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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a new process for preparing a zeolite with structure type AFX.
• This new process makes it possible to synthesize a zeolite with structure type AFX by conversion / transformation under hydrothermal conditions of a zeolite with structure type FAU.
• said new process makes it possible to carry out the rapid synthesis of a zeolite with structure type AFX, from a zeolite with structure type FAU used as a source of silicon and aluminum and from a specific organic or structuring molecule comprising two quaternary ammonium functions, 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane in its dihydroxide form.
• Said AFX-structural-type zeolite obtained according to the process of the invention advantageously finds its application as a catalyst, adsorbent or separating agent.
• Crystallized microporous materials such as zeolites or silicoaluminophosphates, are solids widely used in the petroleum industry as a catalyst, catalyst support, adsorbent or separation agent. Although many microporous crystal structures have been discovered, the refining and petrochemical industry is always on the lookout for new zeolitic structures that exhibit particular properties for applications such as gas purification or separation, gas conversion. carbonaceous or other species.
• the AFX-structural-type zeolites comprise in particular the SSZ-16 zeolite, and the SAPO-56 and MEAPSO-56 zeotypes.
• the AFX-structural-type zeolite exhibits a three-dimensional pore system delimited by eight tetrahedra and is formed by two types of cages: gmelinite (GME cage) and a large AFT cage ( ⁇ 8.3 x 13.0 ⁇ ).
• GME cage gmelinite
• AFT cage ⁇ 8.3 x 13.0 ⁇
• the SSZ-16 zeolite was synthesized using nitrogenous organic species derived from type 1, 4-di (1 - azoniabicyclo [2.2.2] octane) butyl dibromide and with a crystallization time typically greater than 3 days (US Patent No. 4,508,837). Chevron Research and Technology Company prepared the SSZ-16 zeolite in the presence of DABCO- C n -diquat cations, where DABCO represents 1, 4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane and n is 3, 4 or 5 with a duration of crystallization typically greater than 3 days (US Patent No. 5, 194,235).
• SB Hong et al used the diquaternary alkylammonium ion Et6- diquat-n, where Et6-diquat represents N ', N'-bis-triethylpentanediammonium and n is 5, as a structuring agent for the synthesis of SSZ-16 zeolite with a duration of formation of the SSZ-16 zeolite of between 7 and 14 days (Micropor. Mesopor. Mat., 60 (2003) 237-249).
• H. -Y. Chen et al. Johnson Matthey Company, US2018 / 0093897) used a mixture of cations containing at least 1, 3-bis (adamantyl) imidazolium and a neutral amine to prepare AFX-structural-type JMZ-10 zeolite in the absence of alkali cations with a crystallization time between 1 and 20 days.
• K.G Strohmaier et al. (Exxon Mobil, WO2017202495A1) used the organic molecule 1, 1 '- (hexane-1, 6-dyil) bis (1 -methylpiperidinium) in the presence of a metal complex stabilized by amine ligands to obtain a zeolite of structural type AFX with a crystallization time ranging from 1 day to about 100 days.
• the Applicant has discovered that it was possible to shorten the crystallization time by starting with a zeolite of FAU type as a source of silica and alumina, in the presence of a particular structuring agent, 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane in its dihydroxide form, and with special conditions to obtain, by rapid synthesis, an AFX zeolite of high purity.
• the invention relates to a process for preparing an AFX-structured zeolite comprising at least the following steps:
• a zeolite of structural type FAU having a molar ratio S1O2 (FAU) / Al2Ü3 (FAU) of between 2.00 and 100, of a nitrogenous organic compound R, R being the dihydroxide of 1, 6- bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane, of at least one source of at least one alkali metal and / or alkaline earth metal M of valence n, n being an integer greater than or equal to 1, chosen from lithium, potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium and the mixture of at least two of these metals,
• H 2 0 / (S Î02 (FAU)) between 1 and 100, preferably between 5 and 60
• R / (SÎ0 2 (FAU)) between 0.01 to 0.6, preferably between 0.1 and 0.4 M 2 / n 0 / (Si0 2 (FAU) ) between 0.005 to 0.45, preferably between 0.07 and 0.22 in which Si0 2 (FAU) denotes the amount of Si0 2 supplied by the FAU zeolite, and AI 2O 3 (FAU) denotes the amount of AI 2O 3 supplied by the FAU zeolite, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained;
• step ii) the hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained at the end of step i) under autogenous pressure at a temperature between 120 ° C and 250 ° C, for a period of between 4 hours and 12 hours.
