The catalytic combustion of the stoichiometric n-butane-air mixture per se or diluted with N 2 , on a platinum wire at different initial pressures (10-70 kPa) and temperatures (690-1,080 K) was studied. The chemical heat flow rate, dQ r /dt, of the surface reaction was measured in isothermal and isobaric conditions and the overall kinetic parameters were evaluated for both steady state and initial transient catalytic combustion. At low total pressure (10 kPa), the temperature dependence of dQ r /dt indicated a normal (Arrhenius) behavior for 690 \ T \ 900 K, while at higher temperatures, over 900 K, an anti-Arrhenius behavior was found. The obtained results are consistent with a diffusion-controlled process, accompanied by reactant depletion around the catalytic surface, at higher temperatures.
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