“…XPS spectrum of C-Co 2.0 HAlBEA zeolite reveals three values of BE of Co 2p 3/2 and of Co 2p 1/2 at 779.8, 781.3,784.2 eV and 795.9, 797.5, 800.3 eV, respectively. The values of Co 2p 3/2 at 781.3 eV and of Co2p 1/2 at 797.5 eV may be assigned to very well dispersed extraframework mononuclear Co(II), in line with earlier observations on Co-ZSM5 and Co-beta zeolites[35,43] However, the second values of BE of Co 2p 3/2 and Co 2p 1/2 peaks at 784.2 and 800.3 eV, respectively, may be ascribed to polynuclear Co(II)[13,41]. Furthermore, the presence of additional peaks at 779.8 and 795.9 eV suggests the presence of Co(III).…”