The effect of the support by the thermal decomposition of some catalyst precursors

The thermal behavior by decomposition in non-isothermal conditions of copper formate and acetate, both supported on carborundum and silica, were studied. Appropriate kinetic treatment of the thermogravimetric curves led to a good estimation of the support effect. The suggestion of considering the thermodynamic activation function instead of the Arrhenius parameters for discussion on compensation effect was argued.