Effect of the nature of the ion-exchange cation on the acidity of ZSM-5 zeolites

The acidic properties of the initial and copper-, cerium-, and cobalt-containing high-silica TsVK and TsVN zeolites of the ZSM-S type with SiO21A1203 ratios of 68 and 37, respectively, were investigated by IR spectroscopy and programmed thermal desorption of ammonia. It was shown that the introduction of copper, cerium, and cobalt cations leads to redistribution of the acid centers in the Ts VK and Ts VN zeolites according to their strength, while hardly changing their overall concentration. The strength of the Brnsted acid centers of CuTsVK, CeTsVN, and CoNTsVK zeolites correlates with their activity in the selective reduction of nitrogen oxides by hydrocarbons.