화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.110, No.21, 10390-10395, 2006
Quantitative measurement of the Bronsted acid sites in solid acids: Toward a single-site design of Mo-modified ZSM-5 zeolite
On the basis of our previous H/D exchange studies devoted to the quantification of the number of Bronsted acid sites in solid acids, we report here an innovative approach to determine both the amount and the localization of Mo atoms inside the Mo/ZSM-5 catalyst, commonly used for the methane dehydroaromatization reaction. The influence of Mo introduction in the MFI framework was studied by means of BET, X-ray diffraction, Al-27 magic angle spinning NMR, NH3 temperature-programmed desorption, and H/D isotopic exchange techniques. A dependence was found between the decrease of acidic OH groups and the Mo content. Depending on the Si/Al ratio of the zeolite, i.e., the proximity of two Bronsted acid sites, the Mo atoms substitute a different number of OH groups. Consequently, a chemical structure was proposed to describe the geometry of the Mo complex in the channels of the ZSM-5 zeolite.