Abstract. The CoSiBEA zeolites are prepared by a two-step postsynthesis method which allows to incorporate cobalt in BEA zeolite as isolated tetrahedral Co(II) species. The incorporation of Co ions in vacant T-sites and their reaction with silanol groups are evidenced by XRD and FTIR respectively. It does not generate acidic Brønsted sites as shown by FTIR of adsorbed pyridine. The state o…
Abstract. The combined use of chemical analysis, XRD, EPR and Mossbauer techniques provides detailed information on the nature of iron impurities in commercial BEA, MOR and MFI zeolites. EPR and Mo¨ ssbauer spectroscopies evidence that iron impurities are present mainly as tetrahedral Fe(III) species and to a minor extent as octahedral Fe(III) species, with relative amounts depending on th…
Abstract. The two-step postsynthesis method (creation of vacant T-sites and associated SiOH groups by dealumination of BEA zeolite with nitric acid followed by incorporation of copper in the resulting SiBEA by impregnation with an aqueous solution of copper nitrate) allows to obtain a CuSiBEA zeolite which contains 0.8 Cu wt%. The incorporation of Cu(II) into the lattice of SiBEA is evidenc…