| abstract |
An aluminosilicate zeolite comprising at least 90% phase pure AEI zeolite crystals, the crystals having a plate-shaped morphology. In embodiments, at least 50% of the crystals have at least one ratio in at least one pair of dimensions in the range from 3:1 to 20:1, and thickness of 30-100 nm. A process of making the AEI zeolite comprising reacting an oxide of silicon, faujasite, a quaternary ammonium compound comprising 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium cation, alkali metal hydroxide and water at at least 100 C to form crystals of a zeolite having an AEI framework. A crystalline AEI zeolite having pores comprising a 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium, cation. The zeolite may comprise at least 90% phase pure AEI zeolite with the 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium cation within pores of the zeolite. In some embodiments the zeolite comprises crystals having a plate-shaped morphology and with the 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium cation within pores of the AEI zeolite. |