Patent ID: 6780806
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B01D,B01J

Abstract:
A composition comprising lithium (Li) and metal (M) cation exchanged zeolite wherein said cation exchanged zcolite is selected from the group consisting of LixMyX zeolite, LixMyLSX zeolite, wherein said metal (M) cation is silver having a valence state of +1, wherein the metal cation is in the form of dispersed clusters, further wherein x is greater than y, the sum of x+y is less than or equal to the number of cation sites of said zeolite, and y is grater than zero, and wherein the metal cation is presented in an atomic amount corresponding to up to about 20% of the cation sites, wherein the composition is cation exchanged sodium zeolite, wherein sodium is present in an atomic amount less than said silver.