Cr/Al2O3 Cr/SiO2
DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY
Interaction with CO Interaction with CO
Cr2+6c
Cr3+ 6c
3 types of reduced Cr A single type of highly Cr2+6c Cr2+4c
Cr2+4c
sites are formed, differing uncoordinated reduced
in the oxidation state and Cr site is formed
coordination geometry (Cr2+4c )4.
(Cr3+ 6c, Cr2+ 6c, Cr2+4c ).
Cr2+4c
Cr2+6c
Cr3+6c
Cr2+4c
Only the highly uncoordinated Cr2+4c sites
are accessible to the incoming molecules,
including ethylene. These sites are those
involved in ethylene polymerization