Cobalt-aluminum-phosphorus-silicon-oxide molecular sieves

Abstract

Crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, SiO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and tetrahedral units are disclosed. These molecular sieves have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:mR: (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 ; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides. Their use as adsorbents catalysts, etc. is also disclosed.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to a novel class of crystalline three-dimensional microporous molecular sieves and to the method of their preparation. The invention relates to novel cobalt-aluminum-phosphorus-silicon-oxide molecular sieves having cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon in the form of framework tetrahedral oxides. These compositions may be prepared hydrothermally from gels containing reactive compounds of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon capable of forming framework tetrahedral oxides, and preferably at least one organic templating agent which functions in part to determine the course of the crystallization mechanism and the structure of the crystalline product.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Molecular sieves of the crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite type are well known in the art and now comprise over 150 species of both naturally occurring and synthetic compositions. In general the crystalline zeolites are formed from corner-sharing AlO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedra and are characterized by having pore openings of uniform dimensions, having a significant ion-exchange capacity and being capable of reversibly desorbing an adsorbed phase which is dispersed throughout the internal voids of the crystal without displacing any atoms which make up the permanent crystal structure.

Other crystalline microporous compositions which are not zeolitic, i.e. do not contain AlO.sub.2 tetrahedra as essential framework constituents, but which exhibit the ion-exchange and/or adsorption characteristics of the zeolites are also known. Metal organosilicates which are said to possess ion-exchange properties, have uniform pores and are capable of reversibly adsorbing molecules having molecular diameters of about 6 .ANG. or less, are reported in U.S. Pat. No. 3,941,871 issued Mar. 2, 1976 to Dwyer et al. A pure silica polymorph, silicalite, having molecular sieving properties and a neutral framework containing neither cations nor cation sites is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,061,724 issued Dec. 6, 1977 to R. W. Grose et al.

A recently reported class of microporous compositions and the first framework oxide molecular sieves synthesized without silica, are the crystalline aluminophosphate compositions disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,440 issued Jan. 12, 1982 to Wilson et al. These materials are formed from AlO.sub.2 and PO.sub.2 tetrahedra and have electrovalently neutral frameworks as in the case of silica polymorphs. Unlike the silica molecular sieve, silicalite, which is hydrophobic due to the absence of extra-structural cations, the aluminophosphate molecular sieves are moderately hydrophilic, apparently due to the difference in electronegativity between aluminum and phosphorus. Their intracrystalline pore volumes and pore diameters are comparable to those known for zeolites and silica molecular sieves.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 400,438, filed July 26, 1982 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,440,871), there is described a novel class of silicon-substituted aluminophosphates which are both microporous and crystalline. The materials have a three dimensional crystal framework of PO.sub.2.sup.+, AlO.sub.2.sup.- and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and, exclusive of any alkali metal or calcium which may optionally be present, an as-synthesized empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis of:

mR:(Si.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (Si.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to 0.3; the maximum value in each case depending upon the molecular dimensions of the templating agent and the available void volume of the pore system of the particular silicoaluminophosphate species involved; and "x", "y", and "z" represent the mole fractions of silicon, aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides. The minimum value for each of "x", "y", and "z" is 0.01 and preferably 0.02. The maximum value for "x" is 0.98; for "y" is 0.60; and for "z" is 0.52. These silicoaluminophosphates exhibit several physical and chemical properties which are characteristic of aluminosilicate zeolites and aluminophosphates.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 480,738, filed Mar. 31, 1983 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,500,651) there is described a novel class of titanium-containing molecular sieves whose chemical composition in the as-synthesized and anhydrous form is represented by the unit empirical formula:

mR:(Ti.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (Ti.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of between zero and about 5.0; and "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of titanium, aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 514,334, filed July 15, 1983 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,567,029), there is described a novel class of crystalline metal aluminophosphates having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of MO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2 and PO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(M.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 wherein "R" represents at least on organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (M.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to 0.3; "M" represents at least one metal of the group magnesium, manganese, zinc and cobalt; "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fraction of the metal "M", aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides.

In copending and commonly assigned application Ser. No. 514,335, filed July 15, 1983 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,217), there is described a novel class of crystalline ferroaluminophosphates having a three-dimensional microporous framework structure of FeO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2 and PO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Fe.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R" present per mole of (Fe.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to 0.3; and "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of the iron, aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides.

The instant invention relates to new molecular sieves containing framework tetrahedral oxides of CoO.sub.2.sup.-2, AlO.sub.2.sup.-, PO.sub.2.sup.+ and SiO.sub.2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a ternary diagram wherein parameters relating to the instant compositions are set forth as mole fractions.

FIG. 2 is a ternary diagram wherein parameters relating to preferred compositions are set forth as mole fractions.

FIG. 3 is a ternary diagram wherein parameters relating to the reaction mixtures employed in the preparation of the compositions of this invention are set forth as mole fractions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to a new class of molecular sieves having a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structures of CoO.sub.2.sup.-2, AlO.sub.2.sup.-, PO.sub.2.sup.+ and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral oxide units. These new cobalt-aluminum-phosphorus-silicon-oxide molecular sieves exhibit ion-exchange, adsorption and catalytic properties and, accordingly, find wide use as adsorbents and catalysts. The members of this novel class of compositions have crystal framework structures of CoO.sub.2.sup.-2 (and/or CoO.sub.2.sup.-1), AlO.sub.2.sup.-, PO.sub.2.sup.+ and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides. The instant molecular sieve compositions are characterized in several ways as distinct from heretofore known molecular sieves, including the aforementioned ternary compositions. The instant molecular sieves are characterized by the enhanced thermal stability of certain species and by the existence of species heretofore unknown for binary and ternary molecular sieves.

The molecular sieves of the instant invention will be generally referred to by the acronym "CoAPSO" to designate the crystal framework of CoO.sub.2.sup.-2, AlO.sub.2.sup.-, PO.sub.2.sup.+ and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral oxide units. Actual class members will be identified as structural species by assigning a number to the species and, accordingly, are identified as "CoAPSO-i" wherein "i" is an integer. This designation is an arbitrary one and is not intended to denote structural relationship to another material(s) which may also be characterized by a numbering system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to a new class of molecular sieves having a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structures of CoO.sub.2.sup.-2, AlO.sub.2.sup.-, PO.sub.2.sup.+ and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral oxide units. Reference to CoO.sub.2.sup.-2 herein is also meant to include reference to CoO.sub.2.sup.-1, such that CoO.sub.2.sup.-2 and/or CoO.sub.2.sup.-1 tetrahedral oxide units may be present. These new molecular sieves exhibit ion-exchange, adsorption and catalytic properties and accordingly find wide use as adsorbents and catalysts.

The molecular sieves of the instant invention have three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2.sup.-2, AlO.sub.2.sup.-, PO.sub.2.sup.+ and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, where the mole fractions "w", "x", "y" and "z" are each at least 0.01 and are generally defined, as being within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D and E of FIG. 1, said points A, B, C, D, and E having the following values for "w", "x", "y" and "z": ______________________________________ Mole FractionPoint x y (z + w)______________________________________A 0.60 0.38 0.02B 0.38 0.60 0.02C 0.01 0.60 0.39D 0.01 0.01 0.98E 0.60 0.01 0.39______________________________________

In a preferred subclass of the CoAPSO molecular sieves the values of "w", "x", "y", and "z" in the above formula are within the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c, and d, of FIG. 2, said points a, b, c, and d having the following values for "w", "x", "y" and "z":

______________________________________ Mole FractionPoint x y (z + w)______________________________________a 0.55 0.43 0.02b 0.43 0.55 0.02c 0.10 0.55 0.35d 0.55 0.10 0.35______________________________________

The CoAPSOs of this invention are useful as adsorbents, catalysts, ion-exchangers, and the like in much the same fashion as aluminosilicates have been employed heretofore, although their chemical and physical properties are not necessarily similar to those observed for aluminosilicates.

CoAPSO compositions are generally synthesized by hydrothermal crystallization from a reaction mixture containing reactive sources of cobalt, silicon, aluminum and phosphorus, an organic templating, i.e., structure-directing, agent, preferably a compound of an element of Group VA of the Periodic Table, and optionally an alkali metal. The reaction mixture is generally placed in a sealed pressure vessel, preferably lined with an inert plastic material such as polytetrafluoroethylene and heated, preferably under autogenous pressure at an effective temperature which is generally between 50.degree. C. and 250.degree. C. and preferably between 100.degree. C. and 200.degree. C. until crystals of the CoAPSO product are obtained, usually for an effective time of from several hours to several weeks. Generally the effective crystallization time will be from about 2 hours to about 30 days and typically from about 4 hours to about 20 days. The product is recovered by any convenient method such as centrifugation or filtration.

In synthesizing the CoAPSO compositions of the instant invention, it is preferred to employ a reaction mixture composition expressed in terms of the molar ratios as follows:

aR:(Co.sub.r Al.sub.s P.sub.t Si.sub.u)O.sub.2 :bH.sub.2 O wherein "R" is an organic templating agent; "a" is the amount of organic templating agent "R" and has a value of from zero to about 6 and is preferably an effective amount within the range of greater than zero (0) to about 6; "b" has a value of from zero (0) to about 500, preferably between about 2 and 300; and "r", "s", "t" and "u" respectively represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, and each has a value of at least 0.01. In a preferred embodiment the reaction mixture is selected such that the mole fractions "r", "s", "t", and "u" respectively are generally defined as being within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points E, F, G, H and I of the ternary diagram of FIG. 3. Points E, F, G, H and I of FIG. 3 have the following values for "w", "x", "y" and "z": ______________________________________ Mole FractionPoint "s" "t" (r + u)______________________________________F 0.60 0.38 0.02G 0.38 0.60 0.02H 0.01 0.60 0.39I 0.01 0.01 0.98J 0.60 0.01 0.39______________________________________ For reasons unknown at present, not every reaction mixture gave crystalline CoAPSO products when reaction products were examined for CoAPSO products by X-ray analysis. Those reaction mixtures from which crystalline CoAPSO products were obtained are reported in the examples hereinafter as numbered examples and those reaction mixtures from which CoAPSO products were not identified by use of X-ray analysis are reported as lettered examples.

In the foregoing expression of the reaction composition, the reactants are normalized with respect to the total of "w", "x", "y" and "z" such that (w+x+y+z)=1.00 mole, whereas in the examples the reaction mixtures are expressed in terms of molar oxide ratios and may be normalized to the moles of P.sub.2 O.sub.5. This latter form is readily converted to the former form by routine calculations by dividing the number of moles of each component (including the template and water) by the total number of moles of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon which results in normalized mole fractions based on total moles of the aforementioned components.

In forming reaction mixtures from which the instant molecular sieves are formed the organic templating agent can be any of those heretofore proposed for use in the synthesis of conventional zeolite aluminosilicates. In general these compounds contain elements of Group VA of the Periodic Table of Elements, particularly nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic and antimony, preferably nitrogen or phosphorus and most preferably nitrogen, which compounds also contain at least one alkyl or aryl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. Particularly preferred compounds for use as templating agents are the amines, quaternary phosphonium and quaternary ammonium compounds, the latter two being represented generally by the formula R.sub.4 X.sup.+ wherein "X" is nitrogen or phosphorous and each R is an alkyl or aryl group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. Polymeric quaternary ammonium salts such as [(C.sub.14 H.sub.32 N.sub.2)(OH).sub.2 ].sub.x wherein "x" has a value of at least 2 are also suitably employed. The mono-, di- and tri-amines are advantageously utilized, either alone or in combination with a quaternary ammonium compound or other templating compound. Mixtures of two or more templating agents can either produce mixtures of the desired CoAPSOs or the more strongly directing templating species may control the course of the reaction with the other templating species serving primarily to establish the pH conditions of the reaction gel. Representative templating agents include: tetramethylammonium; tetraethylammonium; tetrapropylammonium; tetrabutylammonium ions; tetrapentylammonium ions; di-n-propylamine; tripropylamine; triethylamine; triethanolamine; piperidine; cyclohexylamine; 2-methylpyridine; N,N-dimethylbenzylamine; N,N-dimethylethanolamine; chlorine; N,N'-dimethylpiperazine; 1,4-diazabicyclo(2,2,2,)octane; N-methyldiethanolamine, N-methylethanolamine; N-methylpiperidine; 3-methylpiperidine; N-methylcyclohexylamine; 3-methylpyridine; 4-methylpyridine; quinuclidine; N,N'-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo(2,2,2)octane ion; di-n-butylamine, neopentylamine; di-n-pentylamine; isopropylamine; t-butylamine; ethylenediamine; pyrrolidine; and 2-imidazolidone. Not every templating agent will direct the formation of every species of CoAPSO, i.e., a single templating agent may, with proper manipulation of the reaction conditions, direct the formation of several CoAPSO compositions, and a given CoAPSO composition may be produced using several different templating agents.

Most any reactive silicon source may be employed such that SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral oxide units are formed in situ. The source of silicon may be silica, either as a silica sol or as fumed silica, a reactive solid amorphous precipitated silica, silica gel, alkoxides of silicon, silicic acid or alkali metal silicate and the like.

The most suitable phosphorus source yet found for the present process is phosphoric acid, but organic phosphates such as triethyl phosphate have been found satisfactory, and so also have crystalline or amorphous aluminophosphates such as the AlPO.sub.4 compositions of U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,440. Organo-phosphorus compounds, such as tetrabutylphosphonium bromide, do not apparently serve as reactive sources of phosphorus, but these compounds do function as templating agents. Conventional phosphorus salts such as sodium metaphosphate, may be used, at least in part, as the phosphorus source, but are not preferred.

The preferred aluminum source is either an aluminum alkoxide, such as aluminum isopropoxide, or pseudoboehmite. The crystalline or amorphous aluminophosphates which are a suitable source of phosphorus are, of course, also suitable sources of aluminum. Other sources of aluminum used in zeolite synthesis, such as gibbsite, sodium aluminate and aluminum trichloride, can be employed but are not preferred.

The source of cobalt can be introduced into the reaction system in any form which permits the formation in situ of a reactive form of cobalt, i.e., reactive to form the framework tetrahedral unit CoO.sub.2.sup.-2. Compounds of cobalt which may be employed include oxides, hydroxides, alkoxides, carboxylates, sulfates, nitrates, halides and the like including cobalt chloride hexahydrate, alpha cobaltous iodide, cobaltous sulfate, cobalt acetate, cobaltous bromide and cobaltous chloride.

