Av. Ivanov et Lm. Kustov, INFLUENCE OF THE SUPPORT ON THE STATE OF NICKEL IN THE NI SIO2, NI/ZRO2, AND NI/SO4/ZRO2 OXIDE SYSTEMS STUDIED BY DIFFUSE-REFLECTANCE IR SPECTROSCOPY/, Russian chemical bulletin, 47(3), 1998, pp. 394-397
The Ni/SiO2, Ni/ZrO2, and Ni/SO4/ZrO2 systems were studied by diffuse-
reflectance IR spectroscopy using CO as a probe molecule. The Ni/SiO2
and Ni/ZrO2 systems are similar in properties, and the state of nickel
in the Ni/ZrO2 system is determined by the specific surface area. In
the Ni/SO4/ZrO2 system, the surface sulfur compounds affect substantia
lly the state of nickel: Nidelta+ species with a partial positive char
ge are formed due to the strong electron-acceptor properties of the su
lfur compounds.