Jl. Margitfalvi et al., QUALITATIVE DETERMINATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF REREDUCTION IN SUPPORTED PLATINUM CATALYSTS - DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW METHOD, Applied catalysis. A, General, 154(1-2), 1997, pp. 1-6
A simple test reaction has been developed for the qualitative determin
ation of the efficiency of platinum re-reduction or to show the presen
ce of adsorbed oxygen on supported Pt catalysts. The method is based o
n the surface reaction taking place between tin tetraethyl and unreduc
ed platinum or adsorbed oxygen. The formation of ethylene in the above
reaction indicates that supported platinum catalyst contains either u
nreduced platinum or adsorbed oxygen.