W. R. Grace Co.

Julius Scherzer

David E Vaughan

John Storey Magee, Jr

Philip Kenerick Maher

Attrition resistant and stable catalyst composition comprising crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites e.g. rare earth exchanged zeolites dispersed in an inorganic matrix containing synthetic amorphous silica-alumina and clay are prepared by a process which reduces the level of polluting ammonium salts by eliminating the use of ammonium hydroxide in the steps prior to primary filtration. During the synthesis of the amorphous inorganic matrix wherein alkali metal silicate and aluminum salt solutions are gelled and subsequently combined with zeolitic materials, the ammonia reagent is replaced by non-polluting additives such as magnesium or calcium hydroxides (or oxides) prior to a primary filtration stage without decreasing the catalytic activity of the resulting zeolite promoted hydrocarbon conversion catalysts.

Process for preparing zeolite containing hydrocarbon conversion catalysts

A novel mixed rare earth-transition metal exchanged faujasite is prepared by exchanging alkali metal faujasite with a mixture of rare earth and transition metal salts at a pH of about 3.5. The novel faujasite, which contains 0.2 to 3% transition metal and 2 to 14% rare earths, (both ranges expressed as oxides), is used as a hydrocarbon conversion catalyst or as a component in a zeolite promoted hydrocarbon conversion catayst.

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