Platinum blacks

Platinum black is a high purity catalyst appropriate for any application requiring finely divided platinum powder of medium catalytic activity. It is suitable as an electrocatalyst in gas diffusion electrodes across a wide range of technologies.

Chemical formula
Pt

 

CAS number

7440-06-4

 

Product family

Metal powder

 

Process
Electrocatalysis

 

Market
Chemicals, gas sensors

Product Specific
surface
area
Product
codes
Metal
content
Specific
surface
area
Particle
size (FSSS)
Loss on
drying
Loss on
reduction
Total
chloride
Tapped
density
Scott
density
 
Platinum black
standard
Low  UK - 183000  ≥ 97 % w/w  2.8 – 10.0 m²/g  0.2 – 0.9 µm    ≤ 3.0 % w/w    0.9 – 2.0 g/cm3  0.5 – 1.2 g/cm3 
Platinum black
high surface area
(HSA)
High  UK - 183003  ≥ 97 % w/w  25 – 30 m²/g    ≤ 1.0 % w/w  ≤ 2.0 – 3.0 % w/w  ≤ 0.1 % w/w  0.4 – 1.0 g/cm3   
Platinum black
low surface area
(LSA)
 
Low  UK - 183103  ≥ 98 % w/w  8 – 13 m²/g  0.2 - 0.5 µm      ≤ 0.2 % w/w  1.4 – 2.0 g/cm3  0.8 – 1.2 g/cm3 
Platinum black
PTBO2
 
Low  UK - 183102  ≥ 98 % w/w  14 – 20 m²/g  0.2 - 0.4 µm  ≤ 0.5 % w/w  .2 – 2.0 % w/w  ≤ 0.2 % w/w  1.3 – 2.0 g/cm3  0.8 – 1.2 g/cm3 
Platinum black
PTBO2
low surface area
(LSA)
 
Low  UK - 183120  ≥ 98 % w/w  11 – 14 m²/g      ≤ 2.0 % w/w  ≤ 0.1 % w/w     
Platinum black
100/2I
 
Medium  US - C1065    9 – 13 m²/g  0.2 - 0.4 µm      ≤ 0.05 % w/w  1.4 – 2.6 g/cm3  11.0 – 20.0 g/in3 

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