A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING MCM-22 FAMILY MOLECULAR SIEVES

• Main Authors: KAY ROBERT ELLIS, LAI WENYIH FRANK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.11.2008
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A method of manufacturing a molecular sieve of the MCM-22 family, said method comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture comprising at least one source of ions of tetravalent element, at least one source of alkali metal hydroxide, at least one directing-agent (R), water, and optionally at least one source of ions of trivalent element, said mixture having the following mole composition: Y:X2 = 10 to infinity H2O:Y = 1 to 20 OHE:Y = 0.001 to 2 M+:Y = 0.001 to 2 R:Y = 0.001 to 0.34 wherein Y is a tetravalent element, X is a trivalent element, M is an alkali metal; (b) treating said mixture at crystallization conditions for less than 72 hr to form a treated mixture having said molecular sieve, wherein said crystallization conditions comprise a temperature in the range of from about 160°C to about 250°C; and (c) recovering said molecular sieve.