Study of the structural and morphological properties of copper catalysts supported on Al2O3 and TiO2 synthesized by the impregnation method

ABSTRACT Aluminum oxide and titanium oxide are widely used as catalytic support. Due to their characteristics and properties, they have several applications such as chemical processes, photocatalysis and pollution control. In this work, the catalytic supports of Al2O3 and TiO2 were impregnated with 2% of copper oxide by the method of impregnation. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Telle (BET) surface area and Infrared Spectroscopy techniques (FTIR). The results of XRD analysis presented the Cu/TiO2 catalyst with...