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The catalytic activity of polycrystalline Pt deposited on Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) for the oxidation of propane to CO2 can be affected using the effect of Non-faradaic Electrochemical Modification of Catalytic Activity (NEMCA). It was found that by applying positive overpotentials and thus, supplying O2- onto catalyst surface, up to 3.2-fold increase in the catalytic rate of C3H8 oxidation could be obtained at 365 °C. At 305 °C, no effect was evidenced. Using cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy, we have shown the modifications induced by the addition of C3H8 on the kinetics of the 02, Pt/YSZ interface in the temperature range 300–400 °C. A decrease of the coverage of adsorbed oxygen species produced electrochemically was evidenced as well as a decrease of the oxygen electrode reaction rate under anodic potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]