“…105,128,130 It is generally accepted that the active sites in the SCR reaction of Cu-based zeolites, including Cu-ZSM-5, Cu-beta and Cu-FAU, are mainly dimerized Cu 2+ and Cu + species, and the facility of redox between Cu 2+ and Cu + is beneficial to high SCR performance. 10,128,[131][132][133][134][135] Through studies on the variation of SCR activity and the alteration of catalytically active sites, Park et al 131 attributed the hydrothermal deactivation of Cu-ZSM-5 catalysts to the migration and re-distribution of Cu 2+ species, leading to the decrease of active sites and the blockage of zeolite channels by sintered CuO, together with the dealumination and collapse of the zeolite support. After hydrothermal treatment of Cu-beta catalysts under different conditions (500-900 1C, 3% H 2 O), Wilken et al 134 found that the zeolite structure showed no obvious change below 800 1C, yet the oxidation state of Cu species showed apparent change, with a decrease in Cu + species and increase in Cu 2+ species as indicated by XPS results.…”