A filler for resinous composition is contained and used in resinous composition constituting electronic packaging material for electronic device, and includes: a filler ingredient including a crystalline siliceous material with a crystal structure made of at least one member selected from the group consisting of type FAU, type FER, type LTA, type MFI and type CHA, and/or type MWW, wherein: the filler ingredient is free of any activity when evaluated by an NH3-TPD method; and includes the crystalline siliceous material in an amount falling in a range allowing the filler ingredient to exhibit a negative thermal expansion coefficient. The filler ingredient may further be free of a surface in which silver, copper, zinc, mercury, tin, lead, bismuth, cadmium, chromium, cobalt and nickel are exposed.

A filler for resinous composition is contained and used in resinous composition constituting electronic packaging material for electronic device, and includes: a filler ingredient including a crystalline siliceous material with a crystal structure made of at least one member selected from the group consisting of type FAU, type FER, type LTA, type MFI and type CHA, and/or type MWW, wherein: the filler ingredient is free of any activity when evaluated by an NH3-TPD method; and includes the crystalline siliceous material in an amount falling in a range allowing the filler ingredient to exhibit a negative thermal expansion coefficient. The filler ingredient may further be free of a surface in which silver, copper, zinc, mercury, tin, lead, bismuth, cadmium, chromium, cobalt and nickel are exposed.

A process for preparing a nanometric zeolite Y of FAU structural type with a crystal size of less than 100 nm and an A/B ratio of greater than 2, by mixing, in aqueous medium, of at least one source AO.sub.2 of at least one tetravalent element A chosen from silicon, germanium and titanium, of at least one source BO.sub.b of at least one trivalent element B chosen from aluminum, boron, iron, indium and gallium, of at least one source C.sub.2/mO of an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal C chosen from lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium, where source C.sub.2/mO also includes at least one source of hydroxide ions, to obtain a gel, maturation and hydrothermal treatment of the gel.

A process for preparing a nanometric zeolite Y of FAU structural type with a crystal size of less than 100 nm and an A/B ratio of greater than 2, by mixing, in aqueous medium, of at least one source AO.sub.2 of at least one tetravalent element A chosen from silicon, germanium and titanium, of at least one source BO.sub.b of at least one trivalent element B chosen from aluminum, boron, iron, indium and gallium, of at least one source C.sub.2/mO of an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal C chosen from lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium, where source C.sub.2/mO also includes at least one source of hydroxide ions, to obtain a gel, maturation and hydrothermal treatment of the gel.

To provide a hydrocarbon adsorbent having high hydrocarbon adsorbing properties even after exposed to a high temperature/high humidity reducing atmosphere.

A hydrocarbon adsorbent, which includes a FAU type zeolite having a lattice constant of at least 24.29 and containing copper. Such a hydrocarbon adsorbent may be used for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons to be exposed to a high temperature/high humidity environment, and may be used particularly for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, such as an automobile exhaust gas.

To provide a hydrocarbon adsorbent having high hydrocarbon adsorbing properties even after exposed to a high temperature/high humidity reducing atmosphere.

A hydrocarbon adsorbent, which includes a FAU type zeolite having a lattice constant of at least 24.29 and containing copper. Such a hydrocarbon adsorbent may be used for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons to be exposed to a high temperature/high humidity environment, and may be used particularly for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, such as an automobile exhaust gas.

A process for the preparation of a zeolitic material having a FAU-type framework structure comprising YO.sub.2 and X.sub.2O.sub.3, comprising: (a) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources of YO.sub.2, one or more sources of X.sub.2O.sub.3, and one or more structure directing agents (SDA); (b) crystallizing the zeolitic material from the mixture obtained in (a); wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a bivalent element, and wherein the one or more structure directing agents comprise one or more isomers of diaminomethylcyclohexane. A zeolitic material having an FAU-type framework structure obtained according to the inventive process; processes for preparing a coated substrate and a shaped body, respectively, from the zeolitic material having a FAU-type framework structure obtained according to the inventive process and, a method for selectively reducing nitrogen oxides NOx employing said zeolitic material.

A composition of matter is provided comprising hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material having well-defined long-range mesoporous ordering of cubic symmetry. The composition possesses mesopores having walls of crystalline microporous material and a mass of mesostructure between mesopores of crystalline microporous material. Long-range ordering is defined by presence of secondary peaks in an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and/or cubic symmetry observable by microscopy.

A composition of matter is provided comprising hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material having well-defined long-range mesoporous ordering of cubic symmetry. The composition possesses mesopores having walls of crystalline microporous material and a mass of mesostructure between mesopores of crystalline microporous material. Long-range ordering is defined by presence of secondary peaks in an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and/or cubic symmetry observable by microscopy.

A composition of matter is provided comprising hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material having well-defined long-range mesoporous ordering of hexagonal symmetry. The composition possesses mesopores having walls of crystalline microporous material and a mass of mesostructure between mesopores of crystalline microporous material. Long-range ordering is defined by presence of secondary peaks in an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and/or hexagonal symmetry observable by microscopy.