Ruthenium Oxide, 40-60 m2/gram BET surface area

The ruthenium oxide (RuO2) manufactured by Fuel Cells ETC (FCE) is a fine powder that can be used as a catalyst or electrocatalyst in various applications such as chlorine gas generation via Sumitomo-Deacon process, thick-film resistors, electrical contacts, chlorine oxide generation, oxygen generation, ammonia and acetic acid production, supercapacitors, sensors, microelectronics, water treatment, just to name a few.

This product has a BET surface area of 40-60 m2/gram. The average crystallite size is calculated as 32 nm for this product. The average particle size was measured as ~20.5 microns.

Ruthenium Oxide, 40-60 m2/gram BET surface area, Technical Specification Sheet

FCE Catalyst Properties


Appearance
Dark grey to black powder

Molecular Formula
RuO2

Molecular Weight
133.07 g/mol

Purity
> 99.9% (3N)

Particle Morphology
Irregular/rough-surfaced grains

Average Particle Size
20.5 µm (D₅₀, Laser Diffraction)

Particle Size Range
0 - 100 microns (measured with laser diffraction method)

BET Surface Area
40 - 60 m2/gram

Bulk Density
~1.4 g/cm3

Color
Black

Structure
Rutile-phase RuO2

Database Reference
COD Card No. (1538150); JCPDS No. (40-1290)

Space Group
P4â‚‚/mnm

Secondary Phases
None detected (via PXRD)

Instrument for Powder XRD
Instrument: Rigaku MiniFlex 300/600 Cu-Kα radiation (λ = 1.5406 Å | scan rate: 0.5°/min | step size: 0.02°(2θ), 2θ range: 10–80° | optics: Monochromator

Instrument for BET Surface Area Analysis
Anton Paar QuantaChrome NOVA

Adsorption Gas for BET Surface Area Analysis
Nâ‚‚, Bath temperature: 77.3 K

Instrument for Particle Size Distribution (Laser Diffraction)
Beckman Coulter LS 13 320

Medium/Fluid for Particle Size Distribution
18 Megaohm DI-Water

Particle Size at D10
3.29 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)

Particle Size at D25
7.58 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)

Particle Size at D50
20.46 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)

Particle Size at D75
35.32 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)

Particle Size at D90
41.22 µm (measured with laser diffraction method)