US 11,834,340 B2
Zeolites that include transition metals and methods for making such
Robert Peter Hodgkins, Dhahran (SA); Omer Refa Koseoglu, Dhahran (SA); Kuo-Wei Huang, Thuwal (SA); Jean-Marie Maurice Basset, Thuwal (SA); Yu Han, Thuwal (SA); Rajesh Parsapur, Thuwal (SA); Anissa Bendjeriou Sedjerari, Thuwal (SA); and Sathiyamoorthy Murugesan, Thuwal (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA); and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA); and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal (SA)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/230,560.
Prior Publication US 2022/0340435 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B01J 29/40 (2006.01); C01B 39/40 (2006.01); B01J 29/04 (2006.01); B01J 29/48 (2006.01); B01J 29/46 (2006.01); B01J 29/42 (2006.01); C01B 39/06 (2006.01); B01J 29/44 (2006.01); B01J 35/10 (2006.01); B01J 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC C01B 39/40 (2013.01) [B01J 29/04 (2013.01); B01J 29/041 (2013.01); B01J 29/042 (2013.01); B01J 29/043 (2013.01); B01J 29/045 (2013.01); B01J 29/046 (2013.01); B01J 29/047 (2013.01); B01J 29/048 (2013.01); B01J 29/405 (2013.01); B01J 29/42 (2013.01); B01J 29/44 (2013.01); B01J 29/46 (2013.01); B01J 29/48 (2013.01); B01J 35/023 (2013.01); B01J 35/109 (2013.01); B01J 35/1019 (2013.01); B01J 35/1023 (2013.01); B01J 35/1028 (2013.01); B01J 35/1038 (2013.01); B01J 35/1042 (2013.01); B01J 35/1047 (2013.01); B01J 35/1057 (2013.01); B01J 35/1061 (2013.01); C01B 39/06 (2013.01); C01B 39/065 (2013.01); B01J 2229/183 (2013.01); C01P 2002/01 (2013.01); C01P 2004/62 (2013.01); C01P 2004/64 (2013.01); C01P 2006/12 (2013.01); C01P 2006/14 (2013.01); C01P 2006/16 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
 
1. A zeolite comprising:
a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm, wherein the microporous framework comprises an MFI framework type, and wherein the microporous framework comprises:
silicon atoms;
aluminum atoms;
oxygen atoms; and
transition metal atoms, wherein the transition metal atoms are dispersed throughout the entire microporous framework; and
a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm; and
wherein the zeolite comprises a pore volume of greater than 0.50 cm3/g.