Changes in the catalytic activity and hydrogen permeability of a palladium-ruthenium alloy membrane catalyst under the influence of reagents

1. In the course of catalytic hydrogenation reactions of cyclopentadiene, cyclooctadiene, and isoprene; and in the catalytic hydrogenolysis of propane, all of which proceed at 373-573 K, a.catalytic etching of a palladium-ruthenium membrane catalyst is taking place; it is determined by the nature of the reagents. 2. An oxidative-reductive treatment changes the surface structure, the catalytic activity, and the hydrogen permeability to a much lesser degree than when such a treatment is alternated with actual catalytic reactions. 3. A heat treatment followed by a subsequent rapid cooling from temperatures above the recrystallization temperature, increases significantly the activity of a palladium-ruthenium membrane catalyst in the hydrogenolysis of propane. © 1988 Plenum Publishing Corporation