Copper pyrovanadate (Cu(2)V(2)O(7)) was found for the first time to achieve the high catalytic activity for the decomposition of sulfuric acid to evolve O(2) at moderate temperatures around 650 °C, which is essential for the development of solar thermochemical water splitting cycles.
Cu2V2O7 is found to be a highly efficient catalyst for decomposition of sulfuric acid to evolve O2 at moderate temperatures around 650°C, where most of the conventional oxide catalysts are much less active and less stable. The compound will open up a new strategy for designing an attractive alternative to platinum-based catalysts, which is needed for solar thermochemical water splitting cycles. -(MACHIDA*, M.; MIYAZAKI, Y.; MATSUNAGA, Y.; IKEUE, K.; Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) 47 (2011) 34, 9591-9593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1cc12382c ; Dep. Appl. Chem. Biochem., Fac. Eng., Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto 860, Japan; Eng.) -W. Pewestorf 47-007
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