Zeólitas ZSM-5 contendo cobre ou cobalto, ou simultaneamente cobre e cálcio, ou cobalto e cálcio foram preparadas por troca-iônica e testadas como catalisadores na redução de NO a N 2 na presença de metano ou propano. . Nestes catalisadores a presença de cálcio não provocou diferenças significativas na atividade específica para a redução de NO ou para a oxidação do metano.ZSM-5 catalysts containing either Cu or Co cations individually or Cu/Ca or Co/Ca cation combinations were prepared by ion exchange. These materials were tested as catalysts for the reduction of NO to N 2 in the presence of propane or methane. Cu 2+ and [Cu-O-Cu] 2+ species were identified in ion exchangeable sites in the copper-containing catalysts. The amount of the latter cation increased with increasing copper content and in the presence of Ca 2+ and was the most active in the reduction of NO. However, at temperatures higher than 400 ºC its activity decreased markedly. For cobalt-exchanged zeolites, Co 2+ in charge-compensation sites or Co 3+ in extra-framework precipitates were present in the catalysts. It was verified that the amount of Co 3+ diminished with the presence of Ca
2+. For the catalysts prepared in this study no significant differences in specific activity for the reduction of NO or for methane oxidation were observed in the presence of calcium.