A Study of Acidic Sites in H[M]-ZSM-5 Zeolites by XPS, IR and TPD

The present paper covers an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) method proposed for identifying Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites in zeolites and estimating acidic strength of these sites. It was found that the adsorption of pyridine on different acidic sites of HM]-ZSM-5 zeolites exhibited three peaks: A (402.20-401.30 eV), B (400.95-400.40 eV) and C (399. 40-399. 10 eV). The peaks A and B are assigned to the N(?) level of pyridine adsorbed on Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites, and peak C is assigned to the N(?) level of pyridine adsorbed on a weak Lewis site and/or strongly physisorbed pyridine, respectively. The comparison of the ratio of the Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites determined from the relative intensities of the N(?), peaks with IR spectroscopic data shows that there is an inhomoge-neous distribution of Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites in HM]-ZSM-5 zeolites. The N(?), binding energies of pyridine adsorbed on these zeolites directly reflect acidic strength, and these results are in good agre

A Study of Acidic Sites in H[M]-ZSM-5 Zeolites by XPS, IR and TPD

The present paper covers an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) method proposed for identifying Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites in zeolites and estimating acidic strength of these sites. It was found that the adsorption of pyridine on different acidic sites of HM]-ZSM-5 zeolites exhibited three peaks: A (402.20-401.30 eV), B (400.95-400.40 eV) and C (399. 40-399. 10 eV). The peaks A and B are assigned to the N(?) level of pyridine adsorbed on Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites, and peak C is assigned to the N(?) level of pyridine adsorbed on a weak Lewis site and/or strongly physisorbed pyridine, respectively. The comparison of the ratio of the Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites determined from the relative intensities of the N(?), peaks with IR spectroscopic data shows that there is an inhomoge-neous distribution of Bronsted and Lewis acidic sites in HM]-ZSM-5 zeolites. The N(?), binding energies of pyridine adsorbed on these zeolites directly reflect acidic strength, and these results are in good agreement with those observed in NH3-TPD experiments.