“…The accumulation of these benzene oxidation intermediates was noted with PdAg/Fe 2 O 3 , while their production was much lower than with Fe 2 O 3 , Ag/Fe 2 O 3 , or Pd/Fe 2 O 3 in a temperature range from 100 to 300 °C. In addition, the bands associated with light olefins such as hexene (3012, 2975, and 1645 cm –1 ) and butene (3100, 3018, and 1645 cm –1 ) were also present at temperatures above 100 °C, 100 °C, 150 °C, and 150 °C for PdAg/Fe 2 O 3 , Ag/Fe 2 O 3 , Pd/Fe 2 O 3 , and Fe 2 O 3 , respectively, further illustrating the excellent low-temperature catalytic cracking capability of PdAg/Fe 2 O 3 . Other intermediates, such as formic acid (3150, 1712, 1430, and 1270 cm –1 ), formate (1550 and 1353 cm –1 ), , methyl alcohol (3335, 1400, and 1030 cm –1 ), and formaldehyde (1721 and 1019 cm –1 ), , derived from the oxidation of light olefins and aromatic species, were all also produced by all samples.…”