• M is sodium, and preferably, the source of at least one alkali and / or alkaline earth metal M is sodium hydroxide.
• the reaction mixture from step i) can comprise at least one additional source of an oxide X0 2 , X being one or more tetravalent element (s) chosen from the group formed by the following elements: silicon , germanium, titanium, so that the molar ratio X0 2 / Si0 2 (F AU) is between 0.001 and 33, and preferably between 0.001 and 15, the content of Si0 2 (FAU) in said ratio being the content provided by the zeolite of structural type FAU.
• X being one or more tetravalent element (s) chosen from the group formed by the following elements: silicon , germanium, titanium, so that the molar ratio X0 2 / Si0 2 (F AU) is between 0.001 and 33, and preferably between 0.001 and 15, the content of Si0 2 (FAU) in said ratio being the content provided by the zeolite of structural type FAU.
• reaction mixture from step i) advantageously has the following molar composition:
• R / (X0 2 + SÎ0 2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.6, preferably between 0.1 and 0.4
• X is silicon
• the reaction mixture from step i) can comprise at least one additional source of an oxide Y 2 C> 3, Y being one or more trivalent element (s) chosen from the group formed by the elements following: aluminum, boron, gallium, so that the molar ratio Y 2 0 3 / Al 2 0 3 (F AU) is between 0.001 and 45, and preferably between 0.001 and 40, limits included, the content of Al 2 ⁇ 3 (FAU) in said ratio being the content provided by the zeolite with structure type FAU.
• the reaction mixture from step i) advantageously has the following molar composition:
• H 2 0 / (Si0 2 (FAU) ) between 1 and 100, preferably between 5 and 60
• R / (SÎ0 2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.6, preferably between 0.1 and 0.4
• Si0 2 (FAU) between 0.005 and 0.45, preferably between 0.07 and 0.22 Si0 2 (FAU) being the amount of Si0 2 supplied by the FAU zeolite, and Al 2 03 (FAU) being the amount of Al 2 0 3 supplied by the FAU zeolite.
• Y is aluminum
• the precursor gel obtained at the end of step i) has a molar ratio of the total amount expressed in oxides of tetravalent element to the total amount expressed in oxides of trivalent elements of between 2.00 and 100.
• Seed crystals of a zeolite with structure type AFX can be added to the reaction mixture of step i), preferably in an amount of between 0.01 and 10% of the total mass of the sources of said tetravalent element (s). ) and trivalent (s) in anhydrous form present in the reaction mixture, said seed crystals not being taken into account in the total mass of sources of tetravalent and trivalent elements.
• Step i) can comprise a step of maturing the reaction mixture at a temperature between 20 and 80 ° C, with or without stirring, for a period of between 30 minutes and 24 hours, preferably between 1 hour and 12 hours.
• step ii) is advantageously carried out at a temperature between 150 ° C and 230 ° C, for a period of between 4 and 12 hours, upper limit excluded, preferably between 5 hours and 10 hours, so more preferred between 5 hours and 8 hours.
• the solid phase obtained at the end of step ii) is filtered, washed, and dried at a temperature between 20 and 150 ° C, preferably between 60 and 100 ° C, for a period of between 5 and 24 hours to obtain a dried zeolite.
• the dried zeolite can then be calcined at a temperature between 450 and 700 ° C for a period of between 2 and 20 hours, the calcination can be preceded by a gradual rise in temperature.
• the invention also relates to an AFX-structural-type zeolite with a S1O 2 / Al 2 O 3 ratio of between 4.00 and 100, preferably between 4.00 and 60, obtained by the preparation process described above.
