Pt-Rh/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by successive incipient impregnations and coimpregnation were characterized by H2 chemisorption, temperature programmed reduction and benzene hydrogenation reaction in the vapor phase. The results showed that Rh plays the role of Pt reducting agent, which is very different from the effects of metal-metal interaction which appear mainly in solids with the highest metal contents. The most important parameter that results in bimetallic particles in the catalyst prepared by successive impregnation is the sequence of metal addition.
Benzene hydrogenation reaction; catalyst; interaction
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