Appeal No. 1997-1549 Application No. 08/208,143 effluents by use of a fixed bed containing a molded body comprising a dealuminated zeolite Y and at least one binder. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as follows: 1. A method for the removal of organic material from exhaust air and/or effluents, said method comprising contacting said air and/or said effluents in a fixed bed with a moulded body as fixed bed adsorber, wherein said moulded body has a breaking strength of 10 to 150 N; wherein said moulded body comprises dealuminated zeolite Y and at least one binder and having a hydrophobic factor of from 1.5 to 6.0, wherein a slurry of said binder in water does not exceed a pH of 10; and wherein said moulded body is produced by a process comprising mixing pulverulent dealuminated zeolite Y with at least one binder, optionally with the addition of a lubricant and/or a pore former, and optionally with water or an organic solvent, moulding by granulation or extrusion of the resulting kneadable mass to form a moulded body, and drying and calcining at 850° to 1100°C said moulded body. THE REFERENCES Plank et al. (Plank) 3,140,249 Jul. 7, 1964 Gloffre et al. (Gloffre) 0 297 543 Jan. 4, 1989 (European patent application) Hakansson WO 90/09235 Aug. 23, 1990 (PCT application) 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007