______________________________________
Diffraction angle (2θ, deg)
Relative intensity
______________________________________
7.8 ± 0.2 5-30
8.7 ± 0.2 90-100
8.9 ± 0.2 90-100
17.5 ± 0.2 5-30
17.7 ± 0.2 5-30
23.1 ± 0.2 30-80
23.3 ± 0.2 20-50
______________________________________ taking the intensity of the diffraction line at a diffraction angle of 8.7°±0.2° or 8.9°±0.2° as 100.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A crystalline aluminosilicate having a molar composition represented by the formula: M.sub.2/n O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.YSiO.sub.2 wherein M is at least one cation having a valence n and Y is at least 10, and having in its X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using CuKα line at least seven diffraction lines showing the following relative intensities at the positions of the following respective diffraction angles (2θ): ______________________________________
Diffraction angle (2θ, deg)
Relative intensity
______________________________________
7.8 ± 0.2 5-30
8.7 ± 0.2 90-100
8.9 ± 0.2 90-100
17.5 ± 0.2 5-30
17.7 ± 0.2 5-30
23.1 ± 0.2 30-80
23.3 ± 0.2 20-50
______________________________________ taking the intensity of the diffraction line at a diffraction angle of 8.7°±0.2° or 8.9°±0.2° as 100.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A crystalline aluminosilicate according to claim 1, wherein M is hydrogen or hydrogen and sodium, provided that in case M is hydrogen and sodium the Na/Al atomic ratio is up to 0.95.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A crystalline aluminosilicate according to claim 2, which has a constraint index ranging from 1 to 15 and a surface area of 100 to 300 m 2 /g as measured according to the BET method using nitrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process for producing a crystalline aluminosilicate according to claim 1 which comprises preparing a mixture of a silica source, an alumina source, a sodium source, water and 1,8-diamino-4-aminomethyloctane and having the following molar composition: ______________________________________
SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3
10 to 1000
Na/SiO.sub.2 0.05 to 1.0
H.sub.2 O/SiO.sub.2 5 to 200
1,8-diamino-4- 0.1 to 10
aminomethyloctane/SiO.sub.2
______________________________________ and reacting the components of said mixture with one another at a temperature of 100° to 250° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 4, wherein said silica source is a silica sol and said sodium source is sodium hydroxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
141 words
A catalyst for producing a 1,4-disubstituted benzene from a monosubstituted benzene or for producing a lower olefin from methanol and/or dimethyl ether which comprises a crystalline aluminosilicate having a molar composition represented by the formula: M.sub.2/n O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.YSiO.sub.2 wherein M is at least one cation having a valence n and Y is at least 10, and having in its X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using CuKα line at least seven diffraction lines showing the following relative intensities at the positions of the following respective diffraction angles (2θ): ______________________________________
Diffraction angle (2θ, deg)
Relative intensity
______________________________________
7.8 ± 0.2 5-30
8.7 ± 0.2 90-100
8.9 ± 0.2 90-100
17.5 ± 0.2 5-30
17.7 ± 0.2 5-30
23.1 ± 0.2 30-80
23.3 ± 0.2 20-50
______________________________________ taking the intensity of the diffraction line at a diffraction angle of 8.7°±0.2° or 8.9°±0.2° as 100.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
141 words
A catalyst for producing a 1,4-disubstituted benzene from a monosubstituted benzene or for producing a lower olefin from methanol and/or dimethyl ether which comprises a crystalline aluminosilicate having a molar composition represented by the formula: M.sub.2/n O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.YSiO.sub.2 wherein M is at least one cation having a valence n and Y is at least 10, and having in its X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using CuKα line at least seven diffraction lines showing the following relative intensities at the positions of the following respective diffraction angles (2θ): ______________________________________
Diffraction angle (2θ, deg)
Relative intensity
______________________________________
7.8 ± 0.2 5-30
8.7 ± 0.2 90-100
8.9 ± 0.2 90-100
17.5 ± 0.2 5-30
17.7 ± 0.2 5-30
23.1 ± 0.2 30-80
23.3 ± 0.2 20-50
______________________________________ taking the intensity of the diffraction line at a diffraction angle of 8.7°±0.2° or 8.9°±0.2° as 100.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A catalyst according to claim 6, wherein in the case of the catalyst for producing 1,4-disubstituted benzene from a monosubstituted benzene, said monosubstituted benzene is a compound selected from the group consisting of monoalkylbenzenes of which the alkyl group has up to 3 carbon atoms, chlorobenzene, bromobenzene and iodobenzene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A catalyst according to claim 7, wherein said 1,4-disubstituted benzene has an alkyl group having up to 3 carbon atoms at at least one of the 1- and 4-positions thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A catalyst according to claim 8, wherein M is hydrogen and sodium, provided that the Na/Al atomic ratio is 0.05 to 0.95.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A catalyst according to claim 9, wherein said crystalline aluminosilicate has a constraint index ranging from 1 to 15 and a surface area of 100 to 300 m 2 /g as measured according to the BET method using nitrogen.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A catalyst according to claim 6, wherein in the case of the catalyst for producing a lower olefin from methanol and/or dimethyl ether, M is hydrogen or hydrogen and sodium, provided that in case M is hydrogen and sodium the Na/Al atomic ratio is up to 0.7.