• the invention also relates to a calcined zeolite with structure type AFX with a ratio S1O 2 / Al 2 O 3 of between 4.00 and 100, obtained by the preparation process described above for which the average values of the d hki and relative intensities measured on an X-ray diffraction pattern are as follows: Table 1
• Figure 1 shows the chemical formula of the nitrogenous organic compound used as a structuring agent in the synthesis process according to the invention.
• FIG. 2 represents the X-ray diffraction (XRD) diagrams of the AFX zeolite obtained according to Examples 2 to 4.
• Figure 3 shows an image obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the AFX zeolite obtained according to Example 2.
• Figure 4 shows an image obtained by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the AFX zeolite obtained according to Example 3.
• the present invention relates to a new process for preparing a zeolite with structure type AFX, by conversion / transformation under hydrothermal conditions of a zeolite with structure type FAU with a particular S1O 2 / Al 2 O 3 ratio, in the presence of a nitrogenous or specific structuring organic compound, 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane in its dihydroxide form.
• the Applicant has discovered that the organic nitrogen compound or structuring 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane in its dihydroxide form being mixed with a zeolite with structure type FAU having a molar ratio S1O 2 (FAU) / AI 2 0 3 (FAU) between 2.00 and 100, used as a source of silicon and aluminum, in the presence or absence of an additional supply, within said mixture, of at least one source of at least one tetravalent element XO 2 , and / or of at least one source of at least one trivalent element Y 2 O 3 , leads to the production of a precursor gel of a zeolite with structure type AFX having a molar ratio of the amount total expressed in oxides of tetravalent elements over the total amount expressed in oxides of trivalent elements between 2.00 and 100, then in the production of a high purity AFX-structural-type zeolite, the total amount in oxides of tetravalent element representing the sum of the
• a more specific subject of the present invention is a new process for preparing a zeolite allowing the rapid synthesis of a zeolite with structure type AFX comprising at least the following steps:
• H 2 0 / (S Î0 2 (FAU)) between 1 and 100, preferably between 5 and 60
• R / (SÎ0 2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.6, preferably between 0.1 and 0.4
• step ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained at the end of step i) under autogenous pressure at a temperature between 120 ° C and 250 ° C for a period of between 4 hours and 12 hours, until said AFX-structural-type zeolite is formed.
• An advantage of the present invention is therefore to provide a new preparation process allowing the rapid formation of a high purity AFX-structural-type zeolite from an FAU-structural-type zeolite, said process being carried out in the presence of an organic structuring agent, 1,6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane dihydroxide.
• the starting FAU-structural-type zeolite having a Si0 2 / Al 2 0 3 molar ratio of between 6.00 (limit included) and 200 can be obtained by any method known to those skilled in the art such as for example by treatment with steam (steaming) and acid washings on a zeolite with structure type FAU with a Si0 2 / Al 2 0 3 molar ratio of less than 6.00.
• the starting FAU-structural-type zeolite can also be used in its sodium form or any other form or a partial or total exchange of sodium cations with ammonium cations, whether or not followed by a calcination step.
• X0 2 denotes the molar quantity of the additional tetravalent element (s), expressed in oxide form
• Y 2 O 3 denotes the molar quantity of the additional trivalent element (s), expressed in oxide form .
• S1O 2 is the amount of S1O 2 provided by the FAU zeolite and Al 2 O 3 (FAU) is the amount of Al 2 0 3 provided by the FAU zeolite
• M 2 / n O the molar quantity expressed in the oxide form of M 2 / n O by the source of alkali metal and / or alkaline earth metal.
