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Extracting Platinum From Catalytic Converters. Lets assume that you have a pile of 500 or more old catalytic converters that youve been saving up. Just like the converter recycling companies in your area you can buy used converters at low prices. Lets also assume that you got them by visiting an automobile junkyard where you used a small cutoff tool to extract them from junked cars. This experiments show the process Jason used to try and recovery the Pt.
Most catalytic converters simply bolt on to a vehicles exhaust system with a series of threaded bolts. Extracting Platinum from Catalytic Converters. For those who seek to have a piece of this special metal look no further than your CCs. In 1998 the world market price of platinum stood at 37250 per troy ounce. There are several methods for how to recover platinum from catalytic converters and other metals too. Platinum-based catalytic converters have been used increasingly in automotive exhausts since the mid-1970 s in the USA.
Platinum-based catalytic converters have been used increasingly in automotive exhausts since the mid-1970 s in the USA.
Most of the catalytic converters are fixed on exhaust system of cars with threaded bolts. Its because extremely minute quantities of rhodium are used in cat converters just enough to help trigger the catalytic reaction that removes impurities from the exhaust gas. This has resulted in a dramatic rise in the cost of PGMs. I bought a replacement catalytic converter from Meineke for under 150. In new car catalytic converters platinum which is generally present in larger amounts than palladium and rhodium ranges in concentration from 300 to 1000 μg g 1. So I spent some time on line looking for the worlds most expensive catalytic converter and the highest price I could find was 2495 for a pair for a Ferrari.