Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine

Francois Dougnier

Jean-Louis Guth

Joel Patarin

Didier Anglerot

Didier Auglerot

An aluminosilicate gel containing a structuring agent ST and having a composition appropriate for crystallizing as a zeolite of the faujasite structural family is prepared and then subjected to a crystallization to form a zeolite precursor consisting of the said zeolite containing the structuring agent ST in its cavities and channels, and zeolite is produced by calcination of the said precursor. The structuring agent ST consists of at least one compound chosen from the polyalkylene oxides of the formula ##STR1## in which R and R', which are identical or different, each represent H or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl radical, X denotes H or OH, m is equal to 2 or 3 and may be different from one unit to the next and n is a number larger than 12 and preferably between 25 and 800. The zeolites obtained have a Si:Al ratio which is larger than 1 and may exceed 3 and they have a cubic symmetry. These zeolites are usable, directly or after cation exchange, as adsorbents or as catalyst components.

Process for the synthesis of zeolites having an aluminosilicate

An aluminosilicate gel containing a structuring agent ST and having a composition appropriate for crystallizing as a zeolite of the faujasite structural family is prepared, and then subjected to a crystallization to form a zeolite precursor consisting of the said zeolite containing the structuring agent ST in its cavities and channels, and zeolite is produced by calcination of the said precursor. The structuring agent ST consists of at least one compound chosen from the polyoxaalkylamines and/or polyoxaarylamines of general formula:

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