• the reaction mixture of step i) also comprises at least one additional source of an oxide XO 2 so that the molar ratio XO 2 / S1O 2 (FAU) is between 0.001 and 33, the mixture advantageously having the following molar composition:
• R / (X0 2 + SÎ0 2 (FAU)) between 0.01 to 0.6, preferably between 0.1 and 0.4
• X is one or more selected tetravalent element (s) (s) in the group formed by the following elements: silicon, germanium, titanium,
• the reaction mixture of step i) also comprises at least one additional source of an oxide Y 2 O 3 so that the molar ratio Y 2 O 3 / Al 2 O 3 (FA u ) is between 0.001 and 45, the mixture advantageously having the following molar composition:
• H 2 0 / (Si0 2 (FAU) ) between 1 and 100, preferably between 5 and 60
• R / (Si0 2 (FAU) ) between 0.01 to 0.6, preferably between 0.1 and 0.4
• Y is one or more selected trivalent element (s) in the group formed by the following elements: aluminum, boron, gallium, preferably Y is aluminum, S1O
• the source (s) of said tetravalent element (s) can be any compound comprising the element X and capable of releasing this element in aqueous solution in reactive form.
• Ti (EtO) 4 is advantageously used as the source of titanium.
• the source of silicon can be any one of said sources commonly used for the synthesis of zeolites, for example powdered silica, silicic acid, colloidal silica, etc. dissolved silica or tetraethoxysilane (TEOS).
• zeolites for example powdered silica, silicic acid, colloidal silica, etc. dissolved silica or tetraethoxysilane (TEOS).
• TEOS tetraethoxysilane
• the powdered silicas it is possible to use precipitated silicas, in particular those obtained by precipitation from an alkali metal silicate solution, pyrogenic silicas, for example "CAB-O-SIL" or "Aerosil” and silica gels.
• colloidal silicas having different particle sizes, for example with an average equivalent diameter of between 10 and 15 nm or between 40 and 50 nm, such as those marketed under registered trademarks such as "LUDOX".
• the source of silicon is Aerosil.
• Y can be one or more trivalent element (s) chosen from the group formed by the following elements: aluminum, boron, gallium, is used in the mixture of step i).
• Y is aluminum, so that the molar ratio Y2O3 / Al2O3 (FAU) is between 0.001 and 45, and preferably between 0.001 and 40, the content of Al2O3 (FAU) in said ratio being the content provided by zeolite with structure type FAU.
• the source (s) of said trivalent element (s) Y can be any compound comprising the element Y and capable of releasing this element in aqueous solution in reactive form.
• the element Y can be incorporated into the mixture in an oxidized form YO b with 1 ⁇ b ⁇ 3 (b being an integer or a rational number) or in any other form.
• the source of aluminum is preferably aluminum hydroxide or an aluminum salt, for example chloride, nitrate, or sulfate, sodium aluminate, an aluminum alkoxide, or alumina proper, preferably in hydrated or hydratable form, such as for example colloidal alumina, pseudoboehmite, gamma alumina or alpha or beta trihydrate. It is also possible to use mixtures of the sources mentioned above.
• the organic structuring agent R used is 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane in its dihydroxide form or a mixture of dihydroxide and dibromide forms with an OH / Br molar ratio> 50.
• R is 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane in its dihydroxide form or a mixture of dihydroxide and dibromide forms with an OH / Br molar ratio> 50.
• R is 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane in its dihydroxide form or a mixture of dihydroxide and dibromide forms with an OH / Br molar ratio> 50.
• R is
• Step (i) of the process according to the invention consists in preparing an aqueous reaction mixture containing a zeolite with structure type FAU, optionally a source of an oxide XO2 or a source of an oxide Y2O3, at least one compound organic nitrogenous R, R being 1, 6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane dihydroxide in the presence of at least one source of one or more alkali metal (s) and / or alkaline earth metal, to obtain a precursor gel of a zeolite with structure type AFX.
• the amounts of said reagents are adjusted as indicated above so as to confer on this gel a composition allowing the crystallization of a zeolite with structure type AFX.
• the preparation process according to the invention therefore makes it possible to adjust the S1O2 / AI2O3 ratio of the precursor gel containing a zeolite with structure type FAU depending on the zeolite with structure type FAU chosen and on the additional contribution or not, within the reaction mixture of at least one source of at least one tetravalent element XO2 and / or of at least one source of at least one trivalent element Y2O3.
• seeds of a zeolite with structure type AFX may be added to the reaction mixture during said step i) of the process of the invention in order to reduce the time necessary for the formation of crystals of a zeolite of type AFX.
