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Platinum on graphitized carbon

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extent of labeling: 10 wt. % loading

Synonym(s):

10% Pt on Vulcan XC72, 10% Pt/Vulcan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Pt
Molecular Weight:
195.08
MDL number:
MFCD00011179
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
329765290
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

Quality Level

100

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: platinum

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extent of labeling

10 wt. % loading

particle size

<5 nm (Pt)

greener alternative category

Enabling,

SMILES string

[Pt]

InChI

1S/Pt

InChI key

BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Platinum on graphitized carbon (10% Pt/Vulcan XC72) is a high surface area material that is used as an electrocatalyst for the development of electrolytic fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells. It can also be used in the formation of a non-enzymatic sensor for the oxidation of glucose.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Platinum nanoparticles supported by a Vulcan XC-72 and PANI doped with trifluoromethane sulfonic acid substrate as a new electrocatalyst for direct methanol fuel cells
Gharibi H, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114(11), 5233-5240 (2010)
Development of Cu2O/Carbon Vulcan XC-72 as non-enzymatic sensor for glucose determination
El Khatib KM and Hameed RMA
Biosensors And Bioelectronics, 26(8), 3542-3548 (2011)
Oxygen reduction on a high-surface area Pt/Vulcan carbon catalyst: a thin-film rotating ring-disk electrode study
Paulus UA, et al.
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 495(2), 134-145 (2001)
Load cycle durability of a graphitized carbon black-supported platinum catalyst in polymer electrolyte fuel cell cathodes
Takei C, et al.
Journal of Power Sources, 324, 729-737 (2016)

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