SMALL CRYSTAL FERRIERITE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

There is disclosed a highly crystalline small crystal ferrierite zeolite prepared from a gel containing a source of silica alumina alkali metal and a combination of two templating agents. The resulting material includes ferrierite crystals having a particle size of about or less than about 200 nm. The desired crystal size can be achieved by using a specific composition of the gel. The purity of the material and the crystal size was determined by using X ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The material has excellent surface area and micropore volume as determined by nitrogen adsorption.