Patent ID: 7956204

Claim:
A process for oxidation of hydrocarbons, comprising preparing a shaped and binderless catalyst by: (A) preparing a reaction mixture comprising at least one active source of silica and at least one hydrolysable titanium compound in amounts sufficient to produce zeolite TS-1, at least one quaternary ammonium cation capable of forming crystals of TS-1, and an amount of water sufficient to produce TS-1; (B) forming the reaction mixture into a shape without a binder; and (C) heating the reaction mixture under crystallization conditions and in the absence of an added external liquid phase for a time sufficient to form crystals of TS-1, and then (D) contacting the hydrocarbons with a catalytically effective amount of the titanosilicate zeolite TS-1 catalyst in the presence of an oxidizing agent for a time and at a temperature effective to oxidize the hydrocarbons.