Platinum catalyst has excellent comprehensive performance and high technical barriers to the industry

Platinum catalyst, also known as platinum catalyst and platinum water, is a general term for catalysts made with metal platinum as the main active component. Compared with other metal catalysts, platinum catalysts have the advantages of strong selectivity, high catalytic activity, low dosage, and long service life. They have broad application prospects in the fields of automobiles, petrochemicals, electronics, and food processing.

Metal platinum is an important raw material for platinum catalysts. Metal platinum (Pt), also known as platinum, is a precious metal material with a silver-white appearance. It has the advantages of strong chemical stability, good ductility, and good thermal conductivity. Global platinum resources are mainly concentrated in Canada, the United States, Russia and South Africa. my country’s platinum resources are relatively scarce. Yunnan, Heilongjiang, Gansu and other places are the main producing areas of platinum metal in my country. Restricted by factors such as scarcity of raw materials, high production costs, and high technical barriers, my country’s platinum catalyst industry has developed relatively slowly.

The preparation of platinum catalysts usually uses chloroplatinic acid as the raw material, which is put into water, then excess sodium nitrate is added, and the finished product is obtained through processes such as drying, melting, and decomposition. The platinum catalyst industry has high technical barriers, and there is a certain gap between my country and overseas developed countries in terms of production technology. In recent years, Chinese enterprises and related scientific research institutions have continuously increased their investment in the research and development of platinum catalysts and made many new progresses. In 2022, the University of Science and Technology of China and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics collaborated to develop a method of using high-temperature sulfur anchoring to synthesize platinum catalysts. This method solved the problem of platinum catalysts prone to a decrease in active surface area under high-temperature conditions.

According to the “2023-2028 China Platinum Catalyst Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, in recent years In recent years, as the prosperity of the automobile industry continues to increase, the market demand for fuel cells has become increasingly strong. Catalysts account for nearly 40% of fuel cell production costs and are the core component of fuel cell stacks. Platinum catalyst has excellent performance and is an ideal catalyst for fuel cells. According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, my country’s fuel cell vehicle production in 2021 will be 1,586 units, a year-on-year increase of 34.2%. Driven by downstream demand, platinum catalysts will gain broad market prospects.

The major global platinum catalyst manufacturers include Shin-Etsu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Shin-Etsu) of Japan, Pajarito Powder Company of the United States, BASF AG of Germany (BASF), etc. my country’s platinum catalyst industry started late, and Sinopec is my country’s largest platinum catalyst manufacturer.

Industry analysts said that platinum catalysts have excellent comprehensive properties and have broad application prospects in many fields. In recent years, my country’s fuel cell vehicle industry has The growing prosperity brings a broad market space for platinum catalysts. The platinum catalyst industry has high technical barriers. Coupled with high production costs, shortage of raw materials and other factors, there are only a small number of companies with industrial production capabilities for platinum catalysts in my country. There is huge room for development in the industry in the future.