Copper oxide modified large pore ordered mesoporous silicas for ethyl acetate combustion

Copper oxide supported on large pore ordered mesoporous silicas with channel- and cage-like structures are obtained and characterized with N2-physisorption, XRD, XPS and TPR with hydrogen. The state of copper species, their reductive properties and catalytic behaviour in ethyl acetate combustion are significantly influenced by the silicas pore architecture.