While not essential to the synthesis of CoAPSO compositions, stirring or other moderate agitation of the reaction mixture and/or seeding the reaction mixture with seed crystals of either the CoAPSO species to be produced or a topologically similar aluminophosphate, aluminosilicate or molecular sieve composition, facilitates the crystallization procedure.

After crystallization the CoAPSO product may be isolated and advantageously washed with water and dried in air. The as-synthesized CoAPSO generally contains within its internal pore system at least one form of the templating agent employed in its formation. Most commonly any organic moiety derived from the organic template is present, at least in part, as a charge-balancing cation as is generally the case with as-synthesized aluminosilicate zeolites prepared from organic-containing reaction systems. It is possible, however, that some or all of the organic moiety is an occluded molecular species in a particular CoAPSO species. As a general rule the templating agent, and hence the occluded organic species, is too large to move freely through the pore system of the CoAPSO product and must be removed by calcining the CoAPSO at temperatures of 200.degree. C. to 700.degree. C. to thermally degrade the organic species. In a few instances the pores of the CoAPSO product are sufficiently large to permit transport of the templating agent, particularly if the latter is a small molecule, and accordingly complete or partial removal thereof can be accomplished by conventional desorption procedures such as carried out in the case of zeolites. It will be understood that the term "as-synthesized" as used herein does not include the condition of the CoAPSO phase wherein the organic moiety occupying the intracrystalline pore system as a result of the hydrothermal crystallization process has been reduced by post-synthesis treatment such that the value of "m" in the composition formula

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 has a value of less than 0.02. The other symbols of the formula are as defined hereinabove. In those preparations in which an alkoxide is employed as the source of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorous or silicon the corresponding alcohol is necessarily present in the reaction mixture since it is a hydrolysis product of the alkoxide. It has not been determined whether this alcohol participates in the synthesis process as a templating agent. For the purposes of this application, however, this alcohol is arbitrarily omitted from the class of templating agents, even if it is present in the as-synthesized CoAPSO material.

Since the present CoAPSO compositions are formed from CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units which, respectively, have a net charge of -2 (and/or -1), -1, +1 and 0, the matter of cation exchangeability is considerably more complicated than in the case of zeolitic molecular sieves in which, ideally, there is a stoichiometric relationship between AlO.sub.2.sup.- tetrahedra and charge-balancing cations. In the instant compositions, an AlO.sub.2.sup.- tetrahedron can be balanced electrically either by association with a PO.sub.2.sup.+ tetrahedron or a simple cation such as an alkali metal cation, a cation of cobalt present in the reaction mixture, or an organic cation derived from the templating agent. Similarly, CoO.sub.2.sup.-2 and/or CoO.sub.2.sup.-1 tetrahedra can be balanced electrically by association with PO.sub.2.sup.+ tetrahedra, a cation of the cobalt, organic cations derived from the templating agent, a simple cation such as an alkali metal cation, or other divalent or polyvalent metal cations introduced from an extraneous source. It has also been postulated that non-adjacent AlO.sub.2.sup.- and PO.sub.2.sup.+ tetrahedral pairs can be balanced by Na.sup.+ and OH.sup.- respectively [Flanigen and Grose, Molecular Sieve Zeolites-I, ACS, Washington, DC (1971)]

The CoAPSO compositions of the present invention may exhibit cation-exchange capacity when analyzed using ion-exchange techniques heretofore employed with zeolitic aluminosilicates and have pore diameters which are inherent in the lattice structure of each species and which are at least about 3 .ANG. in diameter. Ion exchange of CoAPSO compositions is ordinarily possible only after the organic moiety present as a result of synthesis has been removed from the pore system. Dehydration to remove water present in the as-synthesized CoAPSO compositions can usually be accomplished, to some degree at least, in the usual manner without removal of the organic moiety, but the absence of the organic species greatly facilitates adsorption and desorption procedures. The CoAPSO materials have various degrees of hydrothermal and thermal stability, some being quite remarkable in this regard, and function well as molecular sieve adsorbents and hydrocarbon conversion catalysts or catalyst bases.

In each example a stainless steel reaction vessel was utilized and was lined with an inert plastic material, polytetrafluoroethylene, to avoid contamination of the reaction mixture. In general, the final reaction mixture from which each CoAPSO composition is crystallized is prepared by forming mixtures of less than all of the reagents and thereafter incorporating into these mixtures additional reagents either singly or in the form of other intermediate mixtures of two or more reagents. In some instance the admixed reagents retain their identity in the intermediate mixture and in other cases some or all of the reagents are involved in chemical reactions to produce new reagents. The term "mixture" is applied in both cases. Further, unless otherwise specified, each intermediate mixture as well as the final reaction mixture was stirred until substantially homogeneous.

X-ray patterns of reaction products are obtained by X-ray analysis using standard X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The radiation source is a high-intensity, copper target, X-ray tube operated at 50 Kv and 40 ma. The diffraction pattern from the copper K-alpha radiation and graphite monochromator is suitably recorded by an X-ray spectrometer scintillation counter, pulse height analyzer and strip chart recorder. Flat compressed powder samples are scanned at 2.degree. (2 theta) per minute, using a two second time constant. Interplanar spacings (d) in Angstrom units are obtained from the position of the diffraction peaks expressed at 2.theta. where .theta. is the Bragg angle as observed on the strip chart. Intensities are determined from the heights of diffraction peaks after subtracting background, "I.sub.o " being the intensity of the strongest line or peak, and "I" being the intensity of each of the other peaks. Alternatively, the X-ray patterns are obtained from the copper K-alpha radiation by use of computer based techniques using Siemens D-500 X-ray powder diffractometers and Siemens Type K-805 X-ray sources, available from Siemens Corporation, Cherry Hill, N.J., with appropriate computer interface.

As will be understood by those skilled in the art the determination of the parameter 2 theta is subject to both human and mechanical error, which in combination, can impose an uncertainty of about .+-.0.4.degree. on each reported value of 2 theta. This uncertainty is, of course, also manifested in the reported values of the d-spacings, which are calculated from the 2 theta values. This imprecision is general throughout the art and is not sufficient to preclude the differentiation of the present crystalline materials from each other and from the compositions of the prior art. In some of the X-ray patterns reported, the relative intensities of the d-spacings are indicated by the notations, vs, s, m, w, and vw which represent very strong, strong, medium, weak and very weak, respectively.

In certain instances the purity of a synthesized product may be assessed with reference to its X-ray powder diffraction pattern. Thus, for example, if a sample is stated to be pure, it is intended only that the X-ray pattern of the sample is free of lines attributable to crystalline impurities, not that there are no amorphous materials present.

The molecular sieves of the instant invention may be characterized by their x-ray powder diffraction patterns and such may have one of the x-ray patterns set forth in the following Tables A through M, wherein said x-ray patterns are for both the as-synthesized and calcined forms unless otherwise noted:

TABLE A______________________________________(CoAPSO-5)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.3-7.5 12.11-11.79 m-vs14.7-14.9 6.03-5.95 w-m19.6-19.8 4.53-4.48 w-m20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 w-vs22.3-22.4 3.99-3.97 m-vs25.8-26.0 3.453-3.427 vw-m.sup.______________________________________ TABLE B______________________________________(CoAPSO-11)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.9-8.1 11.19-10.92 m9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 m-s21.0-21.3 4.23-4.17 vs22.1-22.3 4.02-3.99 m22.7-23.1 3.92-3.85 m23.2-23.4 3.83-3.80 m______________________________________ TABLE C______________________________________(CoAPSO-16)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________11.4-11.6 7.76-7.63 w-s17.2-17.4 5.16-5.10 m18.7-18.9 4.75-4.70 vw-m.sup.21.9-22.1 4.06-4.02 vs23.1-23.3 3.85-3.82 m26.8-27.0 3.326-3.302 m29.8-29.9 2.998-2.988 w-m______________________________________ TABLE D______________________________________(CoAPSO-20)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________13.9-14.0 6.37-6.33 m19.7-19.8 4.51-4.48 m24.2-24.3 3.68-3.66 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.4-31.5 2.849-2.840 w34.5-34.6 2.600-2.592 w______________________________________ TABLE E______________________________________(CoAPSO-31)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________8.5-8.6 10.40-10.28 m20.2-20.3 4.40-4.37 m22.0-22.1 4.04-4.02 m22.6-22.7 3.93-3.92 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.7-31.8 2.823-2.814 m______________________________________ TABLE F______________________________________(CoAPSO-34)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.8 9.41-9.03 .sup. s-vs12.86-13.06 6.86-6.76 w14.08-14.30 6.28-6.19 w-m15.90-16.20 5.57-5.47 vw-m.sup.20.60-20.83 4.31-4.26 w-vs30.50-30.80 2.931-2.903 w-m______________________________________ TABLE G______________________________________(CoAPSO-35)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________10.9-11.0 8.12-8.04 m-vs13.4-13.7 6.61-6.46 m-vs17.3-17.4 5.13-5.10 m-s.sup.20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 m21.9-22.3 4.06-3.99 m-vs28.3-28.6 3.153-3.121 m______________________________________ TABLE H______________________________________(CoAPSO-36)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.8-8.0 11.33-11.05 vs8.2-8.3 10.78-10.65 m16.4-16.6 5.40-5.34 m19.0-19.3 4.67-4.60 m20.7-21.0 4.29-4.23 m22.3-22.6 3.99-3.93 w-m______________________________________ TABLE J______________________________________(CoAPSO-39)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.5 9.41-9.31 m13.3-13.4 6.66-6.61 m18.1-18.2 4.90-4.87 w-m21.0-21.2 4.23-4.19 vs22.4-22.5 3.97-3.95 m-s26.4-26.5 3.376-3.363 m______________________________________ TABLE K______________________________________(CoAPSO-44)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 vs16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.5-20.8 4.33-4.27 m24.3-25.1 3.66-3.548 w-m25.8-26.2 3.453-3.401 w-m30.7-31.1 2.912-2.876 vw-m.sup.______________________________________ TABLE L______________________________________(CoAPSO-46)2.theta. d(.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________6.5-6.7 13.60-13.19 w7.2-7.4 12.28-11.95 w7.6-7.8 11.63-11.33 vs21.6-21.7 4.11-4.10 w27.8-27.9 3.209-3.198 w______________________________________ TABLE M______________________________________(CoAPSO-47)2.theta. d(.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.6 9.41-9.21 vs12.8-13.1 6.92-6.76 w-m16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.6-21.0 4.31-4.23 m-vs25.5-25.9 3.493-3.440 w-m30.6-31.1 2.921-2.876 w-m______________________________________

PREPARATIVE REAGENTS

In the following examples the CoAPSO compositions were prepared using numerous reagents. The reagents employed and abbreviations employed herein, if any, for such reagents are as follows:

(a) Alipro: aluminum isopropoxide; (b) CATAPAL: Trademark of Condea Corporation for pseudoboehmite; (c) LUDOX-LS: Trademark of DuPont for an aqueous solution of 30 weight percent SiO.sub.2 and 0.1 weight percent Na.sub.2 O; (d) Co(Ac).sub.2 : cobalt acetate Co(C.sub.2 H.sub.3 O.sub.2).sub.2.4H.sub.2 O; (e) CoSO.sub.4 : cobalt sulfate (CoSO.sub.4.7H.sub.2 O); (f) H.sub.3 PO.sub.4 : 85 weight percent phosphoric acid in water; (g) TBAOH: tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (25 wt % in methanol); (h) Pr.sub.2 NH: di-n-propylamine, (C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 NH; (i) Pr.sub.3 N: tri-n-propylamine, (C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.3 N; (j) Quin: Quinuclidine (C.sub.7 H.sub.13 N); (k) MQuin: Methyl Quinuclidine hydroxide, (C.sub.7 H.sub.13 NCH.sub.3 OH); (l) C-hex: cyclohexylamine; (m) TEAOH: tetraethylammonium hydroxide (40 wt. % in water); (n) DEEA: diethanolamine; (o) TPAOH: tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (40 wt.% in water); and (p) TMAOH: tetramethylammonium hydroxide (40 wt.% in water)

PREPARATIVE PROCEDURE

The CoAPSO compositions were prepared by preparing reaction mixtures having a molar composition expressed as:

eR:fCoO:hAl.sub.2 O.sub.3 :iP.sub.2 O.sub.5 :gSiO.sub.2 :jH.sub.2 O wherein e, f, h, i, g and j represent the moles of template R, cobalt (expressed as the oxide), Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, P.sub.2 O.sub.5 (H.sub.3 PO.sub.4 expressed as P.sub.2 O.sub.5), SiO.sub.2 and H.sub.2 O, respectively. The values for e, f, h, i, g and j were as set forth in the hereinafter discussed preparative examples.

The reaction mixtures were prepared by forming a starting reaction mixture comprising the H.sub.3 PO.sub.4 and one half of the water. This mixture was stirred and the aluminum source (Alipro or CATAPAL) added. The resulting mixture was blended until a homogeneous mixture was observed. The LUDOX-LS was then added to the resulting mixture and the new mixture blended until a homogeneous mixture was observed. The cobalt source (Co(Ac).sub.2, Co(SO.sub.4) or mixtures thereof) was dissolved in the remaining water and combined with the first mixture. The combined mixture was blended until a homogenous mixture was observed. The organic templating agent was added to this mixture and blended for about two to four minutes until a homogenous mixture was observed. The resulting mixture (final reaction mixture) was placed in a lined (polytetrafluoroethylene) stainless steel pressure vessel and digested at a temperature (150.degree. C., 200.degree. C. or 225.degree. C.) for a time. Alternatively, if the digestion temperature was 100.degree. C. the final reaction mixture was placed in a lined (polytetrafluoroethylene) screw top bottle for a time. All digestions were carried out at the autogenous pressure. The products were removed from the reaction vessel cooled and evaluated as set forth hereinafter.

The following examples are provided to further illustrate the invention and are not intended to be limiting thereof:

EXAMPLES 1 TO 31

CoAPSO molecular sieves were prepared according to the above described procedure and the CoAPSO products determined by x-ray analysis. The results of examples 1 to 31 are set forth in Tables I and II. Tables I and II also contain examples A to E wherein X-ray analysis of the reaction mixture product did not show CoAPSO products.

