Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.2, No.2, 119-124, 1985
DISPERSION OF SUPPORTED PLATINUM CATALYSTS IN OXYGEN II. Further Studies and Mechanism of Redispersion
Further experimental evidences of redispersion on supported platinum catalysts studied by means of TPR, TPD and cyclohexene hydrogenation reaction. Pt/r-Al2O3 exhibits stronger interaction between the metal oxide and the support as compared with Pt/SiO2 and Pt/TiO2. The formation of surface complex is enhanced as oxidation temperature increases. The TPD spectrum of hydrogen on Pt/TiO2 shifts to higher temperature upon reduction at high temperature and shifts again to its original position upon oxidation. Shift of TPD spectrum does not appear in other catalysts. The suggested mechanism for redispersion is the spreading of platinum oxide and trapping of migrating species.