Catalyst

Electrochemical devices have to utilize catalyst materials in order to function and deliver high performance.  There exist numerous catalyst materials for various reactions.  In any electrochemical devices, an oxidation reaction needs to couple with a reduction reaction.  Examples of such reactions are hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), water oxidation (which is also called water electrolysis), etc.  Catalyst materials reduce the activation energy of reactions and hence enable manufacturing of highly efficient electrochemical devices that achieves wonders. 

Platinum, platinum alloys with transition metals, platinum-ruthenium alloy, palladium and other similar catalytic materials have been the most commonly utilized catalyst materials for various electrochemical devices such as fuel cell, electrolyzers, electrochemical pumps (also known as electrochemical compressors), electrochemical inerters, electrochemical dehumidification, etc.  Catalyst materials can be manufactured either in black (also known as pure form) or in the supported form.  Black (or pure form) of the catalytic materials would usually have lower surface area compared to their supported counterparts.  Carbon has been the most promising support material due to its extremely large surface area, good electrical conductivity, and inherent inertness in fuel cell devices. 

Fuel cells create electrical energy (or power) simply by oxidizing the fuel species (such as hydrogen molecules) to protons and electrons on the anode electrode and reduce the oxygen molecules to water by electrochemically combining surface adsorbed oxygen species with protons/electrons on the cathode electrode.  

FuelCellStore has more than 100+ catalytic materials in its inventory (a partial list of them provided here) and has the know-how for fabricating various membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) or catalyst coated membranes (CCMs). FuelCellStore supplies the following catalytic materials due to their most common use in electrochemical devices: platinum based catalysts, platinum ruthenium based catalysts, palladium based catalysts, iridium based catalysts and other catalysts (Ag, Au, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Rh, Ru, and Sn).  

Generally, in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC or proton exchange membrane fuel cell), platinum black or platinum supported on carbon are used as the catalyst both for anode and cathode sides.  In PEM electrolyzers, iridium ruthenium oxide, iridium oxide, iridium black, platinum black can be used as the anode catalyst.  For the cathode side of the electrolyzers, platinum black or platinum supported on carbon catalysts can be used.  Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) requires the addition of ruthenium as a catalyst to the platinum (also called as platinum-ruthenium alloy) in order to facilitate the electrochemical oxidation of alcohol fuel. 


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Iridium Oxide - High Surface Area

Iridium Oxide - High Surface Area

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer devices and applications need high surface area and high..

$453.00

Iridium Black, High Surface Area

Iridium Black, High Surface Area

100% Iridium Black has a high surface area of around 55 - 65 m²/g...

$586.00

5% Iridium on Vulcan

5% Iridium on Vulcan

5% Iridium supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon)...

$417.00

10% Iridium on Vulcan

10% Iridium on Vulcan

10% Iridium supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon)...

$447.00

20% Iridium on Vulcan

20% Iridium on Vulcan

20% Iridium supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon)...

$501.00

40% Iridium on Vulcan

40% Iridium on Vulcan

40% Iridium supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon)...

$553.00

20% Wt Platinum Iron (1:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

20% Wt Platinum Iron (1:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

20% Platinum Iron on Vulcan (1:1 ratio) supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon) with an average particle ..

$370.00

40% Wt Platinum Iron (3:1 ratio) on Vulcan

40% Wt Platinum Iron (3:1 ratio) on Vulcan

40% Platinum Iron on Vulcan (3:1 ratio) supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon) with an average particle ..

$427.00

20% Wt Platinum Cobalt (1:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

20% Wt Platinum Cobalt (1:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

20% Platinum Cobalt on Vulcan (1:1 ratio) supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon) with an average particl..

$361.00

20% Wt Platinum Cobalt (3:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

20% Wt Platinum Cobalt (3:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

20% Platinum Cobalt on Vulcan (3:1 ratio) supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon) with an average particl..

$370.00

40% Cobalt on Vulcan XC-72

40% Cobalt on Vulcan XC-72

40% Cobalt on Vulcan XC-72.Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry place in tightly closed..

$257.00

40% Ruthenium on High Surface Area Ketjenblack EC-300J

40% Ruthenium on High Surface Area Ketjenblack EC-300J

40% Ruthenium on High Surface Area Ketjenblack EC-300J...

$371.00

40% Wt Platinum Cobalt (1:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

40% Wt Platinum Cobalt (1:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

40% Platinum Cobalt on Vulcan (1:1 ratio) supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon) with an average pa..

$405.00

40% Wt Platinum Cobalt (3:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

40% Wt Platinum Cobalt (3:1 Atomic ratio) on Vulcan

40% Platinum Cobalt on Vulcan (3:1 ratio) supported on Vulcan XC-72 (carbon) with an average particl..

$423.00

60% Wt Platinum Cobalt (3:1 Atomic ratio) on Ketjenblack

60% Wt Platinum Cobalt (3:1 Atomic ratio) on Ketjenblack

60% Platinum Cobalt on Ketjenblack (3:1 ratio) is metal catalyst supported on Ketjenblack (carbon) w..

$467.00

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