Silica grain labelling and EDX spectroscopy; evidence for inter-grain diffusion of Pt(NH3)42+ species during Pt/SiO2 catalyst preparation by ionic exchange
Abstract
Labelling of silica grains and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) in a TEM-FEG (field emission gun) were used to demonstrate the migration of Pt(NH3)42+ species from one grain to another during Pt/SiO2 catalyst preparation by the ion-exchange procedure.