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• the present invention relates to a process for synthesizing a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having an MFI structure.
• zeolites The aluminosilicates known as zeolites are highly complex chemical structures that present different crystalline structures as a function of their composition. Although they occur naturally, zeolites nowadays are mostly produced by industry aiming at various uses, among the more important of which are application as adsorbents and as catalysts in the oil industry.
• zeolite of faujasite structure which after its synthesis may show a molar composition according to the formula below: 0.9 ⁇ 0.2 M 2 O ⁇ AI 2 O 3 • x Si0 2 • w H 2 O wherein M represents a cation of an alkaline metal, x is a number between 2.5 and 6, and w is a number between 6 and 9.
• the molar ratio between the oxides of aluminum and silicon is a further parameter that may be adjusted.
• the faujasite SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 molar ratio is between 2.5 and 4.
• Synthetic zeolites of faujasite structure of higher SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 molar ratio have been prepared, since it was found that structures with a higher silica content are more resistant to temperature and acids, situations which are usually encountered in the application of zeolites in the oil industry.
• a faujasite structure zeolite used mainly in industry, and especially in the oil industry, is the type Y zeolite, where the SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 molar ratio is higher than 4.5.
• Zeolite ZSM-5 (also referred to as "MFI") is a unique class of alumino silicates with a crystal structural framework.
• ZSM-5 compositions in a preferred synthesized form, have the formula: 0.9+ 0.2 M 2/n O • AI 2 O 3 ⁇ 5-100 Si0 2 ⁇ zH 2 0
• M is selected from the group consisting of a mixture of alkali metal cations, especially sodium, and tetraalkylammonium cations, the alkyl groups of which preferably contain 2-5 carbon atoms.
• the process thus developed ensures that the synthesis of these kinds of zeolites, which normally is effected using the precursors as an aqueous suspension and in the presence of a template agent, normally a quaternary ammonium salt or amines, is rendered simpler and more economical.
• seeding of the reaction mixture remains desired.
• the use of seeding material accelerates the crystallization process. If the same ratio of raw materials were used in an unseeded reaction, then the crystallinity of MFI material would be less than 40% in ten hours and typically would take more than 48 hours to reach completion. Preferably, such seeding materials do not contain MFI-type zeolites, as this would make the process more expensive.
• U.S. Patent No. 4,606,900 discloses a method of preparing crystalline ZSM-5 zeolite using an X-ray amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel in the silica-alumina reaction batch with an Si-to-AI molar ratio > 10. This is equivalent to an Si0 2 to AI 2 O 3 molar ratio > 20.
• U.S. Patent No. 4,166,099 discloses a method for preparing crystalline zeolites using amorphous aluminosilicate nucleation centers having an SiO 2 to AI 2 O 3 molar ratio of 2.3 to 2.7.
• the yield of zeolite having an MFI structure depends on the Si0 2 /AI 2 O 3 ratio of the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel: when this ratio ranges from 10 to less than 20, higher MFI yields are obtained than with higher or lower SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 ratios.
• the present invention therefore relates to a process for synthesizing a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having an MFI structure comprising crystallizing the zeolite from an alkaline aqueous reaction mixture that comprises SiO 2 and AI 2 O 3 or their hydrated derivatives, and an amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel with an SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 ratio of from 10 to less than 20, said reaction mixture not containing an organic template.
• the SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 ratio of the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel ranges from 12 to 17.
• the present invention provides an improved process for the preparation of MFI- type zeolites using a seeding material (the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel) that does not contain organic template or MFI itself.
• a seeding material the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel
• the preparation of zeolite having an MFI-type structure starts with the preparation of the reaction mixture comprising sources of silica and alumina and the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel.
• Suitable alumina sources are aluminum salts such as aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminate, aluminum nitrate, aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum trihydrate such as gibbsite, BOC, and bayerite, calcined forms of aluminum trihydrate including flash-calcined gibbsite. Also mixtures of the above-mentioned alumina sources may be used. If aluminum trihydrate or its thermally treated forms are used, it is preferred to age the silica source and the alumina source in a slurry at a temperature below 100°C to obtain the precursor gel.
• Suitable silica sources include sodium silicate and silica sol, for instance ammonium stabilized silica SOl.
• organic or inorganic acids and bases may be added, for example, to maintain the desired pH of the reaction mixture.
• the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel can be prepared according to several recipes to be found in the literature. Kasahara et al. in “Studies of Surface Science and Catalysis,” Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Zeolites 1986, pp. 185-192, teach the preparation of a gel having the following molar composition:
• the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel is typically aged for one to two weeks before use and can last for a long time.
• a typical preparation is to mix the required waterglass and caustic in a vessel and then to add, with the proper agitation, a diluted sodium aluminate solution.
• the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel is aged at below 30°C for at least 150 hours before use.
• Such recipes lead to the preparation of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gels showing successful results for the preparation of MFI-type zeolite as described in the present application.
