A molecular sieve material, EMM-17, has in its as-calcined form, a total surface area of greater than 550 m.sup.2/g and/or an external surface area of greater than about 100 m.sup.2/g as measured by the BET Method, and a specific X-ray diffraction pattern.

Synthesis of molecular sieves of the STT and ITE framework types using, as a structure directing agent Q, [L(DETA).sub.2].sup.2+ cation or [L(TEPA)].sup.2+ cation, or a mixture thereof, where L is a divalent metal cation comprising at least one of Ni, Co and Mn and DETA is diethylene triamine and TEPA is tetraethylene pentamine.

A process for preparing an aluminum-free boron containing zeolitic material comprising the framework structure MWW (BMWW), comprising (a) hydrothermally synthesizing the BMWW from a synthesis mixture containing water, a silicon source, a boron source, and an MWW template compound obtaining the BMWW in its mother liquor, the mother liquor having a pH above 9; (b) adjusting the pH of the mother liquor, obtained in (a) and containing the BMWW, to a value in the range of from 6 to 9; (c) separating the BMWW from the pH-adjusted mother liquor obtained in (b) by filtration in a filtration device.

A method is provided for synthesizing a molecular sieve of SFE framework type using a structure directed agent selected from one or more of 1,2,3,5-tetramethyl-1H-pyrazol-2-ium cations and 1,2,3,4-tetramethyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium cations.

A process for the post-treatment of a zeolitic material having an MWW framework structure, the process comprising (i) providing a zeolitic material having an MWW framework structure, wherein the framework structure of the zeolitic material comprises X.sub.2O.sub.3 and YO.sub.2, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element and wherein the molar ratio X.sub.2O.sub.3:YO.sub.2 is greater than 0.02:1; (ii) treating the zeolitic material provided in (i) with a liquid solvent system thereby obtaining a zeolitic material having a molar ratio X.sub.2O.sub.3:YO.sub.2 of at most 0.02:1, and at least partially separating the zeolitic material from the liquid solvent system; (iii) treating the zeolitic material obtained from (ii) with a liquid aqueous system having a pH in the range of 5.5 to 8 and a temperature of at least 75? C.

A method can include heating an aqueous reaction mixture comprising a silicon source and a boron source and/or an aluminum source in the presence of a quaternary structure directing agent to a temperature of at least 75? C. to produce a zeolite. A composition can include a borosilicate zeolite, an aluminosilicate zeolite, or an aluminoborosilicate zeolite having a framework symmetry of C2/m and a unit cell with measurements of a of 3.5 ? to 4.5 ?, b of 20.1 ? to 21.1 ?, c of 15.5 to 16.5 ?, and ? of 97? to 98?.

Molecular sieves, designated as EMM-74, characterized by a unique powder XRD pattern, methods of making the same, and uses thereof.

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 process for preparing an aluminum-free boron containing zeolitic material comprising the framework structure MWW (BMWW), comprising (a) hydrothermally synthesizing the BMWW from a synthesis mixture containing water, a silicon source, a boron source, and an MWW template compound obtaining the BMWW in its mother liquor, the mother liquor having a pH above 9; (b) adjusting the pH of the mother liquor, obtained in (a) and containing the BMWW, to a value in the range of from 6 to 9; (c) separating the BMWW from the pH-adjusted mother liquor obtained in (b) by filtration in a filtration device.

A molecular sieve material, EMM-25, having in its calcined form an X-ray diffraction pattern including the following peaks: TABLE-US-00001 d-spacing (?) Relative Intensity [100 ? I/I(o)]% 11.74-11.34 60-100 9.50-9.10 30-80 8.68-8.28 10-40 5.64-5.44 20-60 4.52-4.42 10-50 4.28-4.18 10-40 3.96-3.86 40-80 3.69-3.59 30-70