This work describes ethylene glycol (EG) electro-oxidation over nanoporous structure catalyst prepared by dealloying Ti-Cu amorphous alloy. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to characterize nanoporous catalysts. Electrocatalytic performances in acid and alkaline mediums were measured by cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results showed that nanoporous Ti-Cu amorphous alloy exhibited apparent electrocatalytic ability in terms of higher oxidation current in CV and CA curves comparing to raw Ti-Cu amorphous alloy. Electro-oxidation of EG took place more easily in alkaline medium than that in acid medium. In acid medium, heat treatment improved the electrocatalytic activity of nanoporous catalyst. In alkaline medium, heat treatment played an enhancing role below 0.1 V and a depressing role above 0.1 V. Possible electro-oxidation mechanism of EG was also discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.