Determination of platinum, palladium, and rhodium in spent automotive catalytic converters

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Application Note Materials Assessing the Platinum Group Metal Content in Car Catalyst Recycling Materials by ICP-OES Accurate determination of palladium, platinum, and rhodium using the Agilent 5800 VDV ICP-OES Author Introduction Marc-André Gagnon Platinum group metals (PGMs)—palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt),…

APPLICATION NOTE Author: Pascal Lemberge, Thermo Fisher Scientific Ecublens, Switzerland Keywords ARL QUANT’X, Automotive, Catalysts, EDXRF, SDD Introduction Automotive catalytic converters (ACCs) play an essential role in the exhaust system to reduce the emission of harmful pollutants, such as carbon…

A practical guide to improving metal and alloy sorting for scrap metal recyclers Includes 7 best practices Table of contents Overview Overview Accurate sorting can bring surprises .... and revenue Know the value of your electronic waste and precious metals…