Consecutive oxidation-reduction cycles involving successive oxidation treatments of 0.3 % Pt/AI,O, at various temperatures, each followed by a reduction treatment in hydrogen to produce active catalyst, lead to changes in catalytic activity for the reactions of n-hexane with hydrogen. Decreased activity is paralleled by changes in selectivity brought about by the increased tendency of large platinum particles towards coking. Changes in selectivity are not observed where an increase in activity occurs. Results show that the reforming reactions of n-hexane can be used to gain information about the state of metal particles following sintering/redispersion of Pt on alumina.Catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons in industry currently involves a bimetallic or multimetallic catalyst containing from 0.2 to 0.75 YO platinum by weight, supported on chlorided alumina.' In order to counteract losses in catalytic activity and to maintain a desirable product distribution in the reformate, an increase in operating temperature with time is required. Regeneration of deactivated catalysts involves the oxidation of carbon-rich deposits, and redispersion of the metallic elements of the catalyst. The redispersion mechanism by oxychlorination is not fully understood, although oxygen and chlorine are essential requirements for the process. 2, A previous paper4 described the effect of the temperature of oxygen treatment during oxidation-reduction cycles on the dispersion of platinum supported on chlorided y-Al,03. Infrared spectroscopy was used to monitor CO adsorption, which gave an indication of changes in the dispersion of platinum during the cycle^.^ This paper reports the effect of corresponding oxidation-reduction cycles on the activity and selectivities5 for the reaction of n-hexane with hydrogen over chlorided Pt/A120,.