Density functional studies of adsorbates in Cu-exchanged zeolites: model comparisons and SO_x binding

Abstract

The robustness of density functional theory cluster model predictions for a variety of adsorbate complexes in Cu-exchanged zeolites is tested via systematic comparisons of four different models. Results for O, O₂, OH, CO, N₂, NO_x, and SO_x binding, obtained using an Al(OH)₄ representation of the zeolite support (Z), are in excellent agreement with analogous results for a larger, Z=Al[OSi(OH)₃]₄ model. Smaller models, containing either a bare Cu⁺ ion or a water-ligand representation of Z, perform well for covalently bonded adsorbates such as CO or NO, but yield pronounced differences for adsorbates whose binding has a large electrostatic component. Only the largest model considered is fully adequate for adsorbed H₂O because of its ability to form hydrogen bonds to distant framework oxygen. SO₂ and SO₃ exhibit a variety of binding modes and, under appropriate conditions, lead to highly stable ZCu-SO₄ or ZCu-SO₄-CuZ complexes. Such complexes are consistent with X-ray absorption data for Cu-ZSM-5 and are most likely responsible for the reversible inhibition of catalytic activity in this material by SO₂.

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