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  • oa Accessibility and Location of Acid Sites in Zeolites as Probed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Understanding heterogeneous catalysts using probe molecule experiments

  • Authors: Cátia Freitas1, Nathan S. Barrow2 and Vladimir Zholobenko1
  • Affiliations: 1 Birchall Centre, Keele UniversityStaffordshire, ST5 5BGUK 2 Johnson MattheyBlounts Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9NHUK
  • Source: Johnson Matthey Technology Review, Volume 62, Issue 3, Jul 2018, p. 279 - 290
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1595/205651318X696792
    • Published online: 01 Jan 2018

Abstract

The understanding of location and accessibility of zeolite acid sites is a key issue in heterogeneous catalysis. This paper provides a brief overview of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characterisation of acidity in zeolites based on the application of test molecules with a diverse range of basicity and kinetic diameters. Many zeolites, including ZSM-5 and BEA, have been characterised by monitoring the interaction between the zeolite acid sites and test molecules, such as 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene, pyridine and alkylpyridines, to probe the location, accessibility and strength of the Brønsted acid sites. 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene can be used to distinguish Brønsted acid sites located on the external and internal surface in most medium and large pore channel zeolites. Brønsted acid sites on the external surface of medium pore zeolites can also be quantified using 2,6-di--butyl-pyridine and 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine. It is concluded that using a combination of probe molecules, including co-adsorption experiments, affords differentiation between acid sites located in channels and cavities of different sizes and on the external and internal surfaces of various zeolitic structures.

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Accessibility and Location of Acid Sites in Zeolites as Probed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Johnson Matthey Technology Review 62, 279 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1595/205651318X696792
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