The invention relates generally to a sodium faujasite catalyst, and in particular the use of the sodium faujasite catalyst in producing acrylic acid. In particular, the invention relates to the use of the sodium faujasite catalyst in catalytic dehydration of lactic acid and 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) to produce acrylic acid.

A method of manufacturing a porous monolithic zeolite structure including the steps of; taking a porous monolithic substrate; forming one or more zeolites on the substrate; and substantially or completely removing the substrate.

A method of manufacturing a porous monolithic zeolite structure including the steps of; taking a porous monolithic substrate; forming one or more zeolites on the substrate; and substantially or completely removing the substrate.

Described is a preparation method for zeolite molecular sieves by means of solid-state reactions without the usage of organic templates. The method comprises the following steps: grinding and mixing the solid raw materials comprising the silicon source, the aluminum source and the alkali source, transferring the obtained mixture into an autoclave, conducting the crystallization for a period of 5 hours-20 days at a temperature of 50-200 C. After filtering and drying the crystallized products, molecular sieves in a powder form can be obtained. The method provides different molecular sieves, including ZSM-5 zeolite, Beta zeolite, FAU zeolite, MOR zeolite, LTA zeolite, and GIS zeolite, with a high crystallinity and an adjustable Si/Al ratio within a certain range. The obtained products exhibit a high crystallinity and a high purity, and the method does not require the use of organic templates and solvents, which avoids unnecessary consumptions during the production, simplifies the synthetic process, and also increases the yield from the autoclave reactor.

Described is a preparation method for zeolite molecular sieves by means of solid-state reactions without the usage of organic templates. The method comprises the following steps: grinding and mixing the solid raw materials comprising the silicon source, the aluminum source and the alkali source, transferring the obtained mixture into an autoclave, conducting the crystallization for a period of 5 hours-20 days at a temperature of 50-200 C. After filtering and drying the crystallized products, molecular sieves in a powder form can be obtained. The method provides different molecular sieves, including ZSM-5 zeolite, Beta zeolite, FAU zeolite, MOR zeolite, LTA zeolite, and GIS zeolite, with a high crystallinity and an adjustable Si/Al ratio within a certain range. The obtained products exhibit a high crystallinity and a high purity, and the method does not require the use of organic templates and solvents, which avoids unnecessary consumptions during the production, simplifies the synthetic process, and also increases the yield from the autoclave reactor.

The present invention concerns zeolites with hierarchical porosity having a molar ratio Si/Al of between 1 and 1.4, inclusive, of which the average diameter, as a number, is between 0.1 ?m and 20 ?m, having controlled and optimized crystallinity, and having mesoporosity such that the mesoporous outer surface area is between 40 m.sup.2.g.sup.?1 and 400 m.sup.2.g.sup.?1. The present invention also concerns the method for preparing said zeolites with hierarchical porosity.

The present invention concerns zeolites with hierarchical porosity having a molar ratio Si/Al of between 1 and 1.4, inclusive, of which the average diameter, as a number, is between 0.1 ?m and 20 ?m, having controlled and optimized crystallinity, and having mesoporosity such that the mesoporous outer surface area is between 40 m.sup.2.g.sup.?1 and 400 m.sup.2.g.sup.?1. The present invention also concerns the method for preparing said zeolites with hierarchical porosity.

The present invention concerns zeolites with hierarchical porosity having a molar ratio Si/Al of between 1 and 1.4, inclusive, of which the average diameter, as a number, is between 0.1 ?m and 20 ?m, having controlled and optimized crystallinity, and having mesoporosity such that the mesoporous outer surface area is between 40 m.sup.2.Math.g.sup.?1 and 400 m.sup.2.Math.g.sup.?1. The present invention also concerns the method for preparing said zeolites with hierarchical porosity.

The present invention concerns zeolites with hierarchical porosity having a molar ratio Si/Al of between 1 and 1.4, inclusive, of which the average diameter, as a number, is between 0.1 ?m and 20 ?m, having controlled and optimized crystallinity, and having mesoporosity such that the mesoporous outer surface area is between 40 m.sup.2.Math.g.sup.?1 and 400 m.sup.2.Math.g.sup.?1. The present invention also concerns the method for preparing said zeolites with hierarchical porosity.

The present invention generally relates to binderless zeolitic adsorbents and methods for making the binderless adsorbents. More particularly, the invention relates to FAU type binderless zeolitic adsorbents and methods for making the FAU type binderless adsorbents. The FAU type binderless adsorbents may be used for xylene separation and purification in selective adsorptive separation processes using binderless zeolitic adsorbents.