We report a XAFS study of the Fe3+ local environment in Fe-silicalite as a function of the template burning temperature. We investigate the structural changes of the zeolitic structure, upon thermal treatments and interaction with NH3 Our XAFS results show that, before template burning, Fe3+ are in tetrahedral symmetry with 4 oxygens at 1.85 Angstrom, while after template removal and in vacuum conditions, they exhibit a distorted tetrahedral symmetry with 3 oxygens at 1.87 Angstrom, and one at 2.10 Angstrom; dosage of NH3 partially restore the tetrahedral symmetry of the site. These results are strongly supported by parallel IR, Raman, UV-Vis, TPR and EPR investigations and by recent theoretical simulations.
Evolution of Fe3+ from framework to extraframework species in Fe-silicalite as a function of template burning temperature
BORDIGA, Silvia;SCARANO, Domenica;LAMBERTI, Carlo;ZECCHINA, Adriano;
1997-01-01
Abstract
We report a XAFS study of the Fe3+ local environment in Fe-silicalite as a function of the template burning temperature. We investigate the structural changes of the zeolitic structure, upon thermal treatments and interaction with NH3 Our XAFS results show that, before template burning, Fe3+ are in tetrahedral symmetry with 4 oxygens at 1.85 Angstrom, while after template removal and in vacuum conditions, they exhibit a distorted tetrahedral symmetry with 3 oxygens at 1.87 Angstrom, and one at 2.10 Angstrom; dosage of NH3 partially restore the tetrahedral symmetry of the site. These results are strongly supported by parallel IR, Raman, UV-Vis, TPR and EPR investigations and by recent theoretical simulations.
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
