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Applied Surface Science, Vol.436, 1-10, 2018
Effect of copper coating on fibers made of aluminum alloy, titanium, and FeCrAl alloy on surface morphology and activity in CO oxidation
The catalytic activity of both copper fibers and copper-coated fibers of a diameter of 50-100 mu m made of aluminum alloy, technical grade titanium, and FeCrAl alloy in CO oxidation has been estimated. Metal fibers have been fabricated by the method of pendant drop melt extraction (PDME). The fibers copper plating was carried out by chemical and electrochemical methods. The composition and structure of samples and coatings before and after catalytic tests have been characterized by the methods of scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive analysis, and X-ray fluorescence analysis. It has been shown that the catalytic activity of copper-coated fibers made of FeCrAl alloy in the reaction of CO oxidation is not inferior to that of copper fibers. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.