A The working principle of copper catalyst deoxygenation in the
glove box purification column is to absorb and eliminate oxygen by catalyzing the reaction between oxygen and certain substances through copper catalyst. Specifically divided into:
1、Adsorption process: When the gas inside the glove box passes through the purification column, the nanoparticles on the surface of the copper catalyst will adsorb oxygen molecules. These nanoparticles have highly active sites that can interact with oxygen molecules.
2、Catalytic reaction: Oxygen molecules adsorbed on the surface of copper nanoparticles lose one or more electrons and are reduced to copper oxide. At the same time, copper atoms on copper nanoparticles provide electrons to oxygen molecules and participate in oxygen reduction reactions.
3、Regeneration process: Over time, the copper catalyst will gradually become saturated. At this point, the glove box regeneration system is activated to reduce copper oxide to copper nanoparticles by introducing hydrogen gas or heating, restoring the purification ability of the copper catalyst.