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By regulating the concentration of hydrofluoric acid and the corrosion time, uniform porous layer structure was prepared on the surface of Cu-based amorphous alloy to improve its electro-catalytic oxidation performance and develop a high activity and low cost catalyst. The structure and composition of amorphous alloy strip were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRT)) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the surface morphology of strips after corrosion. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry were performed on Cu-based amorphous alloy by electrochemical workstation. The effects of corrosion process parameters and Ni addition on electric-catalytic oxidation performance of Cu-base amorphous alloy were studied. The results show that HF treatment could activate cu-based amorphous. The oxidation of methanol increased first and then decreased with the increasing corrosion concentration and corrosion time. Changing the composition of the alloy and adding Ni element could improve its electro-catalytic oxidation performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]