Cu and Co supported on Vulcan XC-72R nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterization, and phenol degradation

In this research, we reported microwave-assisted synthesis of Cu- and Co-containing nanocomposites supported on Vulcan XC-72R. The nanocomposites were structurally characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, and EDS techniques. The results were confirmed that the propose synthesis method was suitable, efficient, and easy to use for the preparation of carbon nanomaterials. The nanocomposites were used as electrocatalysts in an electrochemical system of phenol degradation. Co-containing electrode material was reached 31 % phenol degradation. The electrolysis of phenol degradation was conducted at a constant current density of 10 mA/cm 2 , an initial concentration of phenol of 0.158 mg/ml, a pH of 6.8, a processing time of two hours, and at a temperature of 20 °C.