In the Tables I and II, the reaction mixtures are described as the ratio of molar oxides:

eR:fCoO:0.9Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.9P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :gSiO.sub.2 :50H.sub.2 O where "e", "R", "f" and "g" are as above defined. Examples were prepared using this reaction mixture unless otherwise noted in Tables I to II. The values for "e", "f" and "g" are given in Tables I and II. TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________Example Template e f g Temp (.degree.C.) Time (days) CoAPSO Product(s).sup.1__________________________________________________________________________1 Quin 1 0.2 0.2 150 4 CoAPSO-16; CoAPSO-352 Quin 1 0.2 0.2 150 10 CoAPSO-16; CoAPSO-353 Quin 1 0.2 0.2 200 4 CoAPSO-16; CoAPSO-354 Quin 1 0.2 0.2 200 10 CoAPSO-16; CoAPSO-355 Quin 1 0.2 0.2 100 4 CoAPSO-35; CoAPSO-166 Quin 1 0.2 0.2 100 10 CoAPSO-16; CoAPSO-357 McQuin 1 0.2 0.2 150 2 CoAPSO-35; CoAPSO-178 McQuin 1 0.2 0.2 150 7 CoAPSO-359 McQuin 1 0.2 0.2 200 2 CoAPSO-3510 McQuin 1 0.2 0.2 200 7 CoAPSO-35 11.sup.2,3 TBAOH 2 0.4 0.4 200 4 CoAPSO-36; CoAPSO-5 12.sup.2,3 TBAOH 2 0.4 0.4 200 10 CoAPSO-36; CoAPSO-5__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.1 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of product, except that when two or more species were identified the species are listed in the order of their predominance in the product. .sup.2 The molar amount of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 was 0.8 instead of 0.9. .sup.3 Seed crystals of CoAPO36 were employed in this example, as disclosed in U.S. Ser. No. 514,334, filed July 15, 1983. TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________Example Template e f g Temp (.degree.C.) Time (days) CoAPSO Product(s).sup.1__________________________________________________________________________13 C-hex 1.0 0.2 0.6 150 4 CoAPSO-44; CoAPSO-5 CoAPSO-1314 C-hex 1.0 0.2 0.6 150 10 CoAPSO-44; CoAPSO-5 CoAPSO-1315 C-hex 1.0 0.2 0.6 200 4 CoAPSO-4416 C-hex 2.0 0.2 0.6 150 4 CoAPSO-44; CoAPSO-1317 C-hex 2.0 0.2 0.6 150 10 CoAPSO-44; CoAPSO-1318 C-hex 2.0 0.2 0.6 200 4 CoAPSO-4419 C-hex 2.0 0.2 0.6 200 10 CoAPSO-4420 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 150 4 CoAPSO-521 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 150 11 CoAPSO-522 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 200 4 CoAPSO-523 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 200 11 CoAPSO-524 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 150 2 CoAPSO-525 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 150 15 CoAPSO-526 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 200 2 CoAPSO-527 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 200 15 CoAPSO-528 Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 150 21 CoAPSO-529 Pr.sub.3 N 1.5 0.2 0.2 150 3 CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-3630 Pr.sub.3 N 1.5 0.2 0.2 150 10 CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-3631 Pr.sub.3 N 1.5 0.2 0.2 200 3 CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-36A* TBAOH 2.0 0.4 0.4 150 4 --B* TBAOH 2.0 0.4 0.4 150 10 --C Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 100 4 --D Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 100 11 --E Pr.sub.3 N 1.0 0.2 0.2 200 21 --__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.1 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of product, except that when two or more species were identified the species are listed in the order of their predominance in the product. A "--"indicates that Xray analysis failed to show CoAPSO products. *The molar amount of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 was 0.8 instead of 0.9.

EXAMPLES 32 TO 61

Examples 32 to 61 were carried out using di-n-propylamine as the organic templating agent. The preparative procedure was as above described except that in examples 39-45 and 53 to 61 the preparative procedure was modified such that the cobalt acetate was added to the phosphoric acid and water, followed by addition of the aluminum source, silicon source and then the organic templating agent. The aluminum source in examples 32 to 45, 60 and 61 was aluminum isopropoxide and in examples 46 to 59 the aluminum source was CATAPAL. The reaction mixtures for examples 32 to 61 are described in terms of the molar oxide ratios:

ePr.sub.2 NH:0.2CoO:0.9Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.9P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.2SiO.sub.2 :5H.sub.2 O where "e" is the moles of template Pr.sub.2 NH and where "e" was one (1) for examples 32 to 35, 42 to 45, 49 to 52, 56 to 61 and "e" was two (2) for examples 36 to 41, 46 to 48, 53 to 55. Examples F, G, H and I are reaction mixtures where X-ray analysis of the reaction products did not show CoAPSO products. Examples 32 to 61 and F, G, H and I are set forth in Table III. TABLE III______________________________________Example Temp (.degree.C.) Time (days) CoAPSO Product(s).sup.1______________________________________32 150 4 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-3933 150 11 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-46; - CoAPSO-3934 200 4 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-39; CoAPSO-4635 200 11 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-39; CoAPSO-536 150 10 CoAPSO-4637 200 4 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-3938 200 10 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-539 150 10 CoAPSO-4640 200 4 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-39; CoAPSO-4641 200 10 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-39; CoAPSO-4642 150 4 CoAPSO-1143 150 11 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-4644 200 4 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-3945 200 11 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-3946 150 4 CoAPSO-4647 150 10 CoAPSO-46; CoAPSO-1148 200 4 CoAPSO-46; CoAPSO-1149 150 10 CoAPSO-1150 150 4 CoAPSO-1151 200 10 CoAPSO-1152 200 4 CoAPSO-1153 150 10 CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-4654 200 4 CoAPSO-46; CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-20 .sup.1 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of product, except that when two or more species were identified the species are listed in the order of their predominance in the product. 55 200 10 CoAPSO-46; CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-2056 150 4 CoAPSO-1157 150 10 CoAPSO-1158 200 4 CoAPSO-1159 200 10 CoAPSO-1160 150 4 CoAPSO-1161 150 4 CoAPSO-11F 100 4 --G 100 11 --H 150 4 --I 150 4 --______________________________________ .sup.1 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of product, except that when two or more species were indentified the specie are listed in the order of their predominance in the product. A "--"indicates that Xray analysis failed to show CoAPSO products.

EXAMPLES 62 TO 83

Examples 62 to 83 were carried out according to the preparative procedure employed in examples 1 to 31 except that the organic templating agent was as TEAOH (tetraethylammonium hydroxide). The reaction mixture for examples 62 to 83 were:

1.0TEAOH:fCoO:0.9Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.9P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :gSiO.sub.2 :50H.sub.2 O wherein "f" was 0.2 except that "f" was 0.1 for examples 78 to 79 and was 0.05 for examples 80 to 83; and g was 0.2 for examples 62 to 70 and was 0.6 for examples 71 to 83. The reactive cobalt source was cobalt (II) sulfate for examples 62 to 70 and cobalt (II) acetate for examples 71 to 83.

The results of examples 62 to 83 are set forth in Table IV.

TABLE IV______________________________________Example Temp (.degree.C.) Time (days) CoAPSO Product(s).sup.1______________________________________62 150 4 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-563 150 12 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-564 150 12 CoAPSO-3465 200 4 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-566 200 12 CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-3467 200 12 CoAPSO-3468 100 4 CoAPSO-3469 100 12 CoAPSO-3470 100 12 CoAPSO-3471 100 2 CoAPSO-3472 100 7 CoAPSO-3473 150 2 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-574 150 13 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-575 200 2 CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-3476 200 7 CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-3477 100 14 CoAPSO-3478 100 14 CoAPSO-3479 100 28 CoAPSO-3480 100 10 CoAPSO-3481 100 20 CoAPSO-3482 100 2 CoAPSO-3483 100 4 CoAPSO-34______________________________________ .sup.1 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of product, except that when two or more species were identified the species are listed in the order of their predominance in the product.

EXAMPLES 84 TO 106

Examples 84 to 106 were carried out according to the preparative procedure employed in examples 1 to 31 except the organic template was as is shown in Table V. The reaction mixture was:

eR:fCoO:0.9Al.sub.2 O.sub.5 0.9P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.6SiO.sub.2 :50H.sub.2 O where "e" was one (1) except that "e" was 1.5 for examples 94 to 97 and "e" was 2.0 for Example 104. The results of examples 84 to 106 are set forth in Table V. TABLE V__________________________________________________________________________Example Template e f Temp (.degree.C.) Time (days) CoAPSO Product(s).sup.1__________________________________________________________________________84 TEAOH 1.0 0.025 125 3 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-18;85 TEAOH 1.0 0.025 125 5 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-5;86 TEAOH 1.0 0.025 100 5 CoAPSO-34; CoAPSO-5;87 TEAOH 1.0 0.025 100 5 CoAPSO-34;88 TEAOH 1.0 0.025 100 3 CoAPSO-34;89 TEAOH 1.0 0.025 100 5 CoAPSO-34;90 TEAOH 1.0 0.025 100 7 CoAPSO-34;91 Quin 1.0 0.2 225 5 CoAPSO-35; CoAPSO-1692 C-hex 1.0 0.2 225 5 CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-44.sup. 93.sup.2 Pr.sub.3 N 1.5 0.2 150 2 CoAPSO-36;.sup. 94.sup.2 Pr.sub.3 N 1.5 0.2 150 7 CoAPSO-36;.sup. 95.sup.2 Pr.sub.3 N 1.5 0.2 200 2 CoAPSO-36; CoAPSO-5.sup. 96.sup.2 Pr.sub.3 N 1.5 0.2 200 7 CoAPSO-36; CoAPSO-5.sup. 97.sup.3 Pr.sub.2 NH 1.0 0.2 150 4 CoAPSO-31; CoAPSO-11.sup. 98.sup.3 Pr.sub.2 NH 1.0 0.2 150 10 CoAPSO-46; CoAPSO-31.sup. 99.sup.3 Pr.sub.2 NH 1.0 0.2 200 4 CoAPSO-31; CoAPSO-11100.sup.3 Pr.sub.2 NH 1.0 0.2 200 10 CoAPSO-31; CoAPSO-11; CoAPSO-5; CoAPSO-46101.sup.3 Pr.sub.2 NH 1.0 0.2 150 2 CoAPSO-31102.sup.3 Pr.sub.2 NH 1.0 0.2 150 3 CoAPSO-31103.sup.3 Pr.sub.2 NH 1.0 0.2 200 2 CoAPSO-31; CoAPSO-46104 DEEA 2.0 0.2 150 2 CoAPSO-47105 TMAOH 1.0 0.2 150 4 CoAPSO-20106 TMAOH 1.0 0.2 200 4 CoAPSO-20__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.1 Major species as identified by xray powder diffraction pattern of product, except that when two or more species were identified the species are listed in the order of their predominance in the product. .sup.2 Seed crystals of CoAPO36 were employed, as disclosed in U.S. Ser. No. 514,334, filed July 15, 1983. .sup.3 Seed crystals of AlPO.sub.4 -31 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,440) were employed.

EXAMPLE 107

Samples of the products were subjected to chemical analysis. The chemical analysis for each product is given hereinafter with the example in which the CoAPSO was prepared being given in parenthesis after the designation of the CoAPSO species.

(a) The chemical analysis for CoAPSO-11 (example 35) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 31.1P.sub.2 O.sub.5 46.1CoO 6.4SiO.sub.2 3.5Carbon 5.2LOI* 11.7______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.085CoO; 0.305Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.325P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.058SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.07R(Co.sub.0.06 Al.sub.0.47 P.sub.0.46 Si.sub.0.04)O.sub.2

(b) The chemical analysis for CoAPSO-11 (example 42) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 32.5P.sub.2 O.sub.5 44.7CoO 4.4SiO.sub.2 1.4Carbon 3.9LOI* 15.7______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.059CoO; 0.319Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.315P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.023SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.05R(Co.sub.0.04 Al.sub.0.47 P.sub.0.47 Si.sub.0.02)O.sub.2

(c) The chemical analysis for CoAPSO-20 (example 106) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 27.7P.sub.2 O.sub.5 37.8CoO 4.6SiO.sub.2 10.0Carbon 9.4LOI* 18.4______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.061CoO; 0.272Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.266P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.166SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.20R(Co.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.42 P.sub.0.41 Si.sub.0.13)O.sub.2

(d) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-31 (example 101) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 32.3P.sub.2 O.sub.5 42.4CoO 4.3SiO.sub.2 3.8Carbon 2.8LOI* 16.6______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.057CoO; 0.317Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.299P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.063SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.04R(Co.sub.0.04 Al.sub.0.47 P.sub.0.44 Si.sub.0.05)O.sub.2

(e) The chemical analysis for CoAPSO-34 (example 69) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 28.2P.sub.2 O.sub.5 41.7CoO 4.7SiO.sub.2 1.1Carbon 5.9LOI* 23.6______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.063CoO; 0.277Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.294P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.018SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.06R(Co.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.45 P.sub.0.48 Si.sub.0.02)O.sub.2

(f) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-34 (example 72) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 28.4P.sub.2 O.sub.5 40.6CoO 4.6SiO.sub.2 2.2Carbon 7.8LOI* 23.3______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios of: 0.061CoO; 0.279Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.282P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.037SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.08R(Co.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.46 P.sub.0.46 Si.sub.0.03)O.sub.2

(g) The chemical analysis for CoAPSO-34 (example 79) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 31.7P.sub.2 O.sub.5 40.5CoO 2.5SiO.sub.2 3.4Carbon 8.4LOI* 20.8______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios f: 0.033CoO:0.311Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.285P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.057S.iO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.09R(Co.sub.0.03 Al.sub.0.49 P.sub.0.45 Si.sub.0.05)O.sub.2

(h) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-34 (example 81) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 32.0P.sub.2 O.sub.5 39.6CoO 1.2SiO.sub.2 2.7Carbon 6.4LOI* 22.8______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios of: 0.016CoO; 0.314Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.279P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.045SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.07R(Co.sub.0.01 Al.sub.0.50 P.sub.0.45 Si.sub.0.04)O.sub.2

(i) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-34 (example 83) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 33.8P.sub.2 O.sub.5 40.6CoO 1.6SiO.sub.2 2.1Carbon 6.6LOI* 21.7______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of:

0.021CoO:0.332Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.286P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.035SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of: 0.07R(Co.sub.0.02 Al.sub.0.53 P.sub.0.46 Si.sub.0.03)O.sub.2

(j) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-34 (example 77) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 30.1P.sub.2 O.sub.5 41.7CoO 4.8SiO.sub.2 2.6Carbon 9.0LOI* 19.5______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.064CoO; 0.295Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.294P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.043SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.09R(Co.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.46 P.sub.0.46 Si.sub.0.03)O.sub.2

(k) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-34 (example 89) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 31.8P.sub.2 O.sub.5 38.8CoO 0.71SiO.sub.2 2.2Carbon 6.6LOI* 24.1______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.01CoO; 0.312Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.273P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.037SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.07R(Co.sub.0.01 Al.sub.0.51 P.sub.0.45 Si.sub.0.03)O.sub.2 where the value for cobalt is rounded off from 0.008.

