Abstract
The adsorption properties, thermal stability and catalytic activity in CO oxidation of Co2+, Co3+-containing ZSM-5 zeolite systems with different metal loadings were studied. Treatment in H2 caused an increase in the activity of Co2+/ZSM-5 and Co2+–Co3+/ZSM-5 systems, but the activity of the Co3+/ZSM-5 system remained unchanged, demonstrating the very low reducibility of the [Co(NH3)6]3+ ion when embedded in the zeolite framework. The catalytic activity changed in the order: Co3+/ZSM-5 < Co2+–Co3+/ZSM-5 < Co2+/ZSM-5. A correlation was established between the temperature necessary for the total decomposition of the cobalt salts introduced into the zeolite, the acidity, the coordination state of the Co ions and the catalytic activity of the cobalt-containing zeolites.