Infrared microscopic study of sorption and diffusion of toluene in ZSM-5

Georg Müller, Thomas Narbeshuber, Gabriele Mirth, Johannes A. Lercher

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Abstract

Time-resolved FTIR microscopy was used to investigate in situ the transport and sorption of toluene in individual ZSM-5 crystals with varying degree of perfection. The results indicate that the rate of transport of toluene in the pore system of zeolite ZSM-5 strongly depends upon the degree of crystal intergrowth. The diffusion coefficients observed with single crystals were 3 orders of magnitude higher than the diffusion coefficients measured for a polycrystalline sample. The first results of this new method to study diffusion in microporous materials are compared to the results from other techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7436-7439
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry
Volume98
Issue number31
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

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