“…Based on the intensity of the absorption bands, the concentration of Brönsted acid sites is higher for the unsulfated specimen. The absorption bands we observed (1625, 1595, 1450 cm -1 ) for both specimens, according to [2], characterize formation of sorption complexes of pyridine with electron-acceptor sites on the catalyst, i.e., formation of Lewis acid sites. The results obtained are consistent with the data in [14], in which diffuse reflection IR spectroscopy established that modification of the zirconium dioxide surface with sulfate groups leads to the appearance of a new type of Brönsted acid site.…”