1. Acid Strength Measurement of Zeolites by the TPD-IR Technique with Ammonia as Probe Molecule
- Author
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Ying Zhang, Fu Bo Gu, Zuo Min, Guang Sheng Guo, and Bin Wang
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_classification ,Ammonia ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Acid strength ,Adsorption ,Chemistry ,Desorption ,Inorganic chemistry ,Molecule ,General Medicine ,Activation energy ,Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory ,Zeolite - Abstract
An improved TPD-IR technique was developed recently. By which means, acid properties of Brønsted acid sites on HY zeolite and SAPO-34 zeolite were studied by an advanced TPD-IR technique with ammonia as probe molecule. Desorption activation energy (DAE) of the probe molecule adsorbed on zeolite was used as a measure of the acid strength. The result indicates the Brønsted acid sites of HY Zeolite or SAPO-34 zeolite were divided into two types with the strength of DAE of ammonia 43.4KJ/mol, 24.4KJ/mol and 33.2KJ/mol, 20.5KJ/mol. It is concluded that HY zeolite has the stronger Brønsted acid sites than that of SAPO-34 zeolite.
- Published
- 2013