On the Reduction of Copper Oxide

Hong‐Paul ‐P Wang, Chuin‐Tih ‐T Yeh

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Abstract

The reduction of CuO with hydrogen has been studied with a temperature programmed reduction technique. According to a proposed reduction mechanism, the reduction was initiated with a interaction between hydrogen and active sites of copper oxide, the rate of the reduction was limited by the diffusion of water from the crystalline. The activation energy of this diffusion is found to be 13Kcal/mol. Reoxidation of copper powder may cause redispersion of the crystalline. The chemical interaction between copper oxide and Cabosil is found very weak.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-143
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the Chinese Chemical Society
Volume30
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1983 Jun

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)

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