On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 16:51, Pierce Nichols wrote: > At 01:25 PM 10/29/2002 -0800, Sean R. Lynch wrote: > >On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 08:09, Pierce Nichols wrote: > > > Any catalyst with substantial activity at elevated temperature > > > will be noticeably incompatible at room temperature. > > > >On what basis do you make this claim? Platinum is almost completely > >uncatalytic to peroxide at room temperature. > > A material that is catalytic at elevated temperatures will, at the > very least, form small bubbles and otherwise demonstrate incompatibility > with peroxide at room temperature. Elevated temperatures will only increase > the rate of catalytic decomposition that is already occurring, not cause > catalytic decomposition to start where it previously did not occur. We > should cross off our list anything that's a class I or II material with > peroxide, because it simply does not display substantial catalytic activity.
You have merely restated your claim rather than saying on what basis you make it. Generally when someone asks you to provide a basis for your claim, you should provide some evidence to back it up.
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