“…Catalyst Characterization. Physicochemical properties of all of the samples were characterized by means of techniques such as ICP-AES, chemisorption (for metal dispersion measurement), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), elemental mapping, highangle annular dark field-scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), nitrogen adsorption−desorption (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed desorption of benzene (benzene-TPD), temperature-programmed surface reaction of benzene (benzene-TPSR), hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H 2 -TPR), and in situ reflectance Fourier transform infrared 21,23 To avoid the hot spots, 50 mg of the sample (40−60 mesh) was diluted with 0.25 g of quartz sands (40−60 mesh). Prior to the measurement, the sample was treated in O 2 (flow rate = 20 mL min −1 ) at 250 °C for 1 h. After being cooled to a given temperature, the benzene-containing reactant gas mixture was passed through the catalyst bed.…”