“…Moreover, SAPO-34, rather than SAPO-5, can be obtained selectively when the TEAOH and silica concentrations and the reaction temperature are high. The preferential formation of CHA molecular sieves, rather than AFI molecular sieves, has been observed in the presence of high concentration of heteroatoms like Mg 36 and Co. 38 Moreover, high pH also leads to CHA molecular sieves. 36,37 Because of a low stability of AFI (compared with CHA structure) in thermodynamics, due to large pore size 26,27 or low framework density, 39 AFI, rather than CHA, is selectively obtained in low temperatures and over shorter reaction times.…”