Sugunan, S; Chemparathy, G V; Anto, Paul(Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, 1996)
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Abstract:
The surface acidity and basicity of binary oxides of Zr with Ce and La are determined using a series of Hammet indicators and Ho,,max values are reported. The generation of new acid sites habe been ascribed to the charge imbalance of M1-O-M2 bonds, where M1 and M2 are metal atoms. Both Bronsted and Lewis acid sites contribute to the acidity of the oxides