The reaction mixture includes TMA-OH and sodium hydroxide as the active bases with compositions which aer in the following ranges:
SiO2/Al2O3 = 15-60; Na2O / (Na2O + TMA2O) = 0.1-0.3 H2O(Na2O+TMA2O) = 30-60 ;(Na2O+TMA2O)/SiO2=0.5-1.0 zeolite α is reported to have a pore diameter of 5.5 A in the sodium form and about 5 A in the potassium form.