(1) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-34 (example 90) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 32.4P.sub.2 O.sub.5 39.3CoO 0.66SiO.sub.2 3.5Carbon 7.2LOI* 23.5______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.009CoO; 0.318Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.277P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.058SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.08R(Co.sub.0.01 Al.sub.0.51 P.sub.0.44 Si.sub.0.05)O.sub.2 where the value for cobalt is rounded off from 0.007.

(m) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-35 (example 10) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 27.0P.sub.2 O.sub.5 41.6CoO 4.3SiO.sub.2 4.3Carbon 13.0LOI* 22.1______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.057CoO; 0.265Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.290P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.054SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.14R(Co.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.43 P.sub.0.48 Si.sub.0.04)O.sub.2

(n) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-36 (example 93) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 29.5P.sub.2 O.sub.5 39.6CoO 5.2SiO.sub.2 6.6Carbon 3.3LOI* 18.5______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.069CoO; 0.289Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.279P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.110SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.03R(Co.sub.0.05 Al0.44P.sub.0.42 Si.sub.0.08)O.sub.2

(o) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-44 (example 19) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 26.3P.sub.2 O.sub.5 36.3CoO 4.5SiO.sub.2 10.0Carbon 13.2LOI* 22.6______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.06CoO; 0.258Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.256P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.166SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.18R(Co.sub.0.05 Al.sub.0.41 P.sub.0.41 Si.sub.0.13)O.sub.2

(p) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-46 (example 36) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 31.4P.sub.2 O.sub.5 31.5CoO 6.2SiO.sub.2 2.9Carbon 4.2LOI* 27.5______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios (anhydrous basis) of: 0.08CoO; 0.31Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.22P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.05SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.06R(Co.sub.0.07 Al.sub.0.52 P.sub.0.37 Si.sub.0.04)O.sub.2

(q) The chemical analysis of CoAPSO-47 (example 104) was:

______________________________________Component Weight Percent______________________________________Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 22.7P.sub.2 O.sub.5 39.8CoO 8.2SiO.sub.2 2.9Carbon 11.4LOI* 25.2______________________________________ *LOI = Loss on Ignition

The above chemical analysis gives an overall product composition in molar oxide ratios of: 0.109CoO; 0.223Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :0.280P.sub.2 O.sub.5 :0.048SiO.sub.2 ; and a formula (anhydrous basis) of:

0.16R(Co.sub.0.09 Al.sub.0.38 P.sub.0.48 Si.sub.0.04)O.sub.2

EXAMPLE 108

EDAX (energy dispersive analysis by x-ray) microprobe analysis in conjunction with SEM (scanning electron microscope) was carried out on clean crystals of CoAPSO products. Analysis of crystals having a morphology characteristic of the CoAPSO compositions noted hereinafter gave the following analysis based on relative peak heights:

______________________________________ Average of Spot Probes______________________________________(a) CoAPSO-11 (example 42):Co 1.0Al 8.0P 10.0Si 1.0(b) CoAPSO-20 (example 106):Co 0.5Al 8.0P 7.5Si 3.4(c) CoAPSO-34 (example 69):Co 0.5Al 8.0P 10.0Si 1.0(d) CoAPSO-35 (example 10):Co 0.5Al 9.0P 7.5Si 1.0(e) CoAPSO-36 (example 95):Co 0.6Al 9.1P 9.4Si 2.2(f) CoAPSO-44 (example 16):Co 1.0Al 8.0P 8.0Si 0.6(g) CoAPSO-47 (example 104):Co 0.7Al 8.4P 9.2Si 2.8______________________________________

EXAMPLE 109

Samples of the CoAPSO products were tested for adsorption capacities. The CoAPSO products were evaluated in either the as-synthesized form or were calcined in air or nitrogen, to remove at least part of the organic templating agent, as hereinafter set forth. The adsorption capacities of each calcined sample were measured using a standard McBain-Bakr gravimetric adsorption apparatus. The samples were activated in a vacuum at 350.degree. C. prior to measurement. The McBain-Bakr data for the aforementioned calcined CoAPSO products were:

______________________________________(a) CoAPSO-11 (example 61): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 106 -183 6.9O.sub.2 3.46 744 -183 12.1isobutane 5.0 740 24.2 3.9cyclo-hexane 6.0 82 23.9 13.5neopentane 6.2 741 25.3 3.6H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 24.9 7.1H.sub.2 O 2.65 19 24.8 21.0______________________________________ *calcined in air at 600.degree. C. for 1 hour prior to activation

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined product is about 6.0 .ANG..

______________________________________(b) CoAPSO-20 (example 106): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 102 -183 5O.sub.2 3.46 744 -183 6.4H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 23.3 10H.sub.2 O 2.65 19 23.2 14______________________________________ *calcined in air at 500.degree. C. for one hour prior to activation.

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined product is about 3.0 .ANG..

______________________________________(c) CoAPSO-31 (example 102): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 105 -183 6.9O.sub.2 3.46 741 -183 12.8neopentane 6.2 739 23.5 5.8H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 23.5 5.8H.sub.2 O 2.65 20 24.0 15.9______________________________________ *calcined in air at 500.degree. C. for 1.5 hrs prior to activation.

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined product is greater than about 6.2 .ANG..

______________________________________(d) CoAPSO-34 (example 78): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 103 -183 15.9O.sub.2 3.46 731 -183 28.2n-hexane 4.3 103 23.9 9.8isobutane 5.0 741 23.3 1.8H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 23.8 11.3H.sub.2 O 2.65 l8.5 24.0 28.9______________________________________ *calcined in nitrogen at 425.degree. C. for 2 hrs prior to activation.

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined product is about 4.3 .ANG..

______________________________________(e) CoAPSO-34 (example 89): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 105 -183 18.6O.sub.2 3.46 741 -183 28.8isobutane 5.0 108 23.9 9.9n-hexane 4.3 742 23.3 1.2H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 23.8 10.7H.sub.2 O 2.65 20.0 24.0 30.1______________________________________ *calcined in air at 600.degree. C. for one hour prior to activation. ______________________________________(f) CoAPSO-35 (example 8): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 103 -183 11.7O.sub.2 3.46 731 -183 15.5iso-butane 5.0 741 24.5 0.6n-hexane 4.3 103 24.4 3.5H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 24.4 14.3H.sub.2 O 2.65 18.5 23.9 22.7______________________________________ *calcined in nitrogen at 500.degree. C. for 2.0 hours prior to activation

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined product is about 4.3 .ANG..

______________________________________(g) CoAPSO-44 (example 19): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 103 -183 24.8O.sub.2 3.46 731 -183 31.4n-hexane 4.3 103 24.4 7.4isobutane 5.0 741 24.5 0.3H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 24.4 27.8H.sub.2 O 2.65 18.5 23.9 35.1______________________________________ *calcined in air at 500.degree. C. for 1.25 hrs. prior to activation.

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined product is about 4.3 .ANG..

______________________________________(h) CoAPSO-47 (example 104): Kinetic Pressure Temp Wt. %Adsorbate Diameter, .ANG. (Torr) (.degree.C.) Adsorbed*______________________________________O.sub.2 3.46 102 -183 4.1O.sub.2 3.46 744 -183 4.9isobutane 5.0 746 24.1 0.6n-hexane 4.3 95 23.6 1.3H.sub.2 O 2.65 4.6 23.3 9.6H.sub.2 O 2.65 19 23.2 14.3______________________________________ *calcined in air at 500.degree. C. for 1.5 hrs. prior to activation.

The above data demonstrate that the pore size of the calcined product is about 4.3 .ANG..

EXAMPLE 110

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-5 of example 76 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-5 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table VII below:

TABLE VII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________7.4 11.95 1009.6* 9.21 6512.9** 6.86 1914.1* 6.28 1014.9* 5.95 2616.0* 5.54 3217.8* 4.98 1319.8 4.48 6120.5* 4.33 5521.1 4.21 7422.4** 3.97 9423.0* 3.87 1024.8 3.59 1625.2* 3.53 1626.0** 3.427 4227.4* 3.255 1328.2* 3.164 1029.1 3.069 1929.5* 3.028 1030.1 2.969 2930.6* 2.921 2331.1* 2.876 1933.7** 2.660 1034.5** 2.600 1937.0 2.430 737.7 2.386 1641.5 2.176 742.2 2.141 843.7 2.071 744.9** 2.019 747.8** 1.903 1048.9* 1.863 1055.8 1.647 10______________________________________ *peak resulting from CoAPSO34 **peak resulting from CoAPSO34 and CoAPSO5

(b) CoAPSO-5, of example 21 was calcined in air at 600.degree. for four hours. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table VIII below:

TABLE VIII______________________________________2.theta. d,(.ANG.) I/Io .times. 100______________________________________7.4 11.95 10012.9 6.86 2214.8 5.99 1319.7 4.51 3920.3* 4.37 8321.0 4.23 7421.4* 4.15 9922.4 3.97 7422.9* 3.88 3524.4 3.65 1325.9 3.440 3027.1** 3.290 1728.1* 3.175 2629.0 3.079 2630.1 2.969 3033.7 2.660 1334.6 2.592 2235.6* 2.522 2637.0 2.430 1337.8 2.380 1342.8 2.113 1343.8 2.067 947.8 1.903 955.8 1.647 9______________________________________ *peak from tridynite **impurity peak

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-5 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" are the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table IX: TABLE IX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.3-7.5 12.11-11.79 m-vs14.7-14.9 6.03-5.95 w-m19.6-19.8 4.53-4.48 w-m20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 w-vs22.3-22.4 3.99-3.97 m-vs25.8-26.0 3.453-3.427 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-5 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table X:

TABLE X______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) I/Io .times. 100______________________________________7.3-7.5 12.11-11.79 32-10012.7-12.9 6.97-6.86 2-2214.7-14.9 6.03-5.95 10-2619.6-19.8 4.53-4.48 7-3920.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 19-10022.3-22.4 3.99-3.97 25-9424.4-24.8 3.65-3.59 2-1625.8-26.0 3.453-3.427 6-4129.0-29.1 3.079-3.069 3-2629.9-30.1 2.988-2.969 3-3033.5-33.7 2.667-2.660 2-1334.4-34.6 2.607-2.592 4-2236.8-37.0 2.442-2.430 2-1337.5-37.8 2.398-2.380 3-1641.4-41.5 2.181-2.176 1-742.2-42.8 2.141-2.113 1-1343.7-43.8 2.071-2.067 0-944.9-45.0 2.019-2.014 1-747.5-47.8 1.914-1.903 3-1055.6-55.8 1.653-1.647 1-10______________________________________

EXAMPLE 111

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-11 of example 42 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-11 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XI below:

TABLE XI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________7.9 11.19 329.3 9.51 7212.3* 7.20 1613.1 6.76 2415.6 5.68 3216.2 5.47 1218.2 4.87 1618.9 4.70 1220.3 4.37 4021.0 4.23 10022.1 4.02 5622.5 3.95 6022.7 3.92 7223.1 3.85 6824.6 3.62 2026.3 3.389 2828.2 3.164 1628.5 3.132 2429.4 3.038 2029.6 3.018 1629.9 2.988 1631.3 2.858 1632.6 2.747 2434.0 2.637 1636.3 2.475 1237.6 2.392 2039.3 2.292 1242.8 2.113 844.8 2.023 850.5 1.807 1254.4 1.687 12______________________________________ *peak may contain impurity

(b) CoAPSO-11, of example 42 was calcined in air at 600.degree. for 1.5 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XII below:

TABLE XII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________8.1 10.92 709.5 9.31 8313.1 6.76 2613.5 6.56 3015.8 5.61 5618.5* 4.80 1719.2 4.62 1320.2 4.40 sh20.3 4.37 3521.3 4.17 10022.3 3.99 6122.5 3.95 sh23.0 3.87 6523.4 3.80 5224.3 3.66 1725.1 3.548 1726.5 3.363 3026.6 3.351 sh28.2 3.164 1328.9 3.089 2629.5 3.028 1730.1 2.969 1330.5 2.931 1731.8 2.8l4 1732.9 2.722 2234.7 2.585 1336.2 2.481 1337.9 2.374 1738.3 2.350 1739.5 2.281 9______________________________________ *peak may contain impurity

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-11 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XIII: TABLE XIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.9-8.1 11.19-10.92 m9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 m-s21.0-21.3 4.23-4.17 vs22.1-22.3 4.02-3.99 m22.7-23.1 3.92-3.85 m23.2-23.4 3.83-3.80 m______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-11 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XIV:

TABLE XIV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________7.9-8.1 11.19-10.92 32-709.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 72-8312.3* 7.20 1613.1-13.2 6.76-6.71 16-2613.5-13.6 6.56-6.51 3015.6-15.8 5.68-5.61 32-5616.2-16.3 5.47-5.44 8-1218.2-18.5 4.87-4.80 16-1718.9-19.2 4.70-4.62 12-1319.7-20.2 4.51-4.40 sh20.3 4.37 35-4021.0-21.3 4.23-4.17 10022.1-22.3 4.02-3.99 56-6122.4-22.6 3.97-3.93 sh-6022.7-23.1 3.92-3.85 65-7223.2-23.4 3.83-3.80 52-6824.3-24.6 3.66-3.62 17-2025.1 3.548 1726.3-26.5 3.389-3.363 28-3026.6 3.351 sh28.1-28.2 3.175-3.164 13-1628.5-28.9 3.132-3.089 24-2629.4-29.5 3.038-3.028 17-2029.6-30.5 3.018-2.931 13-1731.3-31.8 2.858-2.814 16-1732.6-32.9 2.747-2.722 22-2434.0-34.7 2.637-2.585 13-1636.2-36.3 2.481-2.475 12-1336.7-37.9 2.392-2.374 17-2038.3-38.4 2.350-2.344 17-1839.3-39.5 2.292-2.281 9-1242.8-42.9 2.113-2.108 8-944.7-44.8 2.027-2.023 8-950.5-50.6 1.807-1.804 9-1254.4-54.6 1.687-1.681 9-12______________________________________ *peak may contain impurity

EXAMPLE 112

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-16 of example 4 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-16 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XV below:

