Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.108, No.31, 11585-11590, 2004
Temperature-programmed desorption and infrared spectroscopic studies of benzene adsorption in zeolite ZSM-5
The adsorption and desorption of benzene over the zeolite H-ZSM-5 has been investigated using simultaneous Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) measurements. The adsorption was studied as a function of benzene loading and the Si/Al ratio of the zeolite. FTIR and TPD confirm the existence of two types of sites for the adsorption of benzene in H-ZSM-5: Bronsted and non-Bronsted sites, with the latter located at the center of the intersection voids. The Bronsted sites are the favored sites for adsorption, and adsorption on the non-Bronsted sites occurs only after these sites are filled. There is no evidence for clustering or interaction between benzene molecules adsorbed on either the Bronsted or non-Bronsted sites.