Competitive adsorption of N <inf>2</inf> O and CO on CuZSM-5, FeZSM-5, CoZSM-5 and bimetallic forms of ZSM-5 zeolite

Abstract

The behavior of copper-, iron- and cobalt-exchanged ZSM-5 (Si/Al = 20) and bimetallic forms of the same zeolite was investigated with reference to the adsorption of N 2 O and CO at 303 K. The interactions of both gases with investigated zeolites have been studied using microcalorimetry and infrared spectroscopy. The values of differential heats of adsorption and the amounts of adsorbed gases were determined. Both gases react with the charge-balancing cations as active sites for adsorption. CuZSM-5 shows significantly better performances than FeZSM-5 and CoZSM-5, toward both gases; additionally, nitrous oxide can be chemisorbed on CuZSM-5. Adsorption capabilities of FeZSM-5 and CoZSM-5 are increased with the addition of copper ions. The heats of CO interaction with copper-containing samples have been found to be higher then the heats of N 2 O interaction, while for FeZSM-5 and CoZSM-5 samples similar heats were detected for both gases. In the case of CuZSM-5, as a result of competitive adsorption between previously adsorbed N 2 O and incoming CO from the gas phase, a surface reaction is found. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.