The redox behavior of CuZSM-5 was investigated by flow
microbalance and FTIR measurements using CO
and NO as probe molecules. The weight change resulting from
switching the flow of 10% O2 in He to pure
He corresponded to the removal of extralattice oxygen and approximately
20% autoreduction of total copper
ion by one electron. FTIR absorption spectra of CO over CuZSM-5
showed that the concentration of the
Cu+ sites changed reversibly upon switching the
pretreatment gas from He to O2. The combined
experiments
(flow microbalance and CO adsorption) proved that CuZSM-5 has a redox
function at 500 °C. Continuous
measurement of NO adsorption spectra using the same wafer, following a
pretreatment in flowing He at 500
°C, also demonstrated the redox properties of CuZSM-5. During
the early stage of NO adsorption, a sharp
band at 2295 cm-1 appeared that could be assigned in
several different ways. Changes occurring as NO
underwent reaction on the surface were recorded.
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