Catalysis Letters, Vol.93, No.1-2, 81-84, 2004
Quantitative determination of Bronsted acid sites on zeolites: a new approach towards the chemical composition of zeolites
An original quantitative method based on H/D exchange between H2O/D2O molecules and the OH groups of different zeolites has been developed for the titration of the Bronsted acid sites present on the solid surface. The measured Bronsted acid sites density appears to be in good agreement with the theoretical amount estimated by the Si/Al ratio. In contrary to classical methods, this non-destructive anhydride method titrates the whole quantity of Bronsted acid sites of zeolites.