Do Alkali Metal Anions (M−) Exist in Zeolite A?
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Mas Nmr
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AbstractRecent NMR studies by Nakayama et al. on sodium zeolite A saturated with potassium metal have implied the presence of the anionic Na− species. This, if confirmed, would represent the first observation in a zeolite and opens up a wide range of possibilities for mixed metal zeolitic systems. We report the results of a number of metal combinations, using both sodium and potassium forms of zeolite A as hosts, studied by ESR, solid state MAS-NMR and powder neutron diffraction.