• structural AFX and / or the total crystallization time Said crystalline seeds also promote the formation of said AFX-structural-type zeolite to the detriment of impurities.
• Such seeds include crystalline solids, in particular crystals of a zeolite with structure type AFX.
• the seed crystals are generally added in a proportion of between 0.01 and 10% of the total mass of the sources of said tetravalent (s) and trivalent (s) element (s) in anhydrous form present in the reaction mixture, said seed crystals n 'being not taken into account in the total mass of the sources of the tetravalent and trivalent elements. Said seeds are also not taken into account in determining the composition of the reaction mixture and / or of the gel, defined above, that is to say in determining the different molar ratios of the composition of the reaction mixture.
• Stage i) of mixing is carried out until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, preferably for a period greater than or equal to 10 minutes, preferably with stirring by any system known to those skilled in the art at low or high shear rate.
• a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained.
• a ripening of the reaction mixture before the hydrothermal crystallization during said step i) of the process of the invention in order to control the size of the crystals of a zeolite with structure type AFX. Said ripening also promotes the formation of said AFX-structural-type zeolite to the detriment of impurities.
• the maturation of the reaction mixture during said step i) of the process of the invention can be carried out at room temperature or at a temperature between 20 and 80 ° C with or without stirring, for a period advantageously between 30 minutes and 24 minutes. hours.
• step (ii) of the process according to the invention the precursor gel obtained at the end of step i) is subjected to a hydrothermal treatment under autogenous pressure, carried out at a temperature between 120 ° C. and 250 ° C. ° C for a period of between 4 hours and 12 hours, until said AFX-structural-type zeolite is formed.
• the precursor gel is advantageously placed under hydrothermal conditions under an autogenous reaction pressure, optionally by adding gas, for example nitrogen, at a temperature preferably between 120 ° C and 250 ° C, preferably between 150 ° C. and 230 ° C, until complete crystallization of a zeolite with structure type AFX.
• gas for example nitrogen
• the time necessary to obtain crystallization varies between 4 hours and 12 hours, preferably less than 12 hours, preferably between 5 hours and 10 hours, and more preferably between 5 hours and 8 hours.
• the reaction is generally carried out with stirring or in the absence of stirring, preferably with stirring.
• stirring system any system known to those skilled in the art can be used, for example, inclined blades with counter-blades, stirring turbines, Archimedean screws.
• the solid phase formed from a zeolite of structural type AFX is preferably filtered, washed and then dried.
• the drying is generally carried out at a temperature of between 20 and 150 ° C, preferably between 60 and 100 ° C, for a period of between 5 and 24 hours.
• the dried zeolite can then be advantageously calcined.
• the calcined AFX-structural-type zeolite is generally analyzed by X-ray diffraction, this technique also making it possible to determine the purity of said zeolite obtained by the process of the invention.
• the process of the invention leads to the formation of a zeolite with structure type AFX, free from any other crystalline or amorphous phase.
• the AFX zeolite obtained has a purity greater than 90%, preferably greater than 95%, very preferably greater than 97% and even more preferably greater than 99.8%.
• Said AFX-structural-type zeolite, after the drying step, is then ready for subsequent steps such as calcination and ion exchange. For these steps, all the conventional methods known to those skilled in the art can be used.
• the loss on ignition of said AFX-structural-type zeolite obtained after drying and before calcination is generally between 5 and 18% by weight.
• the term “loss on ignition” is understood to mean the percentage loss in mass undergone by a solid compound, a mixture of solid compounds or a paste, preferably in the case of the present invention by said AFX zeolite prepared, during a heat treatment at 1000 ° C for 2 hours, in a static furnace (muffle furnace type), relative to the mass of the solid compound, of the mixture of solid compounds or of the initial paste, preferably in the case of the present invention relative to the mass of dried AFX zeolite tested.
• Loss on ignition generally corresponds to the loss of solvent (such as water) contained in solids, but also to the removal of organic compounds contained in inorganic solid constituents.
