This invention discloses a method for preparing
nanosheet-like AFN structured molecular sieves. An aluminum source is added to water, along with a
phosphorus source, a template agent, and a
silicon source. The mixture is then dried and milled to obtain a SAPO-14
molecular sieve dry gel precursor. Alternatively, an aluminum source is added to water and mixed thoroughly, followed by the addition of a
phosphorus source and a template agent. This mixture is then dried and milled to obtain an AlPO-14
molecular sieve dry gel precursor. The SAPO-14 or AlPO-14
molecular sieve dry gel precursor is placed in a reactor with water added, isolating the dry gel precursor from the water, and maintained at 150-180°C for 4-8 hours to obtain a
nanosheet-like AFN structured molecular
sieve. In this invention, the precursor is in a dry gel form before
crystallization in the reactor, with extremely low
solvent content, which facilitates
close contact between different components and results in a rapid
nucleation rate. Therefore, the synthesis time is significantly shortened, although there are slight differences in
crystallinity, which increases with time.