Application of SCTA to the study of the reactivity of acid-base catalysts

Conventional thermal methods for studying heterogeneous catalyst systems are based
on pre-set linear heating rates. Techniques such as temperature programmed thermolysis,
reduction, oxidation, desorption and reaction provide important information on
the formation, surface properties and reactivity of catalysts. The approach of ‘sample
controlled thermal analysis’ (SCTA) can be applied successfully to overcome the
principal limitations of the conventional forms of these methods [1].