“…3,7 Using organic templates when synthesizing zeolites can cause problems, including high production costs, poisoning, air pollution and coke deposition on the catalyst after incomplete decomposition of the organic material. Consequently, many researchers have studied the synthesis of ZSM-5 without using templates, obtainig satisfactory results by varying the Si/Al ratio, 7 utilizing a hydrothermal synthesis with agitation, 8,9 comparing the syntheses under various templates, 4 using a two-step process that separates the nucleation step for crystallization, 3 using sulfuric acid, 10 using amorphous carbon and silica sources such as the rice hulls, 11 using a sol-gel method, 12 adding ZSM-11 seeds with a shorter crystallization time or using several sources of silicon, 13 aluminum and alkali metal cations. 14 Recently, a synthetic route for template-free ZSM-5, which was developed by Yu et al, involved inserting ZSM-11 seeds and decreasing the reaction time from 36 h to 12-16 h because the external surface area provided by the seeds accelerated the nucleation rate.…”