TABLE XV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________8.7* 10.16 1711.0* 8.04 4011.5 7.69 3213.0* 6.81 1515.9* 5.57 1317.3* 5.13 5517.9* 4.96 1318.8 4.72 2320.8* 4.27 (sh)21.2* 4.19 4022.0** 4.04 10023.2** 3.83 2123.8* 3.74 1125.1* 3.548 926.9** 3.314 2328.6* 3.121 2628.8* 3.100 2629.0 3.079 1529.6 3.018 1129.9 2.988 1532.2* 2.780 3432.8 2.730 934.6** 2.592 1335.8* 2.508 1137.9 2.374 940.1 2.249 942.2* 2.141 1143.0* 2.103 944.5 2.036 948.6** 1.873 1349.6 1.838 1151.6 1.771 1152.6 1.740 655.0 1.670 655.4* 1.658 11______________________________________ *peak resulting from CoAPSO35 **peak resulting from CoAPSO16 and CoAPSO35

(b) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-16 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XVI: TABLE XVI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________11.4-11.6 7.76-7.63 w-s.sup.17.2-17.4 5.16-5.10 m18.7-18.9 4.75-4.70 vw-m21.9-22.1 4.06-4.02 vs23.1-23.3 3.85-3.82 m26.8-27.0 3.326-3.302 m29.8-29.9 2.998-2.988 w-m______________________________________

(c) The CoAPSO-16 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XVII:

TABLE XVII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________11.4-11.6 7.76-7.63 11-7917.2-17.4 5.16-5.10 66-5018.7-18.9 4.75-4.70 7-5321.9-22.1 4.06-4.02 10023.1-23.3 3.85-3.82 21-2426.8-27.0 3.326-3.302 23-2829.0 3.079 14-1829.5-29.7 3.028-3.008 4-1529.8-29.9 2.998-2.988 15-2932.7-32.9 2.739-2.722 3-934.5-34.7 2.600-2.585 9-1337.8-38.0 2.380-2.368 6-940.0-40.2 2.534-2.243 1-944.3-44.6 2.045-2.032 2-948.5-48.7 1.877-1.870 8-1349.5-49.7 1.841-1.834 8-1151.5-51.7 1.774-1.768 6-1152.5-52.7 1.743-1.737 6-754.9-55.1 1.672-1.667 1-6______________________________________

EXAMPLE 113

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-20 of example 106 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-20 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XVIII below:

TABLE XVIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________10.293 8.5942 712.078 7.3278 113.925 6.3595 4614.376 6.1609 218.773 4.7268 219.738 4.4977 4220.507 4.3307 322.093 4.0233 324.227 3.6735 10026.363 3.3806 326.941 3.3094 328.052 3.1808 1131.442 2.8451 1131.759 2.8175 231.980 2.7985 234.523 2.5980 1637.426 2.4029 140.075 2.2499 442.614 2.1215 447.3 1.922 451.8 1.765 8______________________________________

(b) CoAPSO-20, of example 106 was calcined in air at 500.degree. for one hour. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XIX below:

TABLE XIX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________10.6* 8.39 721.1* 7.30 312.2* 7.24 214.0 6.33 7514.8* 6.01 316.1* 5.51 219.8 4.48 3822.2 4.01 424.3 3.66 10026.7* 3.344 327.6* 3.227 228.1 3.173 1431.5 2.839 1332.2* 2.781 232.4* 2.764 234.6 2.593 1840.2 2.244 342.5 2.127 447.3 1.922 451.8 1.765 8______________________________________ *impurity peak

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-20 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XX: TABLE XX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________13.9-14.0 6.37-6.33 m19.7-19.8 4.51-4.48 m24.2-24.3 3.68-3.66 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.4-31.5 2.849-2.840 w34.5-34.6 2.600-2.592 w______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-20 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXI:

TABLE XXI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________13.9-14.0 6.37-6.33 44-7519.7-19.8 4.51-4.48 38-4222.1-22.2 4.02-4.00 3-424.2-24.3 3.68-3.66 10028.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 11-1431.4-31.5 2.849-2.840 11-1234.5-34.6 2.600-2.592 16-1840.1-40.2 2.249-2.243 3-442.5-42.6 2.127-2.122 3-447.3-47.4 1.922-1.918 4-551.8-51.9 1.765-1.762 8-9______________________________________

EXAMPLE 114

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-31 of example 101 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-31 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXII below:

TABLE XXII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________ 8.5 10.35 5817.1 5.19 518.4 4.82 220.3 4.38 4221.1 4.20 422.1 4.03 2822.7 3.93 10023.2 3.83 225.2 3.537 425.7 3.464 328.0 3.187 1229.8 3.000 631.8 2.816 2035.2 2.549 936.2 2.482 237.2 2.417 237.7 2.386 238.3 2.352 239.4 2.288 339.7 2.271 240.3 2.239 245.3 2.002 246.8 1.943 248.7 1.869 251.7 1.768 4______________________________________

(b) CoAPSO-31 of part (a) was calcined in air at 500.degree. for 1.5 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXIII below:

TABLE XXIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________ 8.5 10.36 7314.8 5.99 417.1 5.19 1018.4 4.81 420.3 4.37 5621.4 4.15 322.1 4.03 4722.7 3.93 10023.4 3.80 325.2 3.530 625.7 3.464 728.0 3.184 1529.8 2.300 1031.0 2.885 231.8 2.813 3135.2 2.548 1036.3 2.476 537.3 2.409 337.7 2.385 338.3 2.348 339.4 2.287 439.7 2.270 340.3 2.237 346.7 1.944 547.6 1.910 348.7 1.868 349.3 1.849 251.7 1.768 6______________________________________

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-31 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXIV: TABLE XXIV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________8.5-8.6 10.40-10.28 m20.2-20.3 4.40-4.37 m22.0-22.1 4.04-4.02 m22.6-22.7 3.93-3.92 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.7-31.8 2.823-2.814 m______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-31 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXV:

TABLE XXV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________8.5-8.6 10.40-10.28 58-7314.7-14.8 6.03-5.99 2-417.0-17.2 5.22-5.16 5-1018.4-18.5 4.82-4.80 2-420.2-20.3 4.40-4.37 42-5621.1-21.4 4.21-4.15 3-422.0-22.1 4.04-4.02 28-4722.6-22.7 3.93-3.92 10023.2-23.4 3.83-3.80 2-325.1-25.2 3.548-3.534 4-625.7-25.8 3.466-3.453 3-728.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 12-1529.7-29.8 3.008-2.998 6-1031.0-31.1 2.885-2.876 2-431.7-31.8 2.823-2.814 20-3135.2-35.3 2.550-2.543 9-1036.2-36.3 2.481-2.475 2-537.2-37.3 2.417-2.411 2-337.7-37.8 2.386-2.380 2-338.2-38.4 2.356-2.344 2-339.3-39.4 2.292-2.287 3-439.6-39.7 2.276-2.270 2-340.2-40.3 2.243-2.238 2-345.2-45.3 2.006-2.002 1-246.7-46.8 1.945-1.941 2-547.5-47.6 1.914-1.910 2-348.7-48.8 1.870-1.866 2-349.2-49.3 1.852-1.848 1-251.6-51.7 1.771-1.768 4-6______________________________________

EXAMPLE 115

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-34 of example 90 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-34 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXVI below:

TABLE XXVI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________ 9.6 9.22 10012.9 6.84 1114.2 6.26 1016.1 5.51 3518.1 4.92 1520.7 4.29 6222.3 3.98 323.2 3.84 425.3 3.522 1726.0 3.430 1427.7 3.217 228.5 3.136 329.7 3.010 430.7 2.914 2531.3 2.855 1631.8 2.817 334.5 2.597 636.3 2.473 339.8 2.263 343.3 2.090 343.6 2.075 347.6 1.911 247.8 1.904 349.2 1.853 551.1 1.786 353.4 1.716 354.7 1.678 2______________________________________

(b) CoAPSO-34, of example 90 was calcined in air at 600.degree. for 1 hour. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXVII below:

TABLE XXVII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________ 9.6 9.20 10010.1 8.77 613.0 6.80 1416.2 5.46 817.9 4.97 418.0 4.94 319.3 4.60 420.5 4.34 320.8 4.27 1421.4 4.15 423.3 3.82 224.3 3.67 325.1 3.543 325.3 3.524 325.7 3.464 226.2 3.402 531.0 2.831 1031.6 2.835 531.8 2.815 3______________________________________

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-34 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions, being as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXVIII: TABLE XXVIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.8 9.41-9.03 s-vs12.86-13.06 6.86-6.76 w14.08-14.30 6.28-6.19 w-m15.90-16.20 5.57-5.47 vw-m20.60-20.83 4.31-4.26 w-vs30.50-30.80 2.931-2.903 w-m______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-34 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXIX:

TABLE XXIX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________9.4-9.8 9.41-9.03 87-10010.09-10.14 8.77-8.72 1-612.86-13.06 6.86-6.76 11-1814.08-14.30 6.28-6.19 10-2415.90-16.24 5.57-5.47 8-3517.85-18.05 4.97-4.92 3-1519.13-19.48 4.65-4.55 1-420.48-20.56 4.34-4.33 sh-3.sup.20.60-20.83 4.31-4.26 14-10021.41-22.35 4.15-3.98 3-423.18-23.31 3.84-3.82 2-324.25-24.53 3.67-3.63 0-325.13-25.29 3.543-3.520 3-1725.72-25.98 3.464-3.430 3-1426.06-26.19 3.414-3.402 5-927.73-27.80 3.217-3.209 2-1628.30-28.46 3.153-3.136 3-929.50-29.68 3.028-3.010 4-1430.50-30.80 2.931-2.903 12-2531.04-31.33 2.881-2.855 7-1631.60-31.79 2.831-2.815 3-534.40-34.53 2.607-2.597 5-636.20-36.32 2.481-2.473 3-838.40-38.60 2.344-2.332 3-539.70-39.83 2.270-2.263 3-443.10-43.28 2.099-2.090 sh-6.sup.43.40-43.61 2.045-2.075 3-1047.40-47.59 1.918-1.911 sh- 2.sup.47.77-47.80 1.904-1.903 3-1049.17-49.20 1.853-1.852 5-1049.90-50.40 1.828-1.809 0-1151.13-51.20 1.786-1.784 3-1053.20-53.39 1.722-1.716 3-1054.60-54.70 1.681-1.678 2-755.80-55.90 1.647-1.645 2-10______________________________________

EXAMPLE 116

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-35 of example 10 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-35 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXX below:

TABLE XXX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________7.9* 11.19 88.6 10.28 1810.9 8.12 4511.6 7.63 813.4 6.61 3015.9 5.57 1517.3 5.13 8317.8 4.98 2020.9 4.25 5821.9 4.06 10022.7 3.92 1323.3 3.82 3824.9 3.58 1325.6 3.480 826.9 3.314 2828.3 3.153 4529.1 3.069 1331.4* 2.849 1032.2 2.780 4034.3 2.614 1035.2* 2.550 835.9 2.501 837.8 2.380 539.4 2.287 541.9 2.156 842.6 2.122 1044.6 2.032 847.8 1.903 848.6 1.873 849.8 1.831 1051.2 1.784 1055.7 1.650 8______________________________________ *impurity peak

(b) CoAPSO-35, of example 10 was calcined in air at 500.degree. C. for two hours. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXI below:

TABLE XXXI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________8.7 10.16 2611.0 8.04 9011.8 7.50 2113.7 6.46 10016.2 5.47 1617.4 5.10 2617.6 5.04 3721.2 4.19 4222.3 3.99 5823.2 3.83 2623.7 3.75 3725.1 3.548 2625.3 3.520 3226.3 3.389 2627.5 3.243 4228.6 3.121 5328.8 3.100 5329.6 3.018 3231.9* 2.805 2632.8 2.730 4234.5 2.600 2135.0 2.564 2135.8 2.508 16______________________________________ *impurity peak

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-35 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXXII: TABLE XXXII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________10.9-11.0 8.12-8.04 m-vs13.4-13.7 6.61-6.46 m-vs17.3-17.4 5.13-5.10 m-s.sup.20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 m21.9-22.3 4.06-3.99 m-vs28.3-28.6 3.153-3.121 m______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-35 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXXIII:

TABLE XXXIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________ 7.9* 11.19 88.6-8.7 10.28-10.16 18-2610.9-11.0 8.12-8.04 45-9011.6-11.8 7.63-7.50 8-2113.4-13.7 6.61-6.46 30-10015.9-16.2 5.57-5.47 15-1617.3-17.4 5.13-5.10 26-8317.6-17.8 5.04-5.98 20-3720.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 42-5821.9-22.3 4.06-3.99 58-10022.7-23.2 3.92-3.83 13-2623.3-23.7 3.83-3.75 37-3824.9-25.1 3.58-3.548 13-2625.3 3.520 3225.6-26.3 3.480-3.389 8-2626.9-27.5 3.314-3.243 28-4228.3-28.6 3.153-3.121 45-5328.8-29.6 3.100-3.018 13-5331.4-31.9 2.849-2.805 10-2632.2-32.8 2.780-2.730 40-4234.3-34.5 2.614-2.600 10-21 35.0-35.2* 2.564-2.550 8-2135.8-35.9 2.508-2.501 8-1637.8-37.9 2.380-2.374 539.4-39.5 2.287-2.281 541.9-42.0 2.156-2.151 842.6-42.7 2.122-2.118 1044.6-44.7 2.032-2.027 847.8-47.9 1.903-1.900 848.6-48.7 1.873-1.870 849.8-49.9 1.831-1.828 1051.2-51.3 1.784-1.781 1055.6-55.7 1.653-1.650 8______________________________________

EXAMPLE 117

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-36 of example 93 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-36 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXIV below:

TABLE XXXIV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________7.3 12.11 78.0 11.12 1008.2 10.74 299.2 9.65 412.9 6.86 513.6 6.52 813.7 6.48 815.9 5.57 1416.5 5.38 4218.4 4.83 619.1 4.64 3720.8 4.27 4921.6 4.12 721.8 4.09 2222.1 4.03 2822.6 3.94 2923.0 3.86 924.0 3.71 927.3 3.267 2027.7 3.226 728.4 3.148 1328.7 3.116 529.2 3.063 1230.4 2.940 732.1 2.792 1234.9 2.571 12______________________________________

(b) CoAPSO-36, of example 93 was calcined in air at 500.degree. for one hour. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXV below:

TABLE XXXV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________7.4 12.00 88.0 11.10 1008.3 10.69 3313.6 6.52 1315.9 5.58 816.6 5.36 3219.3 4.59 2920.8 4.27 2621.5 4.14 821.8 4.07 1122.3 3.98 1922.7 3.92 1724.0 3.71 727.3 3.266 1927.8 3.215 1028.3 3.154 1228.4 3.145 1328.5 3.131 1029.2 3.062 1332.0 2.797 10______________________________________

