Process for preparation of zeolites

Claim 1

A process for preparing a zeolite having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern with the lattice spacings (d-values) shown in Table 1, which process comprises the steps of: (1) supplying an aqueous sodium silicate solution simultaneously and continuously with an aqueous aluminum-containing solution with stirring or agitation in an overflow reaction vessel such that the residence time of any portion of the reaction slurry in the reaction vessel is at least three minutes and the pH of the overflowing reaction slurry having the reaction product suspended therein is maintained at a value of 5 to 9 to obtain a slurry comprising a homogeneous phase compound of a granular amorphous aluminosilicate which is composed of, on the dry base, 1.2 Ato 5.9% by weight of aluminum calculated as anhydrous Al 2 O 3 , 1.4 to 3.9% by weight of sodium calculated as anhydrous Na 2 O and the balance of silicon calculated as an hydrous SiO 2 , and which is substantially spherical particles or an agglomerate of fine particles, said particles having a size of from 1 to 500 microns; (2) subjecting said slurry to solid-liquid separation to obtain the granular amorphous aluminosilicate; and (3) crystallizing said granular amorphous aluminosilicate at a temperature in the range of about 120° to 220° C. in an aqueous alkali solution selected from the group consisting of an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and an aqueous sodium silicate solution, said aqueous alkali solution consisting of water, 1 to 5% by weight of sodium hydroxide and 0 to 10% by weight of SiO 2 , the amount of said aqueous alkali solution being 20 to 2,000 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the granular amorphous aluminosilicate.