Hydrogen adsorption on the faujasite-type zeolite Mg-X: An IR spectroscopic and thermodynamic study

Hydrogen adsorption (physisorption) on the faujasite-type zeolite Mg-X was studied by means of variable-temperature (80-140 K) FT-IR spectroscopy. Perturbation of the adsorbed H₂ molecules by the cationic adsorbing centres of the zeolite renders the H-H stretching mode IR active, at 4065 cm⁻¹. Simultaneous measurement of IR absorbance and hydrogen equilibrium pressure, for a series of spectra recorded at the increasing temperature, allowed standard adsorption enthalpy and entropy to be determined. They resulted to be ΔH⁰ = −13 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS⁰ = −114 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹, respectively. Both, spectroscopic and thermodynamic results are discussed in the broader context of corresponding data for hydrogen adsorption on other alkali and alkaline-earth cation exchanged zeolites, showing that, while an approximate correlation exists between ΔH⁰ and H-H stretching frequency, deviations can be expected for the case of zeolites containing small metal cations.