Structural features and surface properties of framework zirconium phosphate
s synthesized via mechanochemical activation (MA) and sol-gel (SG) route we
re studied using XRD, TEM, P-31 MAS NMR, IR and ESR spectroscopy and compar
ed with their catalytic performance in the reaction of hexane isomerization
. A high initial isomerization activity of crystalline zirconium phosphates
prepared via MA can be determined by a larger share of the strong Lewis ce
nters probed by TEMPON test molecule. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All ri
ghts reserved.