• the alkaline aqueous reaction mixture is prepared by mixing a silica-alumina source or a source of silica and a source of alumina with the amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel at ambient temperature.
• a silica-alumina source can be obtained in several ways and in widely varying silica-alumina ratios.
• a silica-alumina source can be obtained from the co-precipitation of a source of silica, such as sodium silicate, with a source of alumina, such as aluminum sulfate or sodium aluminate, as taught in GB 2166971, yielding a silica-alumina of SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 (SAR) between 1 and 15 and containing of from 10 to 90 weight % SiO 2 , or according to EP 0129766, which shows a silica-alumina ratio of 10.
• a source of silica such as sodium silicate
• a source of alumina such as aluminum sulfate or sodium aluminate
• the alkaline aqueous reaction mixture may be aged from about 0 hours to about 24 hours, the preferred temperature ranging from about ambient to about 120°C. Following aging, if aging occurs, the MFI-type zeolite is crystallized from the alkaline aqueous reaction mixture.
• the reaction conditions for crystallization include a temperature of from about 100°C to about 200°C and reaction time from about 5 hours to about 24 hours.
• the pH of the alkaline aqueous reaction mixture may range from about 9 to about 13.
• the amount of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating gel, based on the amount of Si0 2 in the reaction mixture, may range from about 0.2 to about 12 wt%, preferably about 1-5 wt%.
• the SiO 2 /AI 2 O 3 molar ratio in the reaction mixture will most preferably range from about 30 to about 100.
• Zeolites typically are found in the alkali form after synthesis and need to be converted over to the hydrogen form by known ion exchange techniques with ammonium salts. Calcination of the ammonium form results in producing the hydrogen form of the zeolite.
• Other metals can also be substituted for the ammonium, such as rare earths, zinc, calcium, and iron.
• zeolite a matrix made of materials that will be resistant to temperature and other conditions used in the process.
• the matrix materials act as binders and give strength to the particle to withstand severe temperatures, pressures, and any fluidization conditions that are normally encountered in many cracking processes.
• Useful matrix components include synthetic and naturally occurring materials, such as clay, silica and/or other metal oxides.
• the zeolites can be shaped to form shaped bodies.
• Suitable shaping steps include spray-drying, pelletizing, extrusion (optionally combined with kneading), beading, or any other conventional shaping method used in the chemical or petroleum industry.
• the amount of liquid present in the precursor gel used in the shaping step should be adapted to the specific shaping step to be conducted. In other words, the degree of drying prior to the shaping step must be adjusted. It may even be necessary to add additional or other liquid and/or to change the pH to make the precursor gel suitable for shaping.
• the MFI-type zeolite and the pre-shaped bodies prepared as described and claimed herein were characterized with the aid of several commonly employed physico-chemical techniques well-known to the experts, such as: • X-ray diffraction (XRD): one of the most widely employed techniques for characterizing zeolites.
• XRD X-ray diffraction
• the instrument used was a Siemens D-5000TT, with Cu K ⁇ radiation and a solid-state detector.
• For the MFI-type zeolite samples (without any other crystalline phase such as kaolin) all the 2 ⁇ peaks between 20-25° 2 ⁇ were considered and integrated for calculating the crystalline percentage of the MFI-type zeolite.
• An MFI-type zeolite prepared according to well-known techniques was taken as 105.7% crystallinity standard.
• silica-alumina ratio (SAR): depending on the sample tested, the value of this parameter can be obtained by two methods. For samples which were washed to eliminate the unreacted silica, elemental analysis through X-ray fluorescence (XRF) was used.
• XRF X-ray fluorescence
• the silica-alumina ratio was obtained with the aid of infrared spectroscopy (SARiv).
• SAR !V is obtained from the analysis of the wave number ( ⁇ ) of the peak corresponding to the vibration of symmetrical stretching of the O-T-O link (where O are oxygen atoms and T are Si or Al atoms). This number is in correlation with the number of Al atoms by unit cell of the crystalline network and is observed in the area of vibration of the crystalline block between 1400 and 400 cm “1 , according to J.R. Sohn et al. in Zeolites 6, pp. 255-57, 1986.
• the MAT test comprises a fixed bed reactor containing the catalyst sample to be tested, into which a known amount of gas oil is injected. Different catalyst/oil ratios are tested in order to obtain yield curves, which allow the quantification of products for the same conversion level.
• the temperature of the MAT test was altered from 482°C to 520°C in order to allow the flow of a heavier feed.
• the conversion, accepted as the catalyst activity is defined as the weight percentage of the feed converted into coke, gas, and gasoline.
• LCO light cycle oil
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 9 to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.4 wt% of AI 2 O 3 , 85.3 wt% of SiO 2 , and 12.3 wt% of Na 2 O was prepared (wt% based on dry solids).
