BASF Platinum Catalyst

The BASF Catalyst Division is headquartered in Eisling, New Jersey, USA and is the global division of BASF AG in Ludwigshafen, Germany. It is a leading global supplier of environmental and process catalysts. The department has over 8000 employees and over 30 manufacturing bases worldwide. BASF Catalyst Division is a leader in the global catalytic market.

In December 2021, BASF announced the divestment of its mobile emission catalysts, precious metal trading, recycling, and related product and service businesses, and the establishment of an independent organization called BASF Automotive Catalysts and Recycling (ACR). The name has now been changed to BASF Environmental Catalysts and Metal Solutions (ECMS). The divestment plan will be completed in July 2023. After complete independence, ECMS will still be a part of BASF Group.

At BASF, BASF creates chemical reactions for a sustainable future. BASF combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. BASF Group has over 111000 employees and has contributed to the success of customers in almost all industries and almost every country around the world. BASF's product portfolio includes six components: chemicals, materials, industrial solutions, surface technology, nutrition and care, and agricultural solutions.

BASF creates chemical reactions for a sustainable future

BASF hopes to contribute to the world, provide a feasible future for everyone, and improve their quality of life. BASF achieves this goal by creating chemical reactions for customers and society and fully utilizing existing resources. Sustainable development is the core of BASF's work, the driving force of growth, and an element of BASF's risk management. For example, BASF has defined key areas of sustainable development in its company strategy. These establish BASF's commitment to positioning itself in the market and how it responds to the growing challenges on the value chain.

The ability to prepare well dispersed and high specific surface area platinum containing electrocatalysts significantly improves the feasibility of many electrochemical processes. This new process provides an excellent high-purity catalyst that can form a highly uniform electrode structure.

Suggested use

Platinum black is most commonly used in applications such as polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFC), direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC), microbial fuel cells (MFC), and phosphate fuel cells (PAFC) as cathode and/or anode catalysts. Also used as a composite catalyst for hydrogen removal. Platinum on Vulcan can also be used as a building block for sensor components.