DiffuCarb™ E226c High Surface Area PtRu Black - Carbon Cloth Electrode for Water Electrolyzer is an efficient electrode designed for water electrolysis systems, suitable for proton exchange membrane (PEM), anion exchange membrane (AEM), and alkaline electrolyzers (ALK). This series of electrodes utilizes Fueiceel® high surface area platinum-ruthenium black as the catalyst, combined with highly conductive carbon cloth, significantly improving the efficiency of the water electrolysis process. By varying the type of carbon cloth and binder, the DiffuCarb™ E226c series can adapt to a variety of electrolyzer applications and operating conditions.

Key Features:

High Surface Area Platinum-Ruthenium Black Catalyst:

• The electrode employs Fueiceel® high surface area platinum-ruthenium black (PtRu Black) as the primary catalytic material. This platinum-ruthenium black catalyst exhibits outstanding electrochemical activity, especially showing excellent performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during water electrolysis. The high surface area of platinum-ruthenium black provides more active sites, significantly enhancing the efficiency of water electrolysis.

Raw Carbon Cloth Substrate:

• The electrode series uses raw carbon cloth as the substrate, which has not undergone hydrophobic or microporous layer treatments. Although it lacks a hydrophobic protective layer, this material still provides good conductivity and gas diffusion properties, making it suitable for AEMFC and AFC applications while reducing costs.

Multiple Binder Options:

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• Depending on the type of binder used, the products are available in Nafion, Fumion, and PTFE (Teflon), adapting to different chemical media and operating environments. The binders enhance the stability of the catalyst layer and ensure the electrode's durability under harsh operating conditions.

Product Models:

DiffuCarb™ E226c(G) High Surface Area Platinum-Ruthenium Black - Carbon Cloth Electrode (General Type, Water Electrolyzer):

• Substrate: Uses raw carbon cloth substrate, untreated for hydrophobicity.
• Binder: Nafion is used as the binder, suitable for electrolyzers in acidic environments.
• Application: This electrode features a general design, suitable for PEM, AEM, and ALK electrolyzers and their stacks, providing excellent performance across various operating conditions.

DiffuCarb™ E226c(A) High Surface Area Platinum-Ruthenium Black - Carbon Cloth Electrode (AEM Type, Water Electrolyzer):

• Substrate: Uses raw carbon cloth substrate, untreated for hydrophobicity.
• Binder: Fumion is used as the binder, specifically designed for alkaline electrolyzers, ensuring excellent stability and conductivity in alkaline media.
• Application: Designed for AEM and ALK electrolyzers, enabling efficient electrolysis and long-term stability under alkaline conditions.

DiffuCarb™ E226c(T) High Surface Area Platinum-Ruthenium Black - Carbon Cloth Electrode (Hydrophobic Type, Water Electrolyzer):

• Substrate: Uses hydrophobic carbon cloth, untreated with microporous layer treatment.
• Binder: Teflon is used as the binder, ensuring good performance under high humidity and high-temperature conditions.
• Application: Suitable for PEM, AEM, and ALK electrolyzers and their stacks, particularly effective under high-temperature conditions, providing excellent gas diffusion performance and electrolysis efficiency.

Performance Advantages:

• Excellent Electrochemical Activity: The platinum-ruthenium black catalyst provides a large number of active sites for electrochemical reactions, significantly improving electrolysis efficiency.
• Diverse Application Choices: The series offers three versions: general type, AEM-specific type, and hydrophobic type, ensuring optimal performance in various electrolyzer systems.
• Outstanding Durability: The DiffuCarb™ E226c series electrodes exhibit excellent stability and durability in acidic, alkaline, and high-temperature environments, ensuring long-term efficient operation.
• Broad Adaptability: This series of electrodes is widely applicable to various types of electrolyzers, including acidic, alkaline, and high-temperature electrolysis applications.

