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Modification of aluminophosphate molecular sieves by treatment with a silicon tetrafluoride gas mixture
Assignee: Katalistiks International Inc
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Filing: 1985-04-24
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Granted: 1986-02-11
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Expires: 2005-04-24
Abstract
Abstract Described herein is a process for enhancing the hydrophobicity of crystalline molecular sieves and also crystalline molecular sieve compositions which have enhanced hydrophobic character and modified catalytic properties. The crystalline molecular sieves are contacted with a silicon tetrafluoride gas mixture at a temperature from about ambient to about 200° C. to alter (1) the framework aluminum and silica content, (2) the surface characteristics, and (3) the acidic sites of the molecular sieves with resulting modification of both the adsorptive properties, i.e., enhanced hydrophobicity, and catalytic properties of the molecular sieves. The crystalline molecular sieves can further undergo ion exchange to remove any aluminum fluoride cation species such as AlF ++ and AlF 2 + . The crystalline molecular sieve compositions of this invention are useful as selective hydrophobic adsorbents and catalysts.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank P. Gortsema
- 👤 Brent M. Lok
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 14:11
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/02; B01J20/0203; B01J20/0274; B01J20/0292; B01J20/10; B01J20/16; B01J20/18; B01J20/186; B01J29/00; B01J29/04; B01J29/06; B01J29/08; B01J29/084; B01J29/18; B01J29/82; B01J29/83; C; C01; C01B; C01B39/00; C01B39/02; C01B39/026; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/02; C10G11/04; C10G11/05; B01J2229/00; B01J2229/10; B01J2229/16; B01J2229/30; B01J2229/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S423/00; Y10S423/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A process for treating an aluminophosphate molecular sieve comprising contacting an aluminophosphate molecular sieve having a framework structure whose chemical composition expressed in terms of mole ratios of oxides is: Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.0±0.2P.sub.2 O.sub.5 : each of said framework structures being microporous in which the pores are uniform and have nominal diameters within the range of about 3 to about 10 Angstroms, an intracrystalline adsorption capacity for water at 4.6 torr and 24° C. of at least 3.5 weight percent, the adsorption and desorption of water being completely reversible while retaining the same essential framework topology in both the hydrated and dehydrated state, at a temperature of from about ambient temperature to about 200° C. for a period of at least one minute with a gas mixture comprising: (i) from 0.1 to 100 volume percent silicon tetrafluoride; (ii) from zero to 21 volume percent oxygen; and (iii) the remainder of said gas mixture comprising one or more insert gases.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A process for treating an aluminophosphate molecular sieve comprising contacting an aluminophosphate molecular sieve having a framework structure whose chemical composition expressed in terms of mole ratios of oxides is: Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.0±0.2P.sub.2 O.sub.5 : each of said framework structures being microporous in which the pores are uniform and have nominal diameters within the range of about 3 to about 10 Angstroms, an intracrystalline adsorption capacity for water at 4.6 torr and 24° C. of at least 3.5 weight percent, the adsorption and desorption of water being completely reversible while retaining the same essential framework topology in both the hydrated and dehydrated state, at a temperature of from about ambient temperature to about 200° C. for a period of at least one minute with a gas mixture comprising: (i) from 0.1 to 100 volume percent silicon tetrafluoride; (ii) from zero to 21 volume percent oxygen; and (iii) the remainder of said gas mixture comprising one or more insert gases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the temperature is from 24° C. to about 200° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said product is then hydrated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 which involves the additional step of calcining the product at a temperature of from 500° C. up to the crystal destruction temperature of the aluminophosphate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the inert gas is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, helium and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 which involves the additional step of ion exchanging the product of the process of claim 1 with an aqueous solution of a cation for a sufficient time to remove aluminum fluoride cation species.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the aluminophosphate is selected from the group consisting of AlPO 4 -5, AlPO 4 -8, AlPO 4 -9, AlPO 4 -11, AlPO 4 -12, AlPO 4 14, AlPO 4 -16, AlPO 4 -17, AlPO 4 -18, AlPO 4 -20, AlPO 4 -22, AlPO 4 -25, AlPO 4 -26, AlPO 4 -28 and AlPO 4 -31.
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