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Platinum-ruthenium alloy on graphitized carbon

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extent of labeling: 20 wt. % Pt loading, extent of labeling: 10 wt. % Ru loading

Synonym(s):

20% Pt, 10% Ru on Vulcan XC72, 30% Pt-Ru/Vulcan

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Linear Formula:
Pt/Ru
MDL number:
MFCD00798552
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
329765289
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

Quality Level

100

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: platinum

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extent of labeling

20 wt. % Pt loading
10 wt. % Ru loading

particle size

<5 nm (Pt)

greener alternative category

Enabling,

SMILES string

[Ru].[Pt]

InChI

1S/Pt.Ru

InChI key

CFQCIHVMOFOCGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Platinum-ruthenium alloy on graphitized carbon (30% Pt-Ru/Vulcan) can be used as an electrocatalyst for the fabrication of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) and proton exchange membrane (PEM) based fuel cells.

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Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H228

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

nwg

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Caillard, A.; Countanceau, C.; Brault, P.; Mathias, J.; Leger, J. M.
Journal of Power Sources, 162, 66-66 (2006)
Zhaolin Liu et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 20(1), 181-187 (2005-03-05)
PtRu nanoparticles supported on Vulcan XC-72 carbon and carbon nanotubes were prepared by a microwave-assisted polyol process. The catalysts were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The PtRu nanoparticles, which were uniformly dispersed on
Liu, L.; Pu, C.; Viswanathan, R.; Fan, Q.; Liu, R.; Smotkin, E. S.
Electrochimica Acta, 43, 3657-3657 (1998)
Preparation of Pt-Re/Vulcan carbon nanocomposites using a single-source molecular precursor and relative performance as a direct methanol fuel cell electrooxidation catalyst
Anderson AD, et al.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 4(7), 809-816 (2004)
CO-tolerance of low-loaded Pt/Ru anodes for PEM fuel cells
Qi Z and Kaufman A
Journal of Power Sources, 113(1), 115-123 (2003)
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