Claims
- 1. A method for synthesizing an aluminophosphate composition comprising crystals having a framework topology after heating at 110.degree. C. or higher giving an X-ray diffraction pattern with lines shown in Table IA of the specification, which comprises (i) preparing a mixture capable of forming said composition, said mixture comprising sources of an oxide of aluminum, an oxide of phosphorus, water and a directing agent (DA), and having a composition, in terms of mole ratios, within the following ranges:
- ______________________________________P.sub.2 O.sub.5 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0.5 to 1.27H.sub.2 O/Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 10 to 100DA/Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0.2 to 0.8______________________________________
- wherein DA is a tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium compound, (ii) maintaining said mixture under sufficient conditions including a temperature of from about 100.degree. C. to less than about 160.degree. C. until crystals of said composition are formed and (iii) recovering said crystalline aluminophosphate composition from step (ii) having a formula in terms of mole ratios of oxides mA.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :xP.sub.2 O.sub.5 :nH.sub.2 O, wherein A represents the cation portion of DA, m is a number from about 0.2 to about 0.8, x is a number from about 0.5 to about 1.5, and n is a number from 0 to 100.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said mixtures has the following composition ranges:
- ______________________________________P.sub.2 O.sub.5 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0.9 to 1.1H.sub.2 O/Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 20 to 80DA/Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0.3 to 0.7______________________________________
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said crystals give an X-ray diffraction pattern with lines shown in Table 1B.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said crystals give an X-ray diffraction pattern with lines shown in Table 1C.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said mixture further comprises seed crystals in sufficient amount to enhance synthesis of said crystalline aluminophosphate.
- 6. The method of claim 2 wherein said crystals given an X-ray diffraction pattern with lines shown in Table 1B.
- 7. The method of claim 2 wherein said crystals give an X-ray diffraction pattern with lines shown in Table 1C.
- 8. The recovered crystalline aluminophosphate composition of claim 1.
- 9. The recovered crystalline aluminophosphate composition of claim 2.
- 10. A crystalline aluminophosphate composition comprising crystals which exhibit an X-ray diffraction pattern having values of Table 1A and contain an ion of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R, R', R" and R"' are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 X and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X, X being hydroxide or halide.
- 11. A crystalline aluminophosphate composition comprising crystals which exhibit an X-ray diffraction pattern having values of Table 1B and contain an ion of the formula: ##STR3## wherein R, R', R" and R"' are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 X and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X, X being hydroxide or halide.
- 12. A crystalline aluminophosphate composition comprising crystals which exhibit an X-ray diffraction pattern having values of Table 1C and contain an ion of the formula: ##STR4## wherein R, R', R" and R"' are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 X and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 X, X being hydroxide or halide.
- 13. A catalyst composition comprising the crystalline aluminophosphate of claim 8 and a catalytically active or inactive component.
- 14. A catalyst composition comprising the crystalline aluminophosphate of claim 10 and a catalytically active or inactive component.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related by subject matter to U.S. application Ser. No. 136,083, filed Dec. 21, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,880,611. Application Ser. No. 136,083 is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 117,858, filed Nov. 6, 1987, now abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 878,754, filed Jun. 26, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,891,197, which is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 642,925, filed Aug. 21, 1984, now abandoned, which is, in turn, a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 562,673, filed Dec. 19, 1983, now abandoned. Application Ser. No. 685,171, filed Dec. 21, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,559, was also a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 562,673. Application Ser. No. 642,925 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 615,391, filed May 25, 1984, now abandoned. Application Ser. No. 878,754 is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 685,186, filed Dec. 21, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,623,527. Application Ser. No. 685,186 is, in turn, a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 562,909, filed Dec. 19, 1983, now abandoned.
This application is also related by subject matter to European Patent Application No. 84308812.1, filed Dec. 17, 1984, now Published European Patent Application No. 147,991; and European Patent Application No. 84308805.5, filed Dec. 17, 1984, now Published European Patent Application No. 146,384.
The entire disclosures of the above-mentioned U.S. and European Patent Applications are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
This application is also related by subject matter to U.S. applications Ser. Nos. 179,173; 179,338; 179,341; 179,343; and 179,344, filed on even date herewith.
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