Abstract
Treatment of Pt loaded zeolite Beta with H2S and subsequent oxidation led to the formation of additional Brønsted acidic sites, which were identified as surface sulfate species and were active for the pentane hydroisomerization. Temperature programmed desorption of ammonia and infrared studies during adsorption of Pyridine showed that acid strength and accessibility of the acid sites were not affected after sulfation. The concentration of Brønsted acidic sites for the untreated and samples sulfated at moderate temperature correlate with the isomerization activity, indicating that the reaction is limited by the acid sites and, therefore, can be enhanced by the introduction of Brønsted acidic sulfate groups.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1763-1770 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis |
| Volume | 158 B |
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| State | Published - 2005 |