Removal of nitrogen monoxide through a novel catalytic process. 2. Infrared study on surface reaction of nitrogen monoxide adsorbed on copper ion-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolites

Abstract

The authors have studied the adsorption of NO onto copper loaded ion-exchanged zeolites by means of infrared spectroscopy coupled with isotopic techniques. Such zeolites have been reported to be catalytically active for the decomposition of NO, and the development of such catalysts for exhaust gas treatments is a major factor behind this work. The authors studied the molecular form that NO took when it was adsorbed, and the nature of the sites which would bind NO. They found bound forms of the nature, NO{sup {delta}+}, NO{sup {delta}{minus}}, and (NO){sub 2}{sup {delta}{minus}}. They also observed the formation of N{sub 2} and N{sub 2}O.