The XT 40% Nickel on Vulcan XC-72R Grade S catalyst manufactured by Fuel Cells ETC is a fine powder that can be used as an electrocatalyst in electrochemical devices and as a heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of various organics, such as:

Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for alkaline water electrolyzers or AEM-based alkaline electrolyzers,
Anode and/or cathode electrodes for alkaline fuel cells (hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) and oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)),
Hydrogenation of nitroarenes (such as the synthesis of anilines and cyclohexylamines),
Reductive amination and nitrile hydrogenation,
Hydrogenolysis and hydrodeoxygenation of aryl ethers,
Hydrogenation of phenolics and aromatics,
Sabatier reaction (CO/CO2 methanation),
Furanics upgrading,
Hydrodechlorination of chlorinated organics,
Hydrolysis of ammonia borane, sodium borohydride, and other chemical hydrides to generate hydrogen gas,
Urea oxidation reaction,
Non-enzymatic electrochemical sensing

This product has a BET surface area of ~139-159 m²/gram. The average crystallite size for Ni nanoparticles is calculated as ~24.93 nm for this product. The average particle size for this supported catalyst material is ~30.18 microns.

40% Nickel on Vulcan XC-72R Grade S Technical Specification Sheet

Catalyst Properties
Appearance	Fine, porous black powder
Molecular Formula	~40 wt % Ni, ~60 wt % Vulcan carbon (XC72R)
Molecular Weight	Not applicable (heterogeneous composite)
Purity	> 99.9% (3N)
Particle Morphology	Aggregated clusters of primary Ni nanoparticles supported on high surface area carbon black
Average Particle Size	~30.18 µm (D₅₀, Laser Diffraction)
Particle Size Range	0 - 100 microns (measured with laser diffraction method)
BET Surface Area	~139 - 159 m2/gram
Bulk Density	~0.2 – 0.35 g cm⁻³
Color	Black
Structure	Face-centered cubic (fcc) Nickel
Database Reference	COD Card No. (2102302); JCPDS No. (04-0850)
Space Group	Fm-3m
Secondary Phases	None detected (only amorphous carbon support) (via PXRD)
Instrument for Powder XRD	Instrument: Rigaku MiniFlex 300/600 Cu-Kα radiation (λ = 1.5406 Å \| scan rate: 0.5°/min \| step size: 0.02°(2θ), 2θ range: 10–80° \| optics: Monochromator
Instrument for BET Surface Area Analysis	Anton Paar QuantaChrome NOVA
Adsorption Gas for BET Surface Area Analysis	N₂, Bath temperature: 77.3 K
Instrument for Particle Size Distribution (Laser Diffraction)	Beckman Coulter LS 13 320
Medium/Fluid for Particle Size Distribution	18 Megaohm DI-Water
Particle Size at D10	~15.09 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)
Particle Size at D25	~22.11 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)
Particle Size at D50	~30.18 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)
Particle Size at D75	~39.20 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)
Particle Size at D90	~48.71 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)