• the step of calcining a zeolite with structure type AFX obtained according to the process of the invention is preferably carried out at a temperature between 450 and 700 ° C. for a period of between 2 and 20 hours.
• the AFX-structural-type zeolite obtained at the end of the calcination step is devoid of any organic species and in particular of the organic structuring agent R.
• the X-ray diffraction makes it possible to verify that the solid obtained by the process according to the invention is indeed a zeolite with structure type AFX.
• the purity obtained is preferably greater than 99.8%.
• the solid obtained exhibits the X-ray diffraction diagram including at least the lines listed in Table 1.
• the X-ray diffraction pattern does not contain other lines of significant intensity (i.e. of intensity greater than about three times the background noise) than those listed in Table 1.
• the measurement error A (d hki ) on d hki is calculated using the Bragg relation as a function of the absolute error D (2Q) assigned to the measurement of 2Q.
• An absolute error D (2Q) equal to ⁇ 0.02 ° is commonly accepted.
• the relative intensity l rei assigned to each value of d hki is measured from the height of the corresponding diffraction peak.
• the X-ray diffraction diagram of the crystallized solid with structure type AFX according to the invention comprises at least the lines with the values of d hki given in Table 1.
• d hki the mean values of the inter distances have been indicated.
• the SO2 / Al2O3 ratio of the AFX-structural-type zeolite is generally between 4.00 and 100, preferably between 4.00 and 60, most preferably between 6.00 and 60.
• the relative intensity l rei is given in relation to a relative intensity scale where a value of 100 is assigned to the most intense line of the X-ray diffraction pattern: ff ⁇ 15; 15 ⁇ f ⁇ 30; 30 ⁇ mf ⁇ 50; 50 ⁇ m ⁇ 65; 65 ⁇ F ⁇ 85;FF> 85.
• Table 1 Average values of d hki and relative intensities measured on an X-ray diffraction diagram of the crystallized solid with structure type AFX calcined
• X-ray fluorescence (FX) spectrometry is a technique of chemical analysis using a physical property of matter, X-ray fluorescence. It allows the analysis of the majority of chemical elements from beryllium (Be) in concentration ranges from a few ppm to 100%, with precise and reproducible results. X-rays are used to excite the atoms in the sample, causing them to emit X-rays with energy characteristic of each element present. The intensity and energy of these x-rays are then measured to determine the concentration of elements in the material.
• Be beryllium
• the protonated form of the AFX-structural-type zeolite obtained by the process according to the invention can be obtained by carrying out an ion exchange with an acid, in particular a strong mineral acid such as hydrochloric, sulfuric or nitric acid, or with a compound such as ammonium chloride, sulfate or nitrate .
• Ion exchange can be carried out by suspending said AFX-structural-type zeolite one or more times with the ion exchange solution.
• Said zeolite can be calcined before or after ion exchange, or between two ion exchange steps. The zeolite is preferably calcined before the ion exchange, in order to remove any organic substance included in the porosity of the zeolite, since the ion exchange is facilitated.
• the AFX-structural-type zeolite obtained by the process of the invention can be used after ion exchange as an acidic solid for catalysis in the fields of refining and petrochemistry. It can also be used as an adsorbent or as a molecular sieve.
• Example 1 preparation of 1,6-bis (methylpiperidinium) hexane dihvdroxide
• Example 2 preparation of an AFX-structural-type zeolite according to the invention
• 0.646 g of seeds (10% relative to the mass of CBV720 zeolite) of an AFX-structural-type zeolite are added to the synthesis mixture and kept under stirring for 5 minutes. Then, the reaction mixture undergoes a maturing step for 24 hours at room temperature with stirring (200 rev / min).
• the molar composition of the precursor gel is as follows: 1 Si0 2 : 0.0298 Al 2 0 3 : 0.18 R: 0.20 Na 2 0: 34 H 2 0, i.e. a Si0 2 / Al 2 0 3 ratio of 33.52.
• the precursor gel is then transferred, after homogenization, into a 160 mL stainless steel reactor equipped with a stirring system with four inclined blades.
