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Quantitative measurement of the Brönsted acid sites in solid acids: Toward a single-site design of Mo-modified ZSM-5 zeolite
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2006)
  • Jean-Philippe Tessonnier
  • Benoit Louis
  • Stephane Walspurger
  • Jean Sommer
  • Marc-Jacques Ledoux
  • Cuong Pham-Huu
Abstract

On the basis of our previous H/D exchange studies devoted to the quantification of the number of Bro¨nsted acid sites in solid acids, we report here an innovative approach to determine both the amount and the localization of Mo atoms inside the Mo/ZSM-5 catalyst, commonly used for the methane dehydroaromatization reaction. The influence of Mo introduction in the MFI framework was studied by means of BET, X-ray diffraction, 27Al magic angle spinning NMR, NH3 temperature-programmed desorption, and H/D isotopic exchange techniques. A dependence was found between the decrease of acidic OH groups and the Mo content. Depending on the Si/Al ratio of the zeolite, i.e., the proximity of two Bro¨nsted acid sites, the Mo atoms substitute a different number of OH groups. Consequently, a chemical structure was proposed to describe the geometry of the Mo complex in the channels of the ZSM-5 zeolite.

Keywords
  • chemical modification,
  • desorption,
  • methane,
  • molybdenum,
  • nuclear magnetic resonance,
  • structure (composition),
  • x ray diffraction,
  • quantification
Publication Date
2006
Publisher Statement
Copyright American Chemical Society 2006. Posted with permission
Citation Information
Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Benoit Louis, Stephane Walspurger, Jean Sommer, et al.. "Quantitative measurement of the Brönsted acid sites in solid acids: Toward a single-site design of Mo-modified ZSM-5 zeolite" Journal of Physical Chemistry B Vol. 110 Iss. 21 (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jean-philippe_tessonnier/14/