Av. Kucherov et al., IN-SITU DETERMINATION BY ESR OF THE OXIDATION-STATE OF COPPER IN CU-ZSM-5 IN FLOWING HE AND O-2 UP TO 500-DEGREES-C, Journal of physical chemistry, 98(18), 1994, pp. 4892-4894
A flow cell was designed to study the oxidation state of copper ions i
n Cu-ZSM-5 in situ at high temperatures. In a thoroughly purified He f
low or in vacuum there is no spontaneous thermal reduction of the cupr
ic ions up to 500 degrees C. The addition of propene to the flow suppr
esses the Cu2+ ESR signal even at room temperature.