Shock calcined aluminosilicate zeolites

摘要

A process for producing a thermally shock calcined aluminosilicate zeolite comprising (A) precalcining an aluminosilicate zeolite at a relatively low temperature, (B) very rapidly increasing the temperature of the aluminosilicate zeolite to a relatively high temperature for a short period of time, and (C) rapidly cooling the aluminosilicate zeolite. The resulting zeolite is catalytically active for hydrocarbon conversion reactions and is particularly selective for the production of para-xylene from a reaction mix of toluene and a methylating agent.