Process for manufacturing particles of X zeolite exchanged with metal cations
US6274528A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2253/108
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for manufacturing particles of type X zeolite exchanged with at least lithium cations and having an Si/Al ratio less than or equal to 1.5, in which (a) at least one mother liquor containing lithium salts having a molar purity in excess of 95% is percolated through a bed of zeolite particles, the mother liquor making it possible to obtain a limit exchange factor (LEF) for the zeolite particles of between 90 and 100%, (b) the percolation of the mother liquor is stopped when an amount of mother liquor has been used which makes it possible to obtain a mean real exchange factor (REF) such that: REF=LEF-2%.+-.1%; and (c) the lithium-exchanged zeolite particles are recovered. The particles of faujasite, preferably X, zeolite exchanged to at least 88% with lithium cations and having an Si/Al ratio less than or equal to 1.5 which are obtained by such a manufacturing process can be used as adsorbent in a PSA, preferably VSA, process for separating or purifying a gas flow.
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