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A study has been carried out on the selectivity of titania-supported r
hodium catalysts in n-butane hydrogenolysis. It is concluded that inco
rporation of the rhodium precursor onto the titania surface via ion ex
change leads to a less pronounced development of Strong Metal-Support
Interactions and thus to an homogeneous distribution of active sites o
n the catalyst surface.