“…For instance, in a precedent work Yashima et al [16] [19,20,21,22,24], reduction with H 2 [22] or CO at high temperatures (350-450ºC), [21,25,26], or even upon contact of the catalyst with ethylene [19,20]. It is pertinent to mention here that in most of the above studies the conclusion that monovalent Ni + species are the active sites relied on room temperature CO-FTIR characterization results [12,19,20,21,24].…”