G. Centi et al., HIGH-ACTIVITY OF COPPER-BORALITE IN THE REDUCTION OF NITRIC-OXIDE WITH PROPANE OXYGEN, Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, 4(4), 1994, pp. 120000275-120000281
The activity of ZSM-5 and boralite zeolites (Na, H and Cu forms) in th
e reduction of nitric oxide with propane/oxygen is compared. Copper io
n-exchanged boralite is more active than a corresponding Cu-ZSM-5 samp
le with the same MFI structure, Si/M (M = Al or B) ratio and copper co
ntent, showing that in copper-exchanged samples Bronsted acid sites do
not play a key role in the reaction mechanism, in contrast to that fo
und for samples without the exchanged transition metal.