A new porous material, with a layer of alumina coated on NaY zeolite w
ith no significant change in the zeolite pore size, was prepared by hy
drolysis of aluminum isopropoxide. After supporting with KF or KNO3, t
his new solid base exhibited a higher basic strength (H - = 17.2-18.4)
than the parent zeolite (H - = 9.3). (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.