Application Fields:

• PEM Electrolyzers (Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers)
• AEM Electrolyzers (Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers)
• ALK Electrolyzers (Alkaline Electrolyzers)
• High-Temperature Electrolysis (suitable for high-temperature operating environments)

Conclusion:

The DiffuCarb™ E226c High Surface Area Platinum-Ruthenium Black - Carbon Cloth Electrode is a key component in water electrolysis technology, effectively improving the efficiency of electrochemical reactions and ensuring the longevity of electrolyzers. By providing various substrate and binder options, this series of electrodes can be widely applied in numerous electrolysis applications, making it an indispensable high-performance electrode solution in modern water electrolyzer technology.

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Partial references citing our materials (from Google Scholar)

Carbon Dioxide Reduction

1. ACS Nano Strain Relaxation in Metal Alloy Catalysts Steers the Product Selectivity of Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction

The bipolar membrane (Fumasep FBM) in this paper was purchased from SCI Materials Hub, which was used in rechargeable Zn-CO₂ battery tests. The authors reported a strain relaxation strategy to determine lattice strains in bimetal MNi alloys (M = Pd, Ag, and Au) and realized an outstanding CO₂-to-CO Faradaic efficiency of 96.6% with outstanding activity and durability toward a Zn-CO₂ battery.

2. Front. Chem. Boosting Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Atomically Dispersed Nickel Catalyst

In this paper, Vulcan XC-72R was purchased from SCI Materials Hub. Vulcan XC 72R carbon is the most common catalyst support used in the anode and cathode electrodes of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC), Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC), Alkaline Fuel Cells (AFC), Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC), Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells (PAFC), and many more!

3. Adv. Mater. Partially Nitrided Ni Nanoclusters Achieve Energy-Efficient Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction to CO at Ultralow Overpotential

An AEM membrane (Sustainion X37-50 Grade RT, purchased from SCI Materials Hub) was activated in 1 M KOH for 24 h, washed with ultra-purity water prior to use.

4. Adv. Funct. Mater. Nanoconfined Molecular Catalysts in Integrated Gas Diffusion Electrodes for High-Current-Density CO₂ Electroreduction

In this paper (Supporting Information), an anion exchanged membrane (Fumasep FAB-PK-130 obtained from SCI Materials Hub (www.scimaterials.cn)) was used to separate the catholyte and anolyte chambers.

SCI Materials Hub: we also recommend our Fumasep FAB-PK-75 for the use in a flow cell.

5. Appl. Catal. B Efficient utilization of nickel single atoms for CO₂ electroreduction by constructing 3D interconnected nitrogen-doped carbon tube network

In this paper, the Nafion 117 membrane was obtained from SCI Materials Hub.

6. Vacuum Modulable Cu(0)/Cu(I)/Cu(II) sites of Cu/C catalysts derived from MOF for highly selective CO₂ electroreduction to hydrocarbons

In this paper, Proton exchange membrane (Nafion 117), Nafion D520, and Toray 060 carbon paper were purchased from SCI Materials Hub.

7. National Science Review Confinement of ionomer for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction via efficient mass transfer pathways

An anion exchange membrane (PiperION-A15-HCO3) was obtained from SCI Materials Hub.

8. Catalysis Communications Facilitating CO2 electroreduction to C2H4 through facile regulating {100} & {111} grain boundary of Cu2O

Carbon paper (TGPH060), membrane solution (Nafion D520), and ionic membrane (Nafion N117) were obtained from Wuhu Eryi Material Technology Co., Ltd (a company under SCI Materials Hub).

Batteries

1. J. Mater. Chem. A Blocking polysulfides with a Janus Fe3C/N-CNF@RGO electrode via physiochemical confinement and catalytic conversion for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Graphene oxide (GO) in this paper was obtained from SCI Materials Hub. The authors introduced a Janus Fe3C/N-CNF@RGO electrode consisting of 1D Fe3C decorated N-doped carbon nanofibers (Fe3C/N-CNFs) side and 2D reduced graphene oxide (RGO) side as the free-standing carrier of Li2S6 catholyte to improve the overall electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries.

2. Joule A high-voltage and stable zinc-air battery enabled by dual-hydrophobic-induced proton shuttle shielding

This paper used more than 10 kinds of materials from SCI Materials Hub and the authors gave detailed properity comparsion.

