Quantification of Silver Sites in Zeolites: Carbon Monoxide Sorption Monitored by IR Spectroscopy

This work was aimed to provide a well-established approach for the quantification of silver sites in zeolites. The experimental procedure based on carbon monoxide sorption in silver exchanged zeolites ZSM-5, Y, and X was monitored by IR spectroscopy. With regard to the Lambert–Beer law the values of the absorption coefficients of the IR bands of CO interacting with exchangeable cations (Ag + ) and metallic species (Ag 0 ) were attained. Subsequently, the concentrations of silver species of different kinds were calculated. The values of the absorption coefficients are valid for zeolites of FAU and MFI topologies; thus, they are argued to be used for zeolites of other structures.