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Title: Adsorptive and catalytic properties of supported metal oxides. 2. Infrared spectroscopy of nitric oxide adsorbed on supported iron oxides

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100399a034· OSTI ID:6038788

Infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed nitric oxide was used to probe the nature of ferrous cations supported at low loadings (ca. 1%) on SiO/sub 2/, Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/, TiO/sub 2/, MgO, and ZnO. Ferrous cations on all of these supports gave rise to two mononitrosyl species, which appear in infrared spectra near 1810 and 1750 cm/sup -1/. These bands are attributed to ferrous cations of different coordination, with the band at lower frequency due to cations of lower coordination. Dinitrosyl species were observed on silica-supported iron, giving rise to a pair of infrared bands at 1900 and 1790 cm/sup -1/. These can be attributed to the adsorption of two NO molecules by a ferrous cation which is highly coordinatively unsaturated. These dinitrosyl species may also be present to a small extent on titania-supported iron. It is suggested that the coordination number of the supported ferrous cation is lower on oxide supports for which the coordination number of the oxygen anions is lower. 23 references, 8 figures, 1 table.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
OSTI ID:
6038788
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 90:8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English