Platinum sponge from hydrazine sulfate
Hey guys, I have been struggling to get platinum sponge using hydrazine sulfate. I understand that I could just calcine the ammonium platinum chloride salt to get the sponge, but I'm under the...
View ArticleDeep blue stannous chloride test
Hello all, after feverishly searching online and in the forums/book I can not for the life of me find any information of what a deep blue stannous test concludes. I had about 40 ceramic cups from...
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Refining : pt pd rh with cm hokes methode
I try with 50-gram of this alloys I attacked the alloy with aqua regia, approximately 1300 ml of 37% HCl and approximately 350 ml of 65% HNO3. containing platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium...
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Ugly PGM Native Metal
This is apparently PGM that was separated during smelting at 2300 degrees for 3.5 hours in my new 8kg crucible .I inadvertently separated it from the platinum leaving the highest MP metal fused to the...
View ArticlePlatinum and other PGM metals inside roadside debris?!?
So, I was having a general conversation with a gentleman and it was about PGM refining and recovery, somehow the conversation switched from the usual topic to the topic of recovery of PGM metals from...
View ArticleI have a few tons of unprocessed PGM Metals
I have a few tons of unprocessed PGM Metals (charcoal) I had analysis done on it and wanted to know if there was companies in europe buying those as i am knew to this and do not know how to do the...
View ArticleRhodium refining
Good afternoon friends, I took a rhodium-plated semi jewelry and attacked it with hno3. the rhodium powdered and the copper dissolved. but it generated a very large mass (looking like silver chloride)...
View ArticleNeed Help on How to refine gold, palladium, and silver.
Hi I'm very beginner in refining precious metal and hoping that the masters here can help me with my issue. I used to refine gold using inquartation process and usually I use copper rod or plate for...
View ArticleBut if anyone can guide me better regarding pgm's! Pd and Rh
Good evening to all science professionals and appreciative members! In my case I have a lot of wires and jewelry plated with these 3 metals in the following orders in a brass alloy. The metal alloy for...
View ArticleWhich metal turns itself from metal powder into metal wires without melting
After extracting the metal powder using FeSO4 from chlorine water and leaving the powder in the air for a long time, the metal powder itself turns into a silver-colored metal without melting. It looks...
View ArticleExtraction and Refining for PGM's
Hello to all practical scientists and chemistry lovers I have a stock of PGM's that come to me frequently from electroplating companies, in the form of a noble bath under a brass alloy and...
View ArticlePossible PGM-Iridium-or possible false reading-Anyone know what this might be
I found this rock out here in Nevada. I have taken it to a refinery and to another lab and gotten two different XRFs that are attatched, as well as pictures. It is extremely extremely dense. Everyone...
View ArticleWhere to sell this ore
Is there any buyers online for ore? Unknown composition 39.2 pound. Or what do you think is the best route to selling this
View ArticleRhodium and palladium
New to the forum...thought I'd post some pics of what I'm doing...mechanically separated out these samples...also does anyone have a good contact in the Houston Texas area for a platinum group metals...
View ArticlePalladium Removal electrolisis cell
Good morning to all friends. Does anyone have knowledge of palladium removal electrolysis cell? I have palladium-plated wires and I need to remove the palladium. The base material Is cooper Bath...
View ArticleOsmiridium Ore
Does anyone know how to safely process/refine Osmiridium/Ruthenium ore? It's in chromite.
View ArticleAre Ruthenium Thick Film Resistors Worth It ?
I have noticed that a lot of modern electronics have ruthenium oxide resistors. Is it actually worth the time and money attempting to recover the metal ( $ 265 /oz ) from such small components ? ....
View ArticleDo I have the holey grail of 90% Iridium or possible arsenic
I recently won this item in auction. After speaking with the seller we decided to hold payment pending University analysis as I will be into it for just under 11k. As you can see in the photos the...
View ArticleInsoluble in residual acid, shiny powder rock sediment reacts with boiling...
Hello I want your help I have this shiny green stone I ate it first, then put it in hydrochloric acid for a day, then nothing happened to the stone I added nitric acid to it A shiny silver powder...
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Okay how do i turn a palladium one gram bar into powder
I have one idea in mind. High pressure liquid. Anyone wanna tell me how that won't work. Just need a powder goddammit it. Crushed it into crystals maybe need to molten it! Then colloidalise it into...
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