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All of the following are modes of catalyst deactivation EXCEPT

  • A.poisoning by a strongly adsorbed impurity
  • B.coking by deposition of carbonaceous material
  • C.sintering of the metal crystallites
  • D.regeneration by burning off the deposit

Answer: D

Correct answer: regeneration by burning off the deposit

Regeneration is the cure rather than the disease. The three genuine modes are poisoning, in which an impurity binds the active sites irreversibly; coking, in which carbonaceous material buries them; and sintering, in which the crystallites coalesce at temperature and the exposed area falls. Coking is often reversible, poisoning usually is not, and sintering never is.

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