XT 20% Silver on Vulcan XC-72R Grade S
XT 20% Silver on Vulcan XC-72R Grade S is a fine-powder catalyst made by Fuel Cells Etc for electrochemical devices and organic synthesis. Uses include alkaline fuel cell cathodes (ORR), metal-air battery air electrodes, CO₂ electrolysis to CO and electrochemical sensors. It is also used in conductive inks and selective oxidation chemistry.
Key specs
- Catalyst metal
- Silver
- Catalyst type
- Carbon-supported metal
- Metal loading (wt%)
- 20%
- Catalyst support
- Vulcan XC-72R
- Grade
- S
- Physical form
- Fine powder
- BET surface area
- ~160–190 m²/g
- Crystallite size
- ~26.48 nm
- Average particle size
- ~34.7 µm
- Application
- Alkaline fuel cell, Metal-air battery, CO₂ electrolysis, Sensors, Water treatment, Chemical synthesis
XT 20% Silver on Vulcan XC-72R Grade S
Sale price$135.00
Description
The XT 20% Silver 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:
- Alkaline fuel cell cathode catalyst (ORR)
- Metal-air battery air electrodes (Zn-air, Al-air)
- CO₂ electrolysis to CO
- Chlor-alkali oxygen depolarized cathodes
- Electrochemical sensors
- Conductive inks / printed electronics
- Antimicrobial coatings & filters
- Hydrogen peroxide electrogeneration
- Wastewater catalytic treatment
- EMI shielding / conductive polymer additives
- Selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes
- Alcohol to ketone oxidation
- Benzyl alcohol oxidation
- Oxidative coupling of amines
- Nitroaromatic reduction to amines
- Transfer hydrogenation reactions
- Oxidation of VOC organics
- Epoxidation support catalyst systems
- Selective alkyne to alkene reduction
- Hydrogen activation in tandem systems
- Cyclization reactions
- Click-type azide/alkyne variants
- A³ coupling (aldehyde + alkyne + amine)
- C–H functionalization (specialty cases)
- Click-type azide/alkyne variants
- Alkyne activation chemistry
- Dehalogenation reactions
- Halide abstraction catalysis
- Isomerization reactions
- Photocatalytic organic transformations
- Radical-mediated oxidations
- and many other electrochemical and non-electrochemical end use cases
This product has a BET surface area of ~160-190 m²/gram. The average crystallite size for Ag nanoparticles is calculated as ~26.48 nm for this product. The average particle size for this supported catalyst material is ~34.7 microns.
Request 20% Silver on Vulcan XC-72R Grade S Technical Specification Sheet