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Auten, Crump, Singh and Chandler 319protocols (A low-ox , A red , and A high-ox ) are in Figure 2b. Extracted apparent activationenergies (E app ) from this data, found in Table 1, indicate a substantial change to thecatalyst upon high temperature reduction (vida infra).Table 1. Apparent activation energies (E app ) from Arrhenius plots.CatalystDesignationPretreatmentE app (kJ/mole)A high-ox 25% O 2 @ 300 °C for 6 hrs 3625% OA 2 @ 300 °C for 4 hrs +red25% H 2 @ 300 °C for 2 hrs75A low-ox1% CO + 25% O 2 @ 150 °C for 16 hrs.• activation & testing immediately after preparation32B low-ox1% CO + 25% O 2 @ 150 °C for 16 hrs.• activation & testing immediately after preparation31B low-ox+1mo.1% CO + 25% O 2 @ 150 °C for 16 hrs.• activation immediately after preparation, testing 1 32month laterB 1mo+low-ox1% CO + 25% O 2 @ 150 °C for 16 hrs.• activation & testing 1 month after preparation408.07.06.0A3.02.52.0B low oxBRate (1/ min)5.04.03.02.0B low oxA lowoxln (Rate)1.51.00.50.0B low ox, 1moA lowox1.0B low ox, 1moB 1mo., low ox0.020 40 60 80 100Temperature (°C)-0.5B 1mo., low ox-1.02.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.31000/KFigure 3. CO oxidation by batch B catalysts activated under CO + O 2 at 150 ºC. (A)rate vs. temperature plots and (B) Arrhenius plots.

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