The present invention discloses a method for the pervaporation and vapor-permeation separation of a gas-liquid mixture or a liquid mixture by a SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane, which comprises: 1) mixing an Al source, tetraethyl ammonium hydroxide, water, a Si source and a P source, and subjecting the resultant to hydrothermal crystallization, then centrifuging, washing and drying to get SAPO-34 molecular sieve seeds; 2) coating the SAPO-34 molecular sieve seeds onto the inner surface of a porous support tube; 3) synthesis of a SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane tube; 4) calcining the obtained SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane tube to obtain a SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane; 5) using the SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane obtained from step 4) to perform separation of a gas-liquid mixture or a liquid mixture via a process of pervaporation separation or vapor-permeation separation. The invention has the advantages of very high methanol selectivity and permeation flux, and provides an efficient and energy-saving separation way via pervaporation or vapor-permeation separation.

The present invention discloses a method for the pervaporation and vapor-permeation separation of a gas-liquid mixture or a liquid mixture by a SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane, which comprises: 1) mixing an Al source, tetraethyl ammonium hydroxide, water, a Si source and a P source, and subjecting the resultant to hydrothermal crystallization, then centrifuging, washing and drying to get SAPO-34 molecular sieve seeds; 2) coating the SAPO-34 molecular sieve seeds onto the inner surface of a porous support tube; 3) synthesis of a SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane tube; 4) calcining the obtained SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane tube to obtain a SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane; 5) using the SAPO-34 molecular sieve membrane obtained from step 4) to perform separation of a gas-liquid mixture or a liquid mixture via a process of pervaporation separation or vapor-permeation separation. The invention has the advantages of very high methanol selectivity and permeation flux, and provides an efficient and energy-saving separation way via pervaporation or vapor-permeation separation.

A SCM-38 molecular sieve and preparation process and use thereof are provided. The SCM-38 molecular sieve is a phosphorus-aluminium or silicon-phosphorus-aluminium molecular sieve, which has the following diffraction peak feature in its XRD spectrum: X-ray diffraction peaks appear at 2 of 7.200.1, 10.810.1, 11.600.1, 14.320.1, 21.390.1, 21.830.1, 27.310.1, 28.720.1. The most intense peak appears at 2 of 7.200.1.

Various zeolites may be produced under hydrothermal synthesis conditions in the presence of a silicon atom source and a bis-pyridinium compound having a structure represented by formula (I). Q is an optionally substituted C1-C10 hydrocarbyl group and two Q may join to form a carbocyclic ring; n is an integer ranging from 0 to 5; m is an integer ranging from 0 to 5; n+m is greater than or equal to 1; and A is a spacer group containing 2 to about 10 atoms.

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A method for synthesizing an aluminophosphate based molecular sieve is described. The method may include the steps of: (a) preparing an aqueous mixture comprising water, a substituted hydrocarbon, and a 1-oxa-4-azacyclohexane derivative; (b) reacting the aqueous mixture; (c) obtaining a solution comprising an organo-1-oxa-4-azoniumcyclohexane compound; (d) forming a reaction mixture comprising reactive sources of Al, and P, and the solution; and (e) heating the reaction mixture to form the molecular sieve.

The present invention concerns a SAPO-34 molecular sieve and method for preparing the same, whose chemical composition in the anhydrous state is expressed as: mDIPA.(Si.sub.xAl.sub.yP.sub.z)O.sub.2, wherein, DIPA is diisopropylamine existing in cages and pore channels of said molecular sieve, wherein m is the molar number of diisopropylamine per one mole of (SixAlyPz)O.sub.2, and m is from 0.03 to 0.25; x, y, z respectively represents the molar number of Si, Al, P, and x is from 0.01 to 0.30, and y is from 0.40 to 0.60, and z is from 0.25 to 0.49, and x+y+z=1. The SAPO-34 molecular sieve can be used as catalysts for acid-catalyzed reaction or oxygenate to olefins reaction.

Methods for producing lactams from oximes by performing a Beckmann rearrangement using a silicoaluminophosphate catalyst are provided. These catalysts may be used in gas phase or liquid phase reactions to convert oximes into lactams. High conversion of oxime and high selectivity for the desired lactams are produced using the disclosed methods, including high conversion and selectivity for -caprolactam produced from cyclohexanone oxime and high conversion and selectivity for -laurolactam produced from cyclododecanone oxime.

Methods for producing lactams from oximes by performing a Beckmann rearrangement using a silicoaluminophosphate catalyst are provided. These catalysts may be used in gas phase or liquid phase reactions to convert oximes into lactams. High conversion of oxime and high selectivity for the desired lactams are produced using the disclosed methods, including high conversion and selectivity for -caprolactam produced from cyclohexanone oxime and high conversion and selectivity for -laurolactam produced from cyclododecanone oxime.

The present invention provides a SAPO-34 molecular sieve, whose chemical composition in the anhydrous state is expressed as: mDGA.(Si.sub.xAl.sub.yP.sub.z)O.sub.2; wherein DGA is diglycolamine, distributing in the cages and pores of said molecular sieve; m is the molar number of the template agent diglycolamine per one mole of (Si.sub.xAl.sub.yP.sub.z)O.sub.2, and m is from 0.03 to 0.25; x, y, z respectively represents the molar number of Si, Al, P, and x is from 0.01 to 0.30, and y is from 0.40 to 0.60, and z is from 0.25 to 0.49, and x+y+z=1. Said SAPO-34 molecular sieve can be used as an acid-catalyzed reaction catalyst, such as a methanol to olefins reaction catalyst. The present invention also concerns the application of said SAPO-34 molecular sieve in adsorption separation of CH.sub.4 and CO.sub.2.

The present invention provides a SAPO-34 molecular sieve, whose chemical composition in the anhydrous state is expressed as: mDGA.(Si.sub.xAl.sub.yP.sub.z)O.sub.2; wherein DGA is diglycolamine, distributing in the cages and pores of said molecular sieve; m is the molar number of the template agent diglycolamine per one mole of (Si.sub.xAl.sub.yP.sub.z)O.sub.2, and m is from 0.03 to 0.25; x, y, z respectively represents the molar number of Si, Al, P, and x is from 0.01 to 0.30, and y is from 0.40 to 0.60, and z is from 0.25 to 0.49, and x+y+z=1. Said SAPO-34 molecular sieve can be used as an acid-catalyzed reaction catalyst, such as a methanol to olefins reaction catalyst. The present invention also concerns the application of said SAPO-34 molecular sieve in adsorption separation of CH.sub.4 and CO.sub.2.