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Method of treating intermetallic alloy hydrogenation/oxidation catalysts for improved impurity poisoning resistance, regeneration and increased activity

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OSTI ID:868132

Alternate, successive high temperature oxidation and reduction treatments, in either order, of intermetallic alloy hydrogenation and intermetallic alloy oxidation catalysts unexpectedly improves the impurity poisoning resistance, regeneration capacity and/or activity of the catalysts. The particular alloy, and the final high temperature treatment given alloy (oxidation or reduction) will be chosen to correspond to the function of the catalyst (oxidation or hydrogenation).

Research Organization:
EG & G IDAHO INC
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Secretary of (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 5081083
OSTI ID:
868132
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Catalytic hydrogenation activity of a ZrNi 3 intermetallic alloy
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journal July 1987
X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Auger studies of selected Zr/Ni intermetallic alloy catalysts
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journal July 1987