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CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages 548-563Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02907k
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- Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo-Compagnia di San Paolo-Linea 1 [ORTO11RRT5]
- Russian Federation Government [14.Y26.31.0001, 58714X0002]
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Cu-SSZ-13 is a highly active NH3-SCR catalyst for the abatement of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx, x = 1, 2) from the exhausts of lean-burn engines. The study of Cu-speciation occurring upon thermal dehydration is a key step for the understanding of the enhanced catalytic properties of this material and for identifying the SCR active sites and their redox capability. Herein, we combined FTIR, X-ray absorption (XAS) and emission (XES) spectroscopies with DFT computational analysis to elucidate the nature and location of the most abundant Cu sites in the activated catalyst. Different Cu species have been found to be dominant as a function of the dehydration temperature and conditions. Data analysis revealed that the dehydration process of Cu cations is essentially completed at 250 degrees C, with the formation of dehydrated [CuOH](+) species hosted in close proximity to 1-Al sites in both d6r and 8r units of the SSZ-13 matrix. These species persist at higher temperatures only if a certain amount of O-2 is present in the gas feed, while under inert conditions they undergo virtually total self-reduction as a consequence of an OH extra-ligand loss, resulting in bi-coordinated bare Cu+ cations. Synchrotron characterization supported by computational analysis allowed an unprecedented quantitative refinement of the local environment and structural parameters of these Cu(II) and Cu(I) species.
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