Abstract:
HYDROCARBON CONVERSION CATALYSTS HAVING MARKEDLY IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS ARE PREPARED FROM INTIMATE ADMIXTURES OF FORAMINOUS ALUMINA-CONTAINING REFRACTORY OXIDES AND ION EXCHANGEABLE CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE ZEOLITES BY IMPREGNATION WITH A STRONG ACIDIC SOLUTION CONTAINING GROUP VIII AND GROUP VI METAL COMPOUNDS AND AN ACID OF PHOSPHORUS AT A PH BELOW 3, TO SUBSTANTIALLY DESTROY THE ZEOLITE CRYSTALLINITY.