Abstract: | Charaterization and Catalytic Activity of Ni2+ Exchanged X and Y Zeolites. I. TPR Studies on NiNaX and NiNaY Zeolites . The structure of TPR spectra of NiNaX and NaNiY zeolites variously exchanged is determined by the location of the cations. In case of X zeolites a peak appears with a maximum at 750–800 K (reduction on SII and SI, positions) and for higher exchange degrees an additional one at about 1000 K (reduction on SI positions). Three ranges of reduction may be separated in case of Y zeolites (reduction on SII, SI′, and SI). With increasing Si/Al ratios the maximum of the hightemperature peak is shifted to higher temperatures. The reduction at temperatures up to 800 K resulted in higher reduction degrees for X reolites while the overall reduction up to high temperatures led to higher reduction degrees for Y zeolites. The kinetic analysis by means of two different methods yielded the following activation energies: (85 ± 10) or (86 ± 2) kJ/mole, respectively, for the low-temperature peak, and (223 ± 12) or (214 ± 2) kJ/mole, respectively, for the high-temperature peak. |