Platinum Deactivation: In Situ EXAFS Study During Aqueous Alcohol Oxidation Reaction

Abstract

With a new setup for in situ EXAFS spectroscopy the state of a carbonsupported platinum catalyst during aqueous alcohol oxidation has been observed. The catalyst deactivation during platinumcatalysed cyclohexanol oxidation is caused by platinum surface oxide formation. The detected Pt–O coordination at 2.10 Å during exposure to nitrogensaturated cyclohexanol solution is different from what is observed for the pure oxidised platinum surface (2.06 Å). platinum - EXAFS - catalysis - catalyst deactivation - oxidation