The commercial IEMs of Fumasep FAB-PK-130 and Nafion N117 were obtained from SCI Materials Hub.

Gas diffusion layers of GDL340 (CeTech) and SGL39BC (Sigracet) and Nafion dispersion (Nafion D520) were obtained from SCI Materials Hub.

Zn foil (100 mm thickness) and Zn powder were obtained from the SCI Materials Hub.

Commercial 20% Pt/C, 40% Pt/C and IrO2 catalysts were also obtained from SCI Materials Hub.

3. Journal of Energy Chemistry Vanadium oxide nanospheres encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanofibers with morphology and defect dual-engineering toward advanced aqueous zinc-ion batteries

In this paper, carbon cloth (W0S1011) was obtained from SCI Materials Hub. The flexible carbon cloth matrix guaranteed the stabilization of the electrode and improved the conductivity of the cathode.

4. Energy Storage Materials Defect-abundant commercializable 3D carbon papers for fabricating composite Li anode with high loading and long life

The 3D carbon paper (TGPH060 raw paper) were purchased from SCI Materials Hub.

5. Nanomaterials A Stable Rechargeable Aqueous Zn–Air Battery Enabled by Heterogeneous MoS2 Cathode Catalysts

Nafion D520 (5 wt%), and carbon paper (GDL340) were received from SCI-Materials-Hub.

6. SSRN An Axially Directed Cobalt-Phthalocyanine Covalent Organic Polymer as High-Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Zn-Air Battery

Carbon cloth (W0S1011) and other electrochemical consumables required for air cathode were provided by SCI Materials Hub.

Oxygen Reduction Reaction

1. J. Chem. Eng. Superior Efficiency Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Acidic Media through Epoxy Group Adjacent to Co-O/C Active Centers on Carbon Black

In this paper, Vulcan XC 72 carbon black, ion membrane (Nafion N115, 127 μL), Nafion solution (D520, 5 wt%), and carbon paper (AvCarb GDS 2230 and Spectracarb 2050A-1050) were purchased from SCI Materials Hub.

2. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Gaining insight into the impact of electronic property and interface electrostatic field on ORR kinetics in alloy engineering via theoretical prognostication and experimental validation

The 20 wt% Pt3M (M = Cr, Co, Cu, Pd, Sn, and Ir) were purchased from SCI Materials Hub. This work places emphasis on the kinetics of the ORR concerning Pt3M (M = Cr, Co, Cu, Pd, Sn, and Ir) catalysts, and integrates theoretical prognostication and experimental validation to illuminate the fundamental principles of alloy engineering.

Water Electrolysis

1. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Gold as an efficient hydrogen isotope separation catalyst in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

The cathodic catalysts of Pt/C (20 wt%, 2–3 nm) and Au/C (20 wt%, 4–5 nm) were purchased from SCI Materials Hub.

2. Small Science Silver Compositing Boosts Water Electrolysis Activity and Durability of RuO2 in a Proton-Exchange-Membrane Water Electrolyzer

Two fiber felts (0.35 mm thickness, SCI Materials Hub) were used as the porous transport layers at both the cathode and the anode.

3. Advanced Functional Materials Hierarchical Crystalline/Amorphous Heterostructure MoNi/NiMoOx for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution with Industry-Level Activity and Stability

Anion-exchange membrane (FAA-3-PK-130) was obtained from SCI Materials Hub website.

Fuel Cells

1. Polymer Sub-two-micron ultrathin proton exchange membrane with reinforced mechanical strength

Gas diffusion electrode (60% Pt/C, Carbon paper) was purchased from SCI Materials Hub.

Characterization

1. Chemical Engineering Journal Electrochemical reconstitution of Prussian blue analogue for coupling furfural electro-oxidation with photo-assisted hydrogen evolution reaction

An Au nanoparticle film was deposited on the total reflecting plane of a single reflection ATR crystal (SCI Materials Hub, Wuhu, China) via sputter coater.