Copper (II) complex as precursor for copper oxide synthesize acting as catalyst to study the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

Author(s) Name:

MarwaM. Gouda¹, Omyma A.M. Ali², Zeinab H. Abd EI- Wahab³, Abeer A. Faheim³ and Ranih H. Taha³

 ¹General Nile Company for Road Construction, Joseph Tito St., Elhayksteb, Cairo, Egypt.

²Chemistry Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

³Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science (Girl’s), Al-Azhar University, Youssif Abbas St., Nasr-City, Cairo, Egypt, P.O. Box 11754.

Abstract:

In this study, thecopper oxide was prepared via solid-state thermal decomposition technique using the copper complex as a precursor. The prepared copper oxide was used as a catalyst for catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in comparison to the copper complex.The catalytic activity of copper oxide in comparison with copper complex was investigated for the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide as a model reaction.The data reveal that both copper oxide, and copper complex are effective in catalyzing the hydrogen peroxide decomposition and the decomposition percentage increased with time. Moreover, the decomposition efficiency followed the order:copper oxide (62.00) >Cu(II) complex (45.00).The decomposition reaction is a first order reaction and the values of k (t_½) was found to be 0.030 min^-1(22.57min) and 0.014min^-1(49.50 min) for copperoxide, and Cu(II) complex, respectively.

Keywords:Copper complex; copper oxide; hydrogen peroxide; decomposition efficiency, rate constant.

Please cite this article as:

MarwaM. Gouda¹, Omyma A.M. Ali², Zeinab H. Abd EI- Wahab³, Abeer A. Faheim³ and Ranih H. Taha³ (2021) Copper (II) complex as precursor for copper oxide synthesize acting as catalyst to study the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide . International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 8- 8(1), 01-04