scrapper ben
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Hi Guys, I'm eWaste Ben on youtube.
I don't ever post video's of mine here as it's not my thing to promote.
I guess some of you have come across my video's over time but this one I just put up has had mixed reactions.
As we know there's little to no platinum in many hard drive platters, But..
Are our results current?
Modern hard drive platters from about 2008 have changed somewhat, so whilst most data available is correct, it's based on older hard drives and not modern types in use today like 240 gb and above, it mat well be 320gb and above but i'm quite convinced platinum is used in H/D Platters from 2008 onward.
I have some data on the depth profile in terms of elemental atomic percentages of laptop h/d platters and new aluminium based platters, these results are being currently used to promote the sale of the Thermo Scientific K-Alpha X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer that was used to scan modern hard drive platters.
I also realise that we as backyard refiners don't have technologies like the umicors of the world so our recovery rates are substantially different, which is why I promote stockpiling of PM recovery items until we can not only recover the major PM but can get everything at a lower cost, we're just a few years behind large refiners but we're getting there and within 5-10 years we will have a much more efficient method I believe.
Anyway, I apologise if this video is not wanted here or if it bores the hell out of you but I would love to hear from some of the more respected members here, opinions on this subject and if possible if you can conduct some tests yourself on Modern H/D's, say 320gb and above to confirm that some platinum is recoverable even at backyard levels today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ys3CPjTfWQ
I don't ever post video's of mine here as it's not my thing to promote.
I guess some of you have come across my video's over time but this one I just put up has had mixed reactions.
As we know there's little to no platinum in many hard drive platters, But..
Are our results current?
Modern hard drive platters from about 2008 have changed somewhat, so whilst most data available is correct, it's based on older hard drives and not modern types in use today like 240 gb and above, it mat well be 320gb and above but i'm quite convinced platinum is used in H/D Platters from 2008 onward.
I have some data on the depth profile in terms of elemental atomic percentages of laptop h/d platters and new aluminium based platters, these results are being currently used to promote the sale of the Thermo Scientific K-Alpha X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer that was used to scan modern hard drive platters.
I also realise that we as backyard refiners don't have technologies like the umicors of the world so our recovery rates are substantially different, which is why I promote stockpiling of PM recovery items until we can not only recover the major PM but can get everything at a lower cost, we're just a few years behind large refiners but we're getting there and within 5-10 years we will have a much more efficient method I believe.
Anyway, I apologise if this video is not wanted here or if it bores the hell out of you but I would love to hear from some of the more respected members here, opinions on this subject and if possible if you can conduct some tests yourself on Modern H/D's, say 320gb and above to confirm that some platinum is recoverable even at backyard levels today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ys3CPjTfWQ