H. Esemann et al., EXPLORING CATION SITING IN ZEOLITE ZSM-5 BY INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY, EXAFS AND COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS, Microporous materials, 6(5-6), 1996, pp. 321-329
A new approach for retrieving information on cation siting in silicon-
rich zeolites like ZSM-5 is presented. It is based on combined investi
gations using the cation sensitive methods, far-LR spectroscopy and EX
AFS together with computer simulations. This combination proved to be
successful for alkali and even for alkaline earth ions. It was possibl
e to obtain cation locations for Cs+ as well as for Ba2+ ions in ZSM-5
. In this context the series of far-infrared spectra of alkali exchang
ed ZSM-5 is shown for the first time.