Aa. Ukharskii et Ad. Berman, BENZENE OXIDATION ON SUPPORTED PLATINUM CATALYSTS .1. LOCALIZATION AND REACTIVITY OF SURFACE COMPLEXES FORMED DURING BENZENE OXIDATION ON PT AL2O3/, Kinetics and catalysis, 33(5-6), 1992, pp. 882-887
Infrared studies have been conducted in situ for benzene oxidation on
Pt/Al2O3. It has been shown that during the course of the reaction anh
ydride-like carbonyl and caroboxylate complexes form on the catalyst s
urface. These complexes form on the metal and then diffuse into the ca
rrier. Slow relaxations in the reaction rates are associated with the
formation and oxidation of these complexes. A scheme has been put forw
ard for benzene oxidation.