Fast preparation of zeolite T by microwave heating

Zeoilte T crystals were synthesized by microwave heating and could be crystallized well within 8 h when the template was added in the gel. Compared with the conventional heating method, not only was crystallization time reduced over 80%, but also the crystallinity and surface area of crystals were improved. Similar phenomenon occurred in the presence of seeds. In addition to shorter synthesis time, the smaller crystals with narrower particle size distribution were obtained by the title method. These could be attributed to high heating rate, fast dissolution of gel and homogeneous heating of microwave irradiation.