• the mixture became gritty and clumpy and was thinned by the addition of an additional 225 g. of water.
• the mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm.
• the mixture was autoclaved for 5 min. at 25°C, 1 hr. at 99°C, 10 hrs. at 170 ° C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes.
• the mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 110°C.
• the difference between desired and actual SAR is due to the fact that there is always excess silica in the system for crystallization. If it were all crystallized, the desired SAR would be obtained.
• the actual SAR reflects the amount of silica that is actually used. Higher yields will result in the desired and actual SAR values being closer to each other. Higher yields become possible by changing the pH.
• the XRD crystallinity value reflects the amount of crystalline material present. The higher the number, the more crystalline material, with less amorphous unreacted materials, is present in the solid material. The crystallinity typically increases with time during a crystallization process. These reactions were run for 10 hours, so a low value infers that the process is not complete and a higher value would be obtained with more time. A value above 90% reflects well-crystallized material.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of oo (no AI 2 O 3 )to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.7 wt% of AI 2 O 3 , 92.0 wt% of SiO 2 , and 5.3 wt% of Na 2 0 was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 1 wt.% (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of ⁇ . The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved for 5 min. at 25°C, 1 hr. at 99°C, 8 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes. The mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 110°C.
• COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE C This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 23 to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.4 wt% of AI 2 O 3 , 85.2 wt% of SiO 2 , and 12.4 wt% of Na 2 0 was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 3 wt.% (based on Si0 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 23. The mixture became gritty and clumpy and was thinned by the addition of an additional 175 g. of water. The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved for 5 min. at 25°C, 1 hr. at 99°C, 10 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes. The mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 110°C.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds which in accordance with the present invention have an SAR between 10 and 20, in this case 16.49, to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.3 wt% of Al 2 0 3 , 79.1 wt% of SiO 2 , and 18.6 t% of Na 2 0 was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 3 wt.% (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 16.56. The mixture became gritty and clumpy and was thinned by the addition of an additional 225 g. of water. The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved for 5 min. at 25°C, 1 hr. at 99°C, 8 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes. The mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 110°C.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR ratio of 16.56 and aged for 19 days, to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.4 wt% of AI 2 O 3 , 85.2 wt% of SiO 2 , and 12.4 wt% of Na 2 O was prepared (wt% based of dry solids).
• To that mixture was added 3 wt.% (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 16.56.
• the mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm.
• the mixture was autoclaved for 2 min. at 25°C, 10 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes.
• the mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 110°C.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR ratio of 16.49 and aged for 47 days, to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.9 wt% of Al 2 0 3 , 85.6 wt% of Si0 2 , and 11.5 wt% of Na 2 0 was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 3 wt% (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 16.49. The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved for 2 min. at 25°C, 2 hr. at 99°C, 10 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes. The mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 110°C.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR ratio of 16.49 and aged for 82 days, to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.4 wt% of AI 2 O 3 , 85.3 wt.% of SiO 2 , and 12.3 wt% of Na 2 0 was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 1 wt% (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 16.49. The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved for 2 min. at 25°C, 10 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes. The mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 110°C.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR ratio of 16.49 and aged for 84 days, to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 2.4 wt% of AI 2 O 3 , 85.3 wt% of SiO 2 , and 12.3 wt% of Na 2 0 was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 1 wt.% (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 16.49. The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved for 2 min. at 25°C, 10 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes. The mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, hot water washed, and dried at 11Q°C.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds which in accordance with the present invention have an SAR between 10 and less than 20, in this case 12, to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 3.1 wt% of AI 2 O 3> 95.1 t% of SiO 2 , and 1.8 wt% of Na 2 O was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 3 wt.%) (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 12. The mixture became gritty and clumpy and was thinned by the addition of an additional 110 g. of water. The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved for 5 min. at 25°C, 1 hr. at 99°C, 10 hrs. at 170°C, and cooled to 25°C in 75 minutes. The mixture was dewatered to obtain the slurried solids, ammonium chloride washed (to remove soda) followed by a hot water wash, then dried at 110°C.
• This example illustrates the use of amorphous aluminosilicate nucleating seeds which in accordance with the present invention have an SAR between 10 and less than 20, in this case 18, to make MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolite.
• a 1 kg. mixture of water, 3.0 wt% of AI 2 O 3 , 95.1 wt% of SiO 2 , and 1.9 wt.% of Na 2 0 was prepared (wt% based of dry solids). To that mixture was added 3 wt.%) (based on SiO 2 ) of aluminosilicate nucleating seeds having an SAR of 18. The mixture became gritty and clumpy and was thinned by the addition of an additional 144 g. of water. The mixture was mixed for 5 minutes and transferred to an autoclave having a mixer running at 250 rpm. The mixture was autoclaved in two ways, (A) for 5 min. at 25°C, 1 hr. at 99°C, and 10 hrs.

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