A silicate monolithic gel was prepared by the hydrolysis of tetraethyl
orthosilicate with tetrapropylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution. Th
e starting powder obtained by drying the gel was converted to zeolite
ZSM-5 by heating at 130 degrees C for 18 h. Silicalite-l and silicalit
e-2 were also obtained by the similar conversion. A binderless zeolite
disk was obtained by heating a disk shaped with the starting powder.