• the reactor is closed, then heated for 5 hours under autogenous pressure with a temperature rise of 5 ° C./min up to 180 ° C. with stirring at 200 rpm to allow crystallization of the AFX-structural type zeolite.
• the crystallized product obtained is filtered, washed with deionized water, then dried overnight at 100 ° C. The loss on ignition of the dried solid is 14.82%.
• the calcination cycle comprises a temperature rise of 1.5 ° C / min up to 200 ° C, a plateau at 200 ° C maintained for 2 hours, a rise of 1 ° C / min up to 550 ° C followed by a plateau at 550 ° C maintained for 12 hours then a return to ambient temperature.
• the calcined solid product was analyzed by X-ray diffraction and identified as consisting of an AFX-structural-type zeolite with a purity greater than 99% by weight.
• the X-ray diffraction pattern performed on the calcined solid is given in Figure 2.
• the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image performed on the calcined AFX-structural-type solid is given in Figure 3.
• the product has a Si0 2 / Al 2 0 3 molar ratio of 11.42 as determined by FX.
• a zeolite with structure type AFX In order to promote the formation of a zeolite with structure type AFX, 0.614 g of seeds (10% relative to the mass of zeolite CBV780) of a zeolite with structure type AFX are added to the synthesis mixture which is kept under stirring for 5 minutes. Then, the reaction mixture undergoes a maturing step for 24 hours at room temperature with stirring (200 rev / min).
• the molar composition of the precursor gel is as follows: 1 S1O2: 0.05 AI 2 O 3 : 0.167 R: 0.093 Na 2 0: 36.73 H 2 0, i.e. an S1O 2 / AI 2 O 3 ratio of 20.
• the precursor gel is then transferred, after homogenization, into a 160 ml stainless steel reactor equipped with a stirring system with four inclined blades.
• the reactor is closed, then heated for 5 hours under autogenous pressure with a temperature rise of 5 ° C./min up to 180 ° C. with stirring at 200 rpm to allow crystallization of the AFX-structural type zeolite.
• the crystallized product obtained is filtered, washed with deionized water, then dried overnight at 100 ° C. The loss on ignition of the dried solid is 14.69%.
• the calcination cycle comprises a temperature rise of 1.5 ° C / min up to 200 ° C, a plateau at 200 ° C maintained for 2 hours, a rise of 1 ° C / min up to 550 ° C followed by a plateau at 550 ° C maintained for 12 hours then a return to ambient temperature.
• the calcined solid product was analyzed by X-ray diffraction and identified as consisting of an AFX-structural-type zeolite with a purity greater than 99% by weight.
• the X-ray diffraction pattern performed on the calcined solid is given in Figure 2.
• the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image performed on the calcined AFX-structural-type solid is given in Figure 4.
• the product has a S1O 2 / Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of 14.05 as determined by FX.
• Example 4 preparation of an AFX-structural-type zeolite according to the invention
• the precursor gel obtained has the following molar composition: 1 Si0 2 : 0.05 Al 2 0 3 : 0.125 R: 0.12 Na 2 0 : 27.55 H 2 0, ie an S1O2 / AI2O3 ratio of 20.
• the precursor gel are introduced with stirring 0.79 g of AFX-structural type zeolite seeds (8.7% relative to the mass of CBV600 zeolite Anhydrous and silica Aerosil 380). Then the precursor gel containing the AFX zeolite seeds is transferred into a 160 mL stainless steel reactor equipped with a stirring system with 4 inclined blades. The reactor is closed, then heated for 7 hours.
• the calcination cycle includes a temperature rise of 1.5 ° C / min up to 200 ° C, a plateau at 200 ° C maintained for 2 hours, a rise of 1 ° C / min up to 580 ° C followed by a plateau at 580 ° C maintained for 10 hours then a return to ambient temperature.
• the calcined solid product was analyzed by X-ray diffraction and identified as consisting of an AFX-structural-type zeolite with a purity greater than 99% by weight.
• the X-ray diffraction pattern performed on the calcined solid is given in Figure 2.
• the product has an S1O 2 / Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of 11.2 as determined by FX.

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