Understanding ethanol hydrogen abstraction mechanism on CuNi catalyst

Abstract

In this work we report the synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using solution combustion synthesis. These nanopowders are used as catalyst in ethanol decomposition reaction for hydrogen production. In situ study of ethanol decomposition has been conducted in FTIR using DRIFTS reactor at temperature of 50°C and 400°C over the reduced catalyst obtained after passing H2 at 300°C for one hour. XRD, SEM and TEM analysis were conducted to identify the phase and morphology of catalyst before and after reaction.