Monitoring the Zeolite Crystallization Process

Qi Fu

BASF

BASF provides a comprehensive portfolio of state-of-the-art zeolite-based catalysts, including refinery fluid catalytic cracking catalysts, emissions catalysts for both mobile and stationary applications, petrochemical catalysts for alkylation and isomerization reactions, and specialty catalysts applied to reactions such as oxidation, amination, and ammoximation. Additionally, we offer zeolite-containing adsorbents for the removal of water, CO2, NH3, alcohols, H2S, and other substances. We also collaborate with customers to optimize, scale up, and toll zeolites, leveraging our expertise in shaping zeolite catalysts.

We closely monitor the zeolite crystallization process during development and manufacturing to rationally design zeolites and improve production efficiency. In this presentation, I will share various in-situ and ex-situ methods to monitor the crystallization of zeolites and how we utilize these methods to develop chabazite zeolites through an intermediate mordenite (MOR) phase, achieving enhanced hydrothermal stability and improved selective catalytic reduction (SCR) performance.