It relates to a microporous aluminotitanosilicate crystalline zeolite, method of preparation and applications thereof. It extends to a catalytic hydroxylation, by reaction of a compound of formula (I) with H.sub.2O.sub.2 in the presence of a catalyst comprising the zeolite. ##STR00001##

A process comprising hydrothermally synthesizing a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW in the presence of an MWW template compound, obtaining a mother liquor comprising water, a first portion of the MWW template compound and a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW comprising a second portion of the MWW template compound, separating the first portion of the MWW template compound from the mother liquor and recycling the first portion of the MWW template compound into a hydrothermal synthesis of a titanium-containing zeolitic material having framework type MWW.

Provided here are zirconium-substituted hierarchical zeolite compositions and methods of preparing such catalytic compositions. One such method involves subjecting the zirconium-substituted zeolite to a framework modification process using a single template to produce a framework-modified zeolite, followed by subjecting the framework-modified zeolite to an ion exchange process to produce a hierarchical zeolite composition. Also provided are methods of catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks using these zirconium-substituted hierarchical zeolite compositions.

Provided are zeolite catalysts that allow reactions to proceed at temperatures as low as possible when lower olefins are produced from hydrocarbon feedstocks with low boiling points such as light naphtha, make it possible to make propylene yield higher than ethylene yield in the production of lower olefins, and have long lifetime. The zeolite catalysts are used in the production of lower olefins from hydrocarbon feedstocks with low boiling points such as light naphtha. The zeolite catalysts are MFI-type crystalline aluminosilicates containing iron atoms and have molar ratios of iron atoms to total moles of iron atoms and aluminum atoms in the range from 0.4 to 0.7. The use of the zeolite catalysts make it possible to increase propylene yield, to lower reaction temperatures, and to extend catalyst lifetime.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for fluidized catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon oil containing a framework-substituted zeolite-1 in which zirconium atoms and/or hafnium atoms form a part of a framework of an ultra-stable Y-type zeolite.

Provided here are zirconium-substituted hierarchical zeolite compositions and methods of preparing such catalytic compositions. One such method involves subjecting the zirconium-substituted zeolite to a framework modification process using a single template to produce a framework-modified zeolite, followed by subjecting the framework-modified zeolite to an ion exchange process to produce a hierarchical zeolite composition. Also provided are methods of catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks using these zirconium-substituted hierarchical zeolite compositions.

A new aluminosilicate zeolite designated UZM-50, methods of making the zeolite, and its use as a catalyst in hydrocarbon conversion processes are described. This zeolite is represented by the empirical formula:

M.sup.+.sub.mR.sub.rAl.sub.1-xE.sub.xSi.sub.yO.sub.z

where M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium or combinations thereof, R is the organic structure directing agent or agents derived from reactants R1 and R2 where R1 is an amine essentially incapable of undergoing pyramidal inversion and having 7 or fewer carbon atoms, and R2 is a dihaloalkane, and E is an element selected from the group consisting of gallium, iron, boron and mixtures thereof. UZM-50 has utility in various hydrocarbon conversion reactions such as conversion of an aromatic molecule to another aromatic molecule.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a zeolitic material comprising the steps of: (1) providing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO.sub.2 and one or more alkenyltrialkylammonium cation R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3R.sup.4N.sup.+-containing compounds as structure directing agent; and (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1) to obtain a zeolitic material;
wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 independently from one another stand for alkyl; and R.sup.4 stands for alkenyl, as well as to zeolitic materials which may be obtained according to the inventive process and to their use.

A molecular sieve having the framework structure of ZSM-5 is described comprising crystals having an external surface area in excess of 100 m.sup.2/g (as determined by the t-plot method for nitrogen physisorption) and a unique X-ray diffraction pattern.

A novel synthetic crystalline molecular sieve designated as SSZ-109 is disclosed. SSZ-109 is synthesized using a structure directing agent comprising one or more of N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-N,N-diisobutylhexane-1,6-diammonium cations, N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-N,N-dineopentylhexane-1,6-diammonium cations, and N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-N-isobutyl-N-neopentylhexane-1,6-diammonium cations.