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Well i'm learning alot about the converter market now. Here is how the big boys do it. It gives use some good number though, Take a look.

I think the problem is the high iron to precious metal content. Sort of like having your gold locked up. If they took the remainder of the material Say 20 kg and throwed it into sulfuric acid , would this not elimate most of the iron base. Then take the remainder and run it thru AR. Would that not work. I'm learning here to.

No, we plain smelt 500 kg of Honey comb Ceramic (Catalytic converter scrap) daily and produce 20 kg of iron matte with the PGM content 3-4%. We have a Lab Assay and XRF NIton Analizer with special calibration for Precious Metals and Iron Matte with precious metals.

We have a Pilot Lab with 3 reactor of 5lts each one. 4 Elermeyer 250mm and 2 vacumm pump.

We want disolve 20 k of iron and the recovery average is

400gr Pt
300gr Pl
100 gr Rh

We know the agua regia process but have some problem in the speed disolution , the recovery of the Palladium and rhodium., the control of the process and the filtration time.

Maybe your automatic plant with your assistance can help us.

Juan

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Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:22:55 -0700
From: aquillarefining@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: ( REFINING EQUIPMENT )
To: juame

I'm slow it take me a minute sometimes. You want to recover the pgm from the 500 kg of iron at a content of 3-4 % pmg after the processing. Do you have a lab analysis of some of the metal after it come out the furnace. This will tell me chemically what we are dealing with. Can i do it ? Yes. Just a mater of chemistry and process.

Multimetco in Alabama >>>>> I know of them. I was in the scrap business for a few years.

See if you can send me a lab sheet.

Thanks,

Ralph

Juan Pablo Mendez Arevalo <juamendos> wrote:
Do you undestand me. Companys like Multimetco in ALabama and Techemet in Houston Buy Catalytic converter in all USA and Latin America, they only smelt the material in a electric arc furnace using iron like collector and produce a iron matte with around 3-4% of PGM. Them contract with J Mattey the refine service.

I want do all the process and produce pure metals for long time . Our collect equipment buy in several countrys in South America around 10 tn per month of Honey Comb (Catalytic converter scrap).

Please try to inform me what you can help us in this project?

Regards,

Juan

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Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:00:02 -0700
From: aquillarefining@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: GOLD DUST AND DORE ( REFINING EQUIPMENT ) catalytic converters too. lol
To: juamendos

Hey, cool website by the way. I can see where the big boys over at J mattey have got their hands in you pocket. The truth is that with prices the way they are it really just pays to do the final refining your self and skip their crap. Why should you do all the work and they get all the profit. That use to really make me mad. I was in the scrap business for about 15 years, I know how it is. I'll show you how to get it all up to speed.

Thanks,

Ralph Mathes

<blockquote data-quote="aflacglobal" data-source="post: 6234" data-attributes="member: 197">Well i&#039;m learning alot about the converter market now. Here is&nbsp; how the big boys do it. It gives use some good number though,&nbsp; Take a look.I think the problem is the high iron to precious metal content. Sort of like having your gold locked up. If they took the remainder of the material Say 20 kg and throwed it into sulfuric acid , would this not elimate most of the iron base. Then take the remainder and run it thru AR. Would that not work. I&#039;m learning here to. No, we plain smelt 500 kg of Honey comb Ceramic (Catalytic converter scrap) daily and produce 20 kg of iron matte with the PGM content 3-4%. We have a Lab Assay and XRF NIton Analizer with special calibration for Precious Metals and Iron Matte with precious metals.&nbsp; &nbsp;We have a Pilot Lab with 3 reactor of 5lts each one. 4 Elermeyer 250mm and 2 vacumm pump.&nbsp;We want disolve 20 k of iron and the recovery average is &nbsp;400gr Pt300gr Pl100 gr Rh&nbsp;We know the agua regia process but have some problem in the speed disolution , the recovery of the Palladium and rhodium., the control of the process and the filtration time. Maybe your automatic plant with your assistance can help us.Juan--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:22:55 -0700From: aquillarefining@yahoo.comSubject: RE: ( REFINING EQUIPMENT ) To: juameI&#039;m slow it take me a minute sometimes.&nbsp;&nbsp; You want to recover the pgm from the 500 kg of iron at a content of 3-4 %&nbsp; pmg after the processing. Do you have a lab analysis of some of the metal after it come out the furnace. This will tell me chemically what we are dealing with. Can i do it ? Yes.&nbsp; Just a mater of chemistry and process.&nbsp;Multimetco in Alabama&nbsp; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp; I know of them. I was in the scrap business for a few years.&nbsp;See if you can send me a lab sheet.&nbsp;Thanks,&nbsp;RalphJuan Pablo Mendez Arevalo &lt;juamendos&gt; wrote:Do you undestand me. Companys like Multimetco in ALabama and Techemet in Houston Buy Catalytic converter in all USA and Latin America, they only smelt the material in a electric arc furnace using iron like collector and produce a iron matte with around 3-4% of PGM. Them contract with J Mattey the refine service.&nbsp;&nbsp;I want do all the process and produce pure metals for long time&nbsp; . Our collect equipment buy in several countrys in South America around 10 tn per month of Honey Comb (Catalytic converter scrap). &nbsp;Please try to inform me what you can help us in this project?&nbsp;Regards,&nbsp;Juan &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:00:02 -0700From: aquillarefining@yahoo.comSubject: RE: GOLD DUST AND DORE ( REFINING EQUIPMENT ) catