Aa. Ukharskii et Ad. Berman, BENZENE OXIDATION ON SUPPORTED PLATINUM CATALYSTS .2. THERMAL-MODEL OF OXIDATION, Kinetics and catalysis, 33(5-6), 1992, pp. 887-891
A study has been made of benzene oxidation on Pt/Al2O3. It has been de
monstrated that there is considerable superheating (up to 300-degrees-
C) of the catalyst surface relative to the gas phase and that this sup
erheating depends on the thermal conductivities of the gases used. A t
hermal model that takes account of internal diffusion has been put for
ward to explain hysteresis in the reaction rate.