Platinum Group Metals Recycling (PGM)
If you wish to Buy or Sell Platinum Group Scrap, simply
ADD your inquiry
to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
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Separating scrap Platinum Group Metals into the different
Grades & Specifications
will allow you to yield the best
value
for your scrap materials.
Platinum Recycling Information
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Scrap PGM Catalyst
There are a wide variety of catalyst and coatings that contain Platinum Group Metals,
one of the most popular or commonly known is Auto Catalyst recovered from
Scrap Catalytic Converters
Other lesser known sources such as industrial catalyst from chemical processes that contain a mix of
noble metals and alloys like Platinum/Rhenium
refinery catalyst
are a valuable source of recoverable scraps.
PGM Coatings are widely used in the glass industry as laminates to provide particular performance properties.
The electronics industry is an ever increasing source materials as the use of precious and exotic metals evolves
to meet critical tolerance specifications and nano application requirements.
End of life and production waste streams from
Electronic Sensors
and electronic switches are a growing source of scrap materials and byproducts.
O2 Sensors
If you wish to Buy or Sell
O2 Sensor Scrap
ADD your inquiry to the Precious Metals eXchange (PMX).
Scrap automotive oxygen sensors (O2 Sensors) with
zirconia
ceramic cores
that are coated with small amounts of platinum group metals PGM
(platinum and palladium)
The sensors need to be cut free of extraneous exhaust pipe parts.
Fuel Cell Recycling
Precious metals such as Platinum, Palladium and Ruthenium may be sourced from Hydrogen
Fuel Cells.
Ruthenium may be recovered from fuel cell manufacturing scraps, coated catalyst membranes, plating wastes
and end-of-life (EOL) Hydrogen Fuel cells.
If you wish to Buy or Sell
Ruthenium Scrap
ADD your inquiry to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
Spark Plug Recycling
Recycling
old spark plug scrap
involves segregation of
spark plugs that are constructed of
a metal casing or shell (typically
steel)
surrounding a
ceramic
insulator containing a center electrode and a side electrode (referred to as a ground).
It is the electrodes that determine the grade of scrap.
Low Grade Scrap
Low Grade Spark Plug Scrap have electrodes that consist of
copper
cores and may be nickel plated.
High Grade Scrap
High Grade Spark Plug Scrap have electrodes that contain
iridium
or
platinum
content typically on the tips of the electrode.
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