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-36 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXXVI: TABLE XXXVI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.8-8.0 11.33-11.05 vs8.2-8.3 10.78-10.65 m16.4-16.6 5.40-5.34 m19.0-19.3 4.67-4.60 m20.7-21.0 4.29-4.23 m22.3-22.6 3.99-3.93 w-m______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-36 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXXVII:

TABLE XXXVII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________7.3-7.5 12.11-11.79 7-87.8-8.0 11.33-11.05 1008.2-8.3 10.78-10.65 29-339.2-9.3 9.61-9.51 4-512.9-13.0 6.86-6.81 4-513.5-13.6 6.56-6.51 8-1313.7 6.46 7-815.8-16.0 5.61-5.54 8-1416.4-16.6 5.40-5.34 32-4218.4 4.82 4-619.0-19.3 4.67-4.60 29-3620.7-21.0 4.29-4.23 26-4921.5-21.7 4.13-4.10 7-821.8-22.0 4.08-4.04 11-2222.3-22.6 3.99-3.93 17-2922.9-23.0 3.88-3.87 5-923.9-24.0 3.72-3.71 7-927.2-27.3 3.278-3.267 19-2027.6-27.8 3.232-3.209 7-1028.3-28.4 3.153-3.143 12-1328.5-28.7 3.132-3.110 5-1029.0-29.2 3.079-3.058 12-1330.3-30.4 2.950-2.940 5-732.0-32.1 2.797-2.788 10-1234.7-34.9 2.585-2.571 10-12______________________________________

EXAMPLE 118

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-39 of example 45 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-39 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXVIII below:

TABLE XXXVIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________8.0* 11.05 319.4** 9.41 4713.1* 6.76 2213.3 6.66 1614.8* 5.99 915.6* 5.68 3116.2* 5.47 618.1 4.90 1619.0* 4.67 920.2* 4.40 4121.0** 4.23 10022.1* 4.02 5322.4** 3.97 5322.6* 3.93 6923.1* 3.85 6624.7* 3.60 1326.4** 3.376 2826.9 3.314 1327.7* 3.220 1328.1 3.175 1328.6** 3.121 2529.4 3.038 1330.2 2.959 1331.4* 2.849 1332.7** 2.739 2234.2** 2.622 1634.6 2.592 636.2 2.481 637.6 2.392 1637.8** 2.380 1639.4** 2.287 942.9** 2.108 944.6** 2.032 948.6 1.873 650.6* 1.804 651.4 1.778 654.5** 1.684 955.6** 1.653 6______________________________________ *peak resulting from CoAPSO11 **peak resulting from CoAPSO11 and CoAPSO 39

(b) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-39 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR: (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXXIX: TABLE XXXIX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.5 9.41-9.31 m13.3-13.4 6.66-6.61 m18.1-18.2 4.90-4.87 w-m21.0-21.2 4.23-4.19 vs22.4-22.5 3.97-3.95 m-s26.4-26.5 3.376-3.363 m______________________________________

(c) The CoAPSO-39 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXXX:

TABLE XXXX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________9.4-9.5 9.41-9.31 31-4313.3-13.4 6.66-6.61 22-3018.1-18.2 4.90-4.87 16-3121.0-21.2 4.23-4.19 10022.4-22.5 3.97-3.95 53-8026.4-26.5 3.376-3.363 28-2926.9-27.0 3.314-3.302 6-1328.1-28.2 3.175-3.164 13-1528.6-28.7 3.121-3.110 10-2529.4-29.5 3.038-3.028 13-1830.2 2.959 13-1532.7-32.8 2.739-2.730 17-2234.2-34.3 2.622-2.614 12-1634.5-34.6 2.617-2.592 6-1036.2-36.3 2.481-2.475 6-837.6-37.9 2.392-2.374 16-1739.4-39.5 2.287-2.281 9-1142.9-43.0 2.108-2.103 8-944.6-44.8 2.032-2.023 6-948.5-48.6 1.877-1.873 5-651.4-51.6 1.778-1.771 5-654.5-54.6 1.684-1.681 9-1055.4-55.6 1.658-1.653 5-6______________________________________

EXAMPLE 119

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-44 of example 19 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-44 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXXI below:

TABLE XXXXI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________4.8* 18.41 89.4 9.41 10013.1 6.76 2213.9 6.37 515.9 5.57 (sh)16.2 5.47 3717.4 5.10 519.0 4.67 920.8 4.27 7221.8 4.08 1722.7 3.92 923.1 3.85 924.4 3.65 4926.2 3.401 3127.8 3.209 1129.0 3.079 sh29.7 3.008 830.1 2.969 2030.8 2.903 4931.6 2.831 332.5 2.755 632.9 2.722 634.8 2.578 535.5 2.529 938.6 2.332 539.3 2.292 339.8 2.265 sh40.0 2.254 642.2 2.141 542.6 2.122 543.7 2.071 344.4 2.040 346.2 1.965 347.3 1.922 348.2 1.888 1248.7 1.870 850.3 1.814 1552.0 1.759 553.8 1.704 954.8 1.675 3______________________________________

(b) CoAPSO-44 of example 19 was calcined in air at 500.degree. C. for 1.25 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXXII below:

TABLE XXXXII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________8.9 9.94 209.3 9.51 10012.9 6.86 2414.0 6.33 515.8 5.61 sh16.0 5.54 1417.8 4.98 1819.1 4.65 420.5 4.33 4022.1 4.02 422.3 3.99 423.0 3.87 725.1 3.548 1225.8 3.453 1327.6 3.232 328.2 3.164 429.5 3.028 330.6 2.921 2131.1 2.876 1431.7 2.823 432.2 2.780 233.4 2.683 333.7 2.660 434.5 2.600 836.2 2.481 538.2 2.356 238.7 2.327 339.2 2.298 239.8 2.265 342.9 2.108 343.4 2.085 447.6 1.910 349.0 1.859 549.8 1.831 350.6 1.804 351.0 1.791 453.2 1.722 354.7 1.678 2______________________________________

(c) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-44 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR: (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXXXIII: TABLE XXXXIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 vs16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.5-20.8 4.33-4.27 m24.3-25.1 3.66-3.548 w-m25.8-26.2 3.453-3.401 w-m30.7-31.1 2.912-2.876 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-44 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to data have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXXXIV:

TABLE XXXXIV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________ 4.8* 18.41 88.9 9.94 209.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 10012.9-13.1 6.86-6.76 22-2413.7-14.0 6.46-6.33 5-615.8-15.9 5.61-5.57 sh16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 14-3717.4-17.8 5.10-4.98 5-1818.9-19.1 4.70-4.65 4-920.5-20.8 4.33-4.27 40-7221.8-22.1 4.08-4.02 4-1722.3-22.7 3.99-3.92 4-923.0-23.1 3.87-3.85 7-924.3-25.1 3.66-3.548 12-4925.8-26.2 3.453-3.401 13-3127.6-27.8 3.232-3.209 3-1128.2 3.164 429.0-29.5 3.079-3.02829.7-30.6 3.008-2.921h-3 8-2130.7-31.1 2.912-2.876 4-4931.6-31.7 2.831-3.823 3-432.2 2.780 232.5-33.7 2.755-2.660 3-634.5-34.8 2.600-2.578 5-835.4-36.2 2.536-2.481 5-938.2-38.6 2.356-2.332 2-538.7-39.3 2.327-2.292 2-339.8-40.0 2.265-2.254 sh-342.2-42.9 2.141-2.108 3-543.4-43.7 2.085-2.071 3-444.4-46.2 2.040-1.965 347.3-47.6 1.922-1.910 348.1-49.0 1.892- 1.859 5-1249.8-50.3 1.831-1.814 3-1550.6 1.804 351.0-52.0 1.791-1.759 4-553.2-53.8 1.722-1.704 3-954.7-54.8 1.678-1.675 2-3______________________________________

EXAMPLE 120

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-46 of example 36 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-46 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXXV below:

TABLE XXXXV______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________6.6 13.39 116.9 12.81 77.2 12.28 127.7 11.48 10012.5 7.08 713.1 6.76 513.3 6.66 613.5 6.56 415.0 5.91 415.4 5.75 516.1 5.51 316.8 5.28 617.4 5.10 417.5 5.07 519.9 4.46 520.6 4.31 521.0 4.23 421.4 4.15 sh21.7 4.10 1322.2 4.00 322.9 3.88 723.8 3.74 424.3 3.66 526.3 3.389 326.9 3.314 727.8 3.209 1028.3 3.153 528.8 3.010 629.9 2.988 430.2 2.959 430.7 2.912 430.9 2.894 431.2 2.867 531.8 2.814 333.0 2.714 434.2 2.622 336.0 2.495 536.6 2.455 344.0 2.058 3______________________________________

(b) The species denominated herein as CoAPSO-46 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formual:

mR: (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table XXXXVI: TABLE XXXXVI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________6.5-6.7 13.60-13.19 w7.2-7.4 12.28-11.95 w7.6-7.8 11.63-11.33 vs21.6-21.7 4.11-4.10 w27.8-27.9 3.209-3.198 w______________________________________

(c) The CoAPSO-46 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table XXXXVII:

TABLE XXXXVII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________6.5-6.7 13.60-13.19 116.9-7.0 12.81-12.63 77.2-7.4 12.28-11.95 127.6-7.8 11.63-11.33 10012.5-12.6 7.08-7.03 713.1-13.3 6.76-6.66 513.5-13.9 6.56-6.37 415.0-15.1 5.91-5.87 415.4 5.75 516.1 5.51 316.7-16.8 5.31-5.28 617.4-17.5 5.10-5.07 419.9-20.0 4.46-4.44 520.5-20.6 4.33-4.31 521.0 4.23 421.4 4.15 sh21.6-21.7 4.11-4.10 1322.1-22.2 4.02-4.00 322.8-22.9 3.90-3.88 723.8 3.74 424.2-24.3 3.68-3.66 526.3-26.4 3.389-3.376 326.8-26.9 3.326-3.314 727.8-27.9 3.209-3.198 1028.3-28.4 3.153-3.143 528.8-28.9 3.010-3.089 629.8-29.9 2.998-2.988 430.2 2.959 430.7 2.912 430.9-31.0 2.894-2.885 431.2-31.3 2.867-2.858 531.8-31.9 2.814-2.805 332.8-33.0 2.730-2.714 434.2-34.3 2.622-2.614 335.9-36.0 2.510-2.495 536.5-36.6 2.462-2.455 344.0-44.1 2.058-2.053 3______________________________________

EXAMPLE 121

(a) The as-synthesized CoAPSO-47 of example 104 was subjected to analysis by x-ray. The CoAPSO-47 product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXXVIII below:

TABLE XXXXVIII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________9.4 9.37 9412.9 6.88 1613.8 6.40 916.0 5.55 4017.5 5.06 1418.9 4.69 620.6 4.32 10021.8 4.08 1122.4 3.97 423.0 3.87 1224.6 3.62 3825.9 3.443 2227.6 3.230 1129.5 3.030 630.6 2.926 4231.5 2.844 333.1 2.707 334.5 2.602 935.7 2.518 738.4 2.345 439.6 2.275 442.5 2.128 447.6 1.910 448.5 1.877 1150.3 1.815 752.3 1.749 253.2 1.721 553.9 1.700 354.3 1.690 3______________________________________

(b) CoAPSO-47, of example 104 was calcined in air at 500.degree. for 1.5 hours. The calcined product was characterized by the x-ray powder diffraction pattern of Table XXXXIX below:

TABLE XXXXIX______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________9.6 9.18 1003.1 6.77 2614.2 6.23 316.3 5.44 1018.1 4.90 1619.4 4.58 321.0 4.24 2622.5 3.96 323.5 3.79 325.5 3.499 1126.4 3.381 928.7 3.113 431.2 2.868 1431.7 2.824 6______________________________________

(c) The species denominated herein as CoASPO-47 has a three-dimensional microporous crystal framework structure of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units and has an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR: (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 where "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value of from zero to about 0.3; "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions as above defined with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2; and having in the as-synthesized or calcined form a characteristic x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table LI: TABLE LI______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.6 9.41-9.21 vs12.8-13.1 6.92-6.76 w-m16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.6-21.0 4.31-4.23 m-vs25.5-25.9 3.493-3.440 w-m30.6-31.1 2.921-2.876 w-m______________________________________

(d) The CoAPSO-47 compositions for which x-ray powder diffraction patterns have been obtained to date have patterns which are characterized by the x-ray pattern of Table LII:

TABLE LII______________________________________2.theta. d, (.ANG.) 100 .times. I/Io______________________________________9.4-9.6 9.41-9.21 94-10012.8-13.1 6.92-6.76 16-2613.8-14.2 6.42-6.24 3-916.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 10-4017.5-18.1 5.07-4.90 14-1618.9-19.4 4.70-4.58 3-620.6-21.0 4.31-4.23 26-10021.8 4.08 1122.4-22.5 3.97-3.95 3-423.0-23.5 3.87-3.79 3-1224.6 3.62 3825.5-25.9 3.493-3.440 11-2226.4 3.376 927.6 3.232 1128.7 3.110 429.5 3.028 630.6-31.1 2.921-2.876 13-4231.5-31.7 2.840-2.823 3-633.1 2.706 334.5 2.600 935.7 2.515 738.4 2.344 439.6 2.276 442.5 2.127 447.6 1.910 448.5 1.877 1150.3 1.814 752.3 1.749 253.2 1.722 553.9 1.701 354.3 1.689 3______________________________________

EXAMPLE 122

In order to demonstrate the catalytic activity of the CoAPSO compositions, calcined samples of the CoAPSO products were tested for catalytic cracking by n-butane cracking.

The n-butane cracking was carried out using a bench scale rector. The reactor was a cylindrical quartz tube 254 mm. in length and 10.3 mm. I.D. In each test the reactor was loaded with particles of the test CoAPSO's which were 20-40 mesh (U.S. std.) in size and in an amount of from 0.5 to 5 grams, the quantity being selected so that the conversion of n-butane was at least 5% and not more than 90% under the test conditions. Most of the CoAPSO had been previously calcined in air to remove organic materials from the pore system, and were activated in situ in the reactor in a flowing stream of helium at 500.degree. C. for one hour. In some instances, samples were calcined in situ. The feedstock was a helium n-butane mixture containing 2 mole percent n-butane and was passed through the reactor at a rate of 50 cc./minute. Analysis of the feedstock and the reactor effluent were carried out using conventional gas chromatography techniques. The reactor effluent was analyzed after 10 minutes of on-stream operation.

The pseudo-first-order rate constant (k.sub.A) was calculated to determine the relative catalytic activity of the CoAPSO compositions. The k.sub.A value (cm.sup.3 /g min) obtained for the CoAPSO compositions are set forth, below.

______________________________________CoAPSOof Example No: Rate Constant (k.sub.A)______________________________________CoAPSO-11 (Ex. 50) 1.0CoAPSO-11 (Ex. 42)* 2.0CoAPSO-11 (Ex. 42) 1.9CoAPSO-11 (Ex. 61) 1.4CoAPSO-31 (Ex. 102) 2.1CoAPSO-34 (EX. 89)* 1.5CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 89) 8.7CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 90) 11.8CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 83) 28.1CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 77)* 11.1CoAPSO-35 (Ex. 10)* 1.0CoAPSO-44 (Ex. 19) 18.1CoAPSO-46 (Ex. 36) 2.4CoAPSO-47 (Ex. 104) 2.3CoAPSO-44 (Ex. 19)* 2.7CoAPSO-36 (Ex. 93)* 1.0CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 83)* 4.1CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 69)* 9.4CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 79)* 5.2CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 78)* 4.6CoAPSO-34 (Ex. 81)* 3.3______________________________________ *calcined in situ at 500.degree. C. in helium for 2 hours prior to activation.

PROCESS APPLICATIONS

The CoAPSO compositions of the present invention are, in general, hydrophilic and adsorb water preferentially over common hydrocarbon molecules such as paraffins, olefins and aromatic species, e.g., benzene, xylenes and cumene. Thus, the CoAPSOs as a class are useful as desiccants in such adsorption separation/purification processes as natural gas drying, cracked gas drying. Water is also preferentially adsorbed over the so-called permanent gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen. These CoAPSOs are therefore suitably employed in the drying of reformer hydrogen streams and in the drying of oxygen, nitrogen or air prior to liquidification.

The present CoAPSO compositions also exhibit novel surface selectivity characteristics which render them useful as catalyst or catalyst bases in a number of hydrocarbon conversion and oxidative combustion reactions. They can be impregnated or otherwise loaded with catalytically active metals by methods well known in the art and used, for example, in fabricating catalyst compositions having silica or alumina bases. Of the general class, those species having pores larger than about 4 .ANG. are preferred for catalytic applications.

Among the hydrocarbon conversion reactions catalyzed by CoAPSO compositions are cracking, hydrocracking, alkylation for both the aromatic and isoparaffin types, isomerization including xylene isomerization, polymerization, reforming, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, transalkylation, dealkylation, hydrodecyclization and dehydrocyclization.

Using CoAPSO catalyst compositions which contain a hydrogenation promoter such as platinum or palladium, heavy petroleum residual stocks, cyclic stocks and other hydrocrackable charge stocks, can be hydrocracked at temperatures in the range of 400.degree. F. to 825.degree. F. using molar ratios of hydrogen to hydrocarbon in the range of between 2 and 80, pressures between 10 and 3500 p.s.i.g., and a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of from 0.1 to 20, preferably 1.0 to 10.

The CoAPSO catalyst compositions employed in hydrocracking are also suitable for use in reforming processes in which the hydrocarbon feedstocks contact the catalyst at temperatures of from about 700.degree. F. to 1000.degree. F., hydrogen pressures of from 100 to 500 p.s.i.g., LHSV values in the range of 0.1 to 10 and hydrogen to hydrocarbon molar ratios in the range of 1 to 20, preferably between 4 and 12.

These same catalysts, i.e. those containing hydrogenation promoters, are also useful in hydroisomerizations processes in which feedstocks such a normal paraffins are converted to saturated branched chain isomers. Hydroisomerization is carried out at a temperature of from about 200.degree. F. to 600.degree. F., preferably 300.degree. F. to 550.degree. F. with an LHSV value of from about 0.2 to 1.0. Hydrogen is supplied to the reactor in admixture with the hydrocarbon feedstock in molar proportions (hydrogen to hydrocarbon) of between 1 and 5.

At somewhat higher temperatures, i.e. from about 650.degree. F. to 1000.degree. F., preferably 850.degree. F. to 950.degree. F. and usually at somewhat lower pressures within the range of about 15 to 50 p.s.i.g., the same catalyst compositions are used to hydroisomerize normal paraffins. Preferably the paraffin feedstock comprises normal paraffins having a carbon number range of C.sub.7 -C.sub.20. Contact time between the feedstock and the catalyst is generally relatively short to avoid undesirable side reactions such as olefin polymerization and paraffin cracking. LHSV values in the range of 0.1 to 10, preferably 1.0 to 6.0 are suitable.

The unique crystal structure of the present CoAPSO catalysts and their availability in a form totally void of alkali metal content favor their use in the conversion of alkylaromatic compounds, particularly the catalytic disproportionation of toluene, ethylene, trimethyl benzenes, tetramethyl benzenes and the like. In the disproportionation process, isomerization and transalkylation can also occur. Group VIII nobel metal adjuvants alone or in conjunction with Group VI-B metals such as tungsten, molybdenum and chromium are preferably included in the catalyst composition in amounts of from about 3 to 15 weight-% of the overall composition. Extraneous hydrogen can, but need not, be present in the reaction zone which is maintained at a temperature of from about 400.degree. to 750.degree. F., pressures in the range of 100 to 2000 p.s.i.g. and LHSV values in the range of 0.1 to 15.

Catalytic cracking processes are preferably carried out with CoAPSO compositions using feedstocks such as gas oils, heavy naphthas, deasphalted crude oil residua, etc., with gasoline being the prinicpal desired product. Temperature conditions of 850.degree. to 1100.degree. F., LHSV values of 0.5 to 10 and pressure conditions of from about 0 to 50 p.s.i.g. are suitable.

Dehydrocyclization reactions employing paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstocks, preferably normal paraffins having more than 6 carbon atoms, to form benzene, xylenes, toluene and the like are carried out using essentially the same reaction conditions as for catalytic cracking. For these reactions it is preferred to use the CoAPSO catalyst in conjunction with a Group VIII non-noble metal cation such as cobalt and nickel.

In catalytic dealkylation wherein it is desired to cleave paraffinic side chains from aromatic nuclei without substantially hydrogenating the ring structure, relatively high temperatures in the range of about 800.degree.-1000.degree. F. are employed at moderate hydrogen pressures of about 300-1000 p.s.i.g. other conditions being similar to those described above for catalytic hydrocracking. Preferred catalysts are of the same type described above in connection with catalytic dehydrocyclization. Particularly desirable dealkylation reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of methylnaphthalene to naphthalene and toluene and/or xylenes to benzene.

in catalytic hydrofining, the primary objective is to promote the selective hydrodecomposition of organic sulfur and/or nitrogen compounds in the feed, without substantially affecting hydrocarbon molecules therein. For this purpose it is preferred to employ the same general conditions described above for catalytic hydrocracking, and catalysts of the same general nature described in connection with dehydrocyclization operations. Feedstocks include gasoline fractions, kerosenes, jet fuel fractions, diesel fractions, light and heavy gas oils, deasphalted crude oil residua and the like any of which may contain up to about 5 weight-percent of sulfur and up to about 3 weight-percent of nitrogen.

Similar conditions can be employed to effect hydrofining, i.e., denitrogenation and desulfurization, of hydrocarbon feeds containing substantial proportions of organonitrogen and organosulfur compounds. It is generally recognized that the presence of substantial amounts of such constituents markedly inhibits the activity of hydrocracking catalysts. Consequently, it is necessary to operate at more extreme conditions when it is desired to obtain the same degree of hydrocracking conversion per pass on a relatively nitrogenous feed than are required with a feed containing less organonitrogen compounds. Consequently, the conditions under which denitrogenation, desulfurization and/or hydrocracking can be most expeditiously accomplished in any given situation are necessarily determined in view of the characteristics of the feedstocks in particular the concentration of organonitrogen compounds in the feedstock. As a result of the effect of organonitrogen compounds on the hydrocracking activity of these compositions it is not at all unlikely that the conditions most suitable for denitrogenation of a given feedstock having a relatively high organonitrogen content with minimal hydrocracking, e.g., less than 20 volume percent of fresh feed per pass, might be the same as those preferred for hydrocracking another feedstock having a lower concentration of hydrocracking inhibiting constituents e.g., organonitrogen compounds. Consequently, it has become the practice in this art to establish the conditions under which a certain feed is to be contacted on the basis of preliminary screening tests with the specific catalyst and feedstock.

Isomerization reactions are carried out under conditions similar to those described above for reforming, using somehwat more acidic catalyst. Olefins are preferably isomerized at temperatures of 500.degree.-900.degree. F., while paraffins, naphthenes and alkyl aromatics are isomerized at temperatures of 700.degree.-1000.degree. F. Particularly desirable isomerization reactions contemplated herein include the conversion of n-heptene and/or n-octane to isoheptanes, iso-octanes, butane to iso-butane, methylcyclopentane to cyclohexane, meta-xylene and/or ortho-xylene to paraxylene, 1-butene to 2-butene and/or isobutene, n-hexene to isohexene, cyclohexene to methylcyclopentene etc. The preferred form of the catalyst is a combination of the CoAPSO with polyvalent metal compounds (such as sulfides) of metals of Group II-A, Group II-B and rare earth metals. For alkylation and dealkylation processes the CoAPSO compositions having pores of at least 5.ANG. are preferred. When employed for dealkylation of alkyl aromatics, the temperature is usually at least 350.degree. F. and ranges up to a temperature at which substantial cracking of the feedstock or conversion products occurs, generally up to about 700.degree. F. The temperature is preferably at least 450.degree. F. and not greater than the critical temperature of the compound undergoing dealkylation. Pressure conditions are applied to retain at least the aromatic feed in the liquid state. For alkylation the temperature can be as low as 250.degree. F. but is preferably at least 350.degree. F. In the alkyltion of benzene, toluene and xylene, the preferred alkylating agents are olefins such as ethylene and propylene.

Claims

1. Crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value between zero (0) and about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG. 1 and each has a value of at least 0.01, said crystalline molecular sieves having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in one of the following Tables A to H and J to M

TABLE A______________________________________(CoAPSO-5)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.3-7.5 12.11-11.79 m-vs14.7-14.9 6.03-5.95 w-m19.6-19.8 4.53-4.48 w-m20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 w-vs22.3-22.4 3.99-3.97 m-vs25.8-26.0 3.453-3.427 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

TABLE B______________________________________(CoAPSO-11)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.9-8.1 11.19-10.92 m9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 m-s21.0-21.3 4.23-4.17 vs22.1-22.3 4.02-3.99 m22.7-23.1 3.92-3.85 m23.2-23.4 3.83-3.80 m______________________________________

TABLE C______________________________________(CoAPSO-16)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________11.4-11.6 7.76-7.63 w-s17.2-17.4 5.16-5.10 m18.7-18.9 4.75-4.70 vw-m.sup.21.9-22.1 4.06-4.02 vs23.1-23.3 3.85-3.82 m26.8-27.0 3.326-3.302 m29.8-29.9 2.998-2.988 w-m______________________________________

TABLE D______________________________________(CoAPSO-20)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________13.9-14.0 6.37-6.33 m19.7-19.8 4.51-4.48 m24.2-24.3 3.68-3.66 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.4-31.5 2.849-2.840 w34.5-34.6 2.600-2.592 w______________________________________

TABLE E______________________________________(CoAPSO-31)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________8.5-8.6 10.40-10.28 m20.2-20.3 4.40-4.37 m22.0-22.1 4.04-4.02 m22.6-22.7 3.93-3.92 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.7-31.8 2.823-2.814 m______________________________________

TABLE F______________________________________(CoAPSO-34)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.8 9.41-9.03 .sup. s-vs12.86-13.06 6.86-6.76 w14.08-14.30 6.28-6.19 w-m15.90-16.20 5.57-5.47 vw-m.sup.20.60-20.83 4.31-4.26 w-vs30.50-30.80 2.931-2.903 w-m______________________________________

TABLE G______________________________________(CoAPSO-35)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________10.9-11.0 8.12-8.04 m-vs13.4-13.7 6.61-6.46 m-vs17.3-17.4 5.13-5.10 m-s.sup.20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 m21.9-22.3 4.06-3.99 m-vs28.3-28.6 3.153-3.121 m______________________________________

TABLE H______________________________________(CoAPSO-36)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.8-8.0 11.33-11.05 vs8.2-8.3 10.78-10.65 m16.4-16.6 5.40-5.34 m19.0-19.3 4.67-4.60 m20.7-21.0 4.29-4.23 m22.3-22.6 3.99-3.93 w-m______________________________________

TABLE J______________________________________(CoAPSO-39)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.5 9.41-9.31 m13.3-13.4 6.66-6.61 m18.1-18.2 4.90-4.87 w-m21.0-21.2 4.23-4.19 vs22.4-22.5 3.97-3.95 m-s26.4-26.5 3.376-3.363 m______________________________________

TABLE K______________________________________(CoAPSO-44)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 vs16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.5-20.8 4.33-4.27 m24.3-25.1 3.66-3.548 w-m25.8-26.2 3.453-3.401 w-m30.7-31.1 2.912-2.876 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

TABLE L______________________________________(CoAPSO-46)2.theta. d(.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________6.5-6.7 13.60-13.19 w7.2-7.4 12.28-11.95 w7.6-7.8 11.63-11.33 vs21.6-21.7 4.11-4.10 w27.8-27.9 3.209-3.198 w______________________________________

TABLE M______________________________________(CoAPSO-47)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.6 9.41-9.21 vs12.8-13.1 6.92-6.76 w-m16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.6-21.0 4.31-4.23 m-vs25.5-25.9 3.943-3.440 w-m30.6-31.1 2.921-2.876 w-m______________________________________

2. Crystalline molecular sieves according to claim 1 wherein said mole fractions "w", "x", "y" and "z" are within the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c, and d of FIG. 2.

3. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table A given in claim 1.

4. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table B given in claim 1.

5. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table C given in claim 1.

6. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table D given in claim 1.

7. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table E given in claim 1.

8. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having characteristics x-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table F given in claim 1.

9. The crystalline molecular seives of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table G given in claim 1.

10. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table H given in claim 1.

11. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table J given in claim 1.

12. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table K given in claim 1.

13. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table L given in claim 1.

14. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in Table M given in claim 1.

15. Process for preparing the crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value between Zero (0) and about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG. 1 and each has a value of at least 0.01, said crystalline molecular sieves having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in one of the following Tables A to H and J to M:

TABLE A______________________________________(CoAPSO-5)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.3-7.5 12.11-11.79 m-vs14.7-14.9 6.03-5.95 w-m19.6-19.8 4.53-4.48 w-m20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 w-vs22.3-22.4 3.99-3.97 m-vs25.8-26.0 3.453-3.427 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

TABLE B______________________________________(CoAPSO-11)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.9-8.1 11.19-10.92 m9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 m-s21.0-21.3 4.23-4.17 vs22.1-22.3 4.02-3.99 m22.7-23.1 3.92-3.85 m23.2-23.4 3.83-3.80 m______________________________________

TABLE C______________________________________(CoAPSO-16)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________11.4-11.6 7.76-7.63 w-s17.2-17.4 5.16-5.10 m18.7-18.9 4.75-4.70 vw-m.sup.21.9-22.1 4.06-4.02 vs23.1-23.3 3.85-3.82 m26.8-27.0 3.326-3.302 m29.8-29.9 2.998-2.988 w-m______________________________________

TABLE D______________________________________(CoAPSO-20)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________13.9-14.0 6.37-6.33 m19.7-19.8 4.51-4.48 m24.2-24.3 3.68-3.66 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.4-31.5 2.849-2.840 w34.5-34.6 2.600-2.592 w______________________________________

TABLE E______________________________________(CoAPSO-31)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________8.5-8.6 10.40-10.28 m20.2-20.3 4.40-4.37 m22.0-22.1 4.04-4.02 m22.6-22.7 3.93-3.92 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.7-31.8 2.823-2.814 m______________________________________

TABLE F______________________________________(CoAPSO-34)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.8 9.41-9.03 .sup. s-vs12.86-13.06 6.86-6.76 w14.08-14.30 6.28-6.19 w-m15.90-16.20 5.57-5.47 vw-m.sup.20.60-20.83 4.31-4.26 w-vs30.50-30.80 2.931-2.903 w-m______________________________________

TABLE G______________________________________(CoAPSO-35)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________10.9-11.0 8.12-8.04 m-vs13.4-13.7 6.61-6.46 m-vs17.3-17.4 5.13-5.10 m-s.sup.20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 m21.9-22.3 4.06-3.99 m-vs28.3-28.6 3.153-3.121 m______________________________________

TABLE H______________________________________(CoAPSO-36)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.8-8.0 11.33-11.05 vs8.2-8.3 10.78-10.65 m16.4-16.6 5.40-5.34 m19.0-19.3 4.67-4.60 m20.7-21.0 4.29-4.23 m22.3-22.6 3.99-3.93 w-m______________________________________

TABLE J______________________________________(CoAPSO-39)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.5 9.41-9.31 m13.3-13.4 6.66-6.61 m18.1-18.2 4.90-4.87 w-m21.0-21.2 4.23-4.19 vs22.4-22.5 3.97-3.95 m-s26.4-26.5 3.376-3.363 m______________________________________

TABLE K______________________________________(CoAPSO-44)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 vs16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.5-20.8 4.33-4.27 m24.3-25.1 3.66-3.548 w-m25.8-26.2 3.453-3.401 w-m30.7-31.1 2.912-2.876 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

TABLE L______________________________________(CoAPSO-46)2.theta. d(.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________6.5-6.7 13.60-13.19 w7.2-7.4 12.28-11.95 w7.6-7.8 11.63-11.33 vs21.6-21.7 4.11-4.10 w27.8-27.9 3.209-3.198 w______________________________________

TABLE M______________________________________(CoAPSO-47)2.theta. d(.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.6 9.41-9.21 vs12.8-13.1 6.92-6.76 w-m16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.6-21.0 4.31-4.23 m-vs25.5-25.9 3.493-3.440 w-m30.6-31.1 2.921-2.876 w-m______________________________________

which process comprises providing at an effective temperature and for an effective time a reaction mixture composition expressed in terms of molar oxide ratios as follows:

aR:(Co.sub.r Al.sub.s P.sub.t Si.sub.u)O.sub.2 :bH.sub.2 O

wherein "R" is an organic templating agent; "a" is the amount of "R" and is an effective amount greater than zero to about 6.0; "b" has a value of from zero to about 500; and "r", "s", "t" and "u" represent the mole fractions, respectively, of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon in the (Co.sub.r Al.sub.s P.sub.t Si.sub.u)O.sub.2 constituent, and each has a value of at least 0.01.

16. The process of claim 15 where "r", "s", "t" and "u" are within the area defined by points F, G, H, I and J of FIG. 3.

17. Process according to claim 15 wherein the source of phosphorus in the reaction mixture is orthophosphoric acid.

18. Process according to claim 15 wherein the source of phosphorus in the reaction mixture is orthophosphoric acid and the source of aluminum is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of pseudoboehmite and aluminum alkoxide.

19. Process according to claim 15 wherein the aluminum alkoxide is aluminum isopropoxide.

20. Process according to claim 15 wherein the source of silicon is silica.

21. Process according to claim 15 wherein the source of cobalt is cobalt (II) acetate or cobalt (II) sulfate.

22. Process according to claim 15 wherein the organic templating agent is a quaternary ammonium or quaternary phosphonium compound having the formula:

R.sub.4 X.sup.+

wherein X is nitrogen or phosphorus and each R is an alkyl or aryl group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

23. Process according to claim 15 wherein the organic templating agent is an amine.

24. Process according to claim 15 or 16 wherein the templating agent is selected from the group consisting of tetrapropylammonium ion; tetraethylammonium ion; tripropylamine; triethylamine; triethanolamine; piperidine; cyclohexylamine; 2-methyl pyridine; N,N-dimethylbenzylamine; N,N-dimethylethanolamine; choline; N,N-dimethylpiperazine; 1,4-diazabicyclo-(2,2,2)octane; N-methyldiethanolamine; N-methylethanolamine; N-methylpiperidine; 3-methylpiperidine; N-methylcyclohexylamine; 3-methylpyridine; 4-methylpyridine; quinuclidine; N,N'-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo(2,2,2)octane ion; tetramethylammonium ion; tetrabutylammonium ion; tetrapentylammonium ion; di-n-butylamine; neopentylamine; di-n-pentylamine; isopropylamine; t-butylamine; ethylenediamine; pyroolidine; 2-imidazolidone; di-n-propylamine; pyrrolidine; and a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt [(C.sub.14 H.sub.32 N.sub.2)(OH).sub.2 ].sub.x wherein x is a value of at least 2.

25. Molecular sieves prepared by calcining, at a temperature sufficiently high to remove at least some of any organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system, the crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value between zero (0) and about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG. 1 and each has a value of at least 0.01, said crystalline molecular sieves having a characteristic X-ray powder diffraction pattern which contains at least the d-spacings set forth in one of the following Tables A to H and J to M:

TABLE A______________________________________(CoAPSO-5)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.3-7.5 12.11-11.79 m-vs14.7-14.9 6.03-5.95 w-m19.6-19.8 4.53-4.48 w-m20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 w-vs22.3-22.4 3.99-3.97 m-vs25.8-26.0 3.453-3.427 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

TABLE B______________________________________(CoAPSO-11)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.9-8.1 11.19-10.92 m9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 m-s21.0-21.3 4.23-4.17 vs22.1-22.3 4.02-3.99 m22.7-23.1 3.92-3.85 m23.2-23.4 3.83-3.80 m______________________________________

TABLE C______________________________________(CoAPSO-16)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________11.4-11.6 7.76-7.63 w-s17.2-17.4 5.16-5.10 m18.7-18.9 4.75-4.70 vw-m.sup.21.9-22.1 4.06-4.02 vs23.1-23.3 3.85-3.82 m26.8-27.0 3.326-3.302 m29.8-29.9 2.998-2.988 w-m______________________________________

TABLE D______________________________________(CoAPSO-20)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________13.9-14.0 6.37-6.33 m19.7-19.8 4.51-4.48 m24.2-24.3 3.68-3.66 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.4-31.5 2.849-2.840 w34.5-34.6 2.600-2.592 w______________________________________

TABLE E______________________________________(CoAPSO-31)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________8.5-8.6 10.40-10.28 m20.2-20.3 4.40-4.37 m22.0-22.1 4.04-4.02 m22.6-22.7 3.93-3.92 vs28.0-28.1 3.187-3.175 w31.7-31.8 2.823-2.814 m______________________________________

TABLE F______________________________________(CoAPSO-34)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.8 9.41-9.03 .sup. s-vs12.86-13.06 6.86-6.76 w14.08-14.30 6.28-6.19 w-m15.90-16.20 5.57-5.47 vw-m.sup.20.60-20.83 4.31-4.26 w-vs30.50-30.80 2.931-2.903 w-m______________________________________

TABLE G______________________________________(CoAPSO-35)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________10.9-11.0 8.12-8.04 m-vs13.4-13.7 6.61-6.46 m-vs17.3-17.4 5.13-5.10 m-s.sup.20.9-21.2 4.25-4.19 m21.9-22.3 4.06-3.99 m-vs28.3-28.6 3.153-3.121 m______________________________________

TABLE H______________________________________(CoAPSO-36)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________7.8-8.0 11.33-11.05 vs8.2-8.3 10.78-10.65 m16.4-16.6 5.40-5.34 m19.0-19.3 4.67-4.60 m20.7-21.0 4.29-4.23 m22.3-22.6 3.99-3.93 w-m______________________________________

TABLE J______________________________________(CoAPSO-39)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.5 9.41-9.31 m13.3-13.4 6.66-6.61 m18.1-18.2 4.90-4.87 w-m21.0-21.2 4.23-4.19 vs22.4-22.5 3.97-3.95 m-s26.4-26.5 3.376-3.363 m______________________________________

TABLE K______________________________________(CoAPSO-44)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.3-9.5 9.51-9.31 vs16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.5-20.8 4.33-4.27 m24.3-25.1 3.66-3.548 w-m25.8-26.2 3.453-3.401 w-m30.7-31.1 2.912-2.876 vw-m.sup.______________________________________

TABLE L______________________________________(CoAPSO-46)2.theta. d(.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________6.5-6.7 13.60-13.19 w7.2-7.4 12.28-11.95 w7.6-7.8 11.63-11.33 vs21.6-21.7 4.11-4.10 w27.8-27.9 3.209-3.198 w______________________________________

TABLE M______________________________________(CoAPSO-47)2.THETA. d (.ANG.) Relative Intensity______________________________________9.4-9.6 9.41-9.21 vs12.8-13.1 6.92-6.76 w-m16.0-16.3 5.54-5.44 w-m20.6-21.0 4.31-4.23 m-vs25.5-25.9 3.943-3.440 w-m30.6-31.1 2.921-2.876 w-m______________________________________

26. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 1 or 2 wherein the values of "w", and "z" have the following mole fraction values: "w" is .gtoreq. 0.01; and "z" is .gtoreq.0.02.

27. The process of claim 15 wherein the value of "b" is from about 2 to about 500.

28. The process of claim 27 wherein the value of "b" is from about 2 to about 300.

29. Crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracryrstalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value between zero (0) and about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG. 1 and each has a value of at least 0.01.

30. Crystalline molecular sieves according to claim 29 wherein the mole fractions of "w", "x", "y" and "z" are within the tetragonal compositional area defined by points a, b, c and d of FIG. 2.

31. The crystalline molecular sieves of claim 29 or 30 wherein the values of "w" and "z" have the following mole fraction values: "w" is .gtoreq.0.01; and "z" is .gtoreq.0.02.

32. Process for preparing the crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value between zero (0) and about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG. 1 and each has a value of at least 0.01, which process comprises providing at an effective temperature and for an effective time a reaction mixture composition expressed in terms of molar oxide ratios as follows:

aR:(Co.sub.r Al.sub.s P.sub.t Si.sub.u)O.sub.2 :bH.sub.2 O

wherein "R" is an organic templating agent; "a" is the amount of "R" and is an effective amount greater than zero to about 6.0; "b" has a value of from zero to about 500; and "r", "s", "t" and "u" represent the mole fractions, respectively, of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon in the (Co.sub.r Al.sub.s P.sub.t Si.sub.u)O.sub.2 constituent, and each has a value of at least 0.01.

33. The process of claim 32 wherein "r", "s", "t" and "u" respectively are within the area defined by points F, G, H, I and J of FIG. 3.

34. The process of claim 32 wherein "b" is from about 2 to 500.

35. The process of claim 34 wherein "b" is from about 2 to about 300.

36. Process according to claim 32 wherein the source of phosphorus in the reaction mixture is orthophosphoric acid.

37. Process according to claim 32 wherein the source of phosphorus in the reaction mixture is orthophosphoric acid and the source of aluminum is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of pseudo-boehmite and aluminum alkoxide.

38. Process according to claim 37 wherein the aluminum alkoxide is aluminum isopropoxide.

39. Process according to claim 32 wherein the source of silicon is silica.

40. Process according to claim 32 wherein the source of cobalt is cobalt (II) acetate or cobalt (II) sulfate.

41. Process according to claim 32 wherein the organic templating agent is a quaternary ammonium or quaternary phosphonium compound having the formula:

R.sub.4 X.sup.+

wherein X is nitrogen or phosphorus and each of R is an alkyl or aryl group containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

42. Process according to claim 32 wherein the organic templating agent is an amine.

43. Process according to claim 32 wherein the templating agent is selected from the group consisting of tetrapropylammonium ion; tetraethylammonium ion; tripropylamine; triethylamine; triethanolamine; piperidine; cyclohexylamine; 2-methyl pyridine; N,N-dimethylbenzylamine; N,N-dimethylethanolamine; choline; N,N-dimethylpiperazine; 1,4-diaziabicyclo-(2,2,2) octane; N-methyldiethanolamine; N-methylethanolamine; N-methylpiperidine; 3-methylpiperidine; N-methylcyclohexylamine; 3-methylpyridine; 4-methylpyridine; quinuclidine; N,N'-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo (2,2,2) octane ion; tetramethylammonium ion; tetrabutylammonium ion; tetrapentylammonium ion; di-n-butylamine; neopentylamine; di-n-pentylamine; isopropylamine; t-butylamine; ethylenediamine; pyrrolidine; 2-imidazolidone; di-n-propylamine; and a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt [(C.sub.14 H.sub.32 N.sub.2)(OH).sub.2 ].sub.x wherein x has a value of at least 2.

44. Molecular sieves prepared by calcining, at a temperature sufficiently high to remove at least some of any organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system, the crystalline molecular sieves having three-dimensional microporous framework structures of CoO.sub.2, AlO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 tetrahedral units having an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

mR:(Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present in the intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R" present per mole of (Co.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2 and has a value between zero (0) and about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the mole fractions of cobalt, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, said mole fractions being such that they are within the pentagonal compositional area defined by points A, B, C, D, and E of FIG. 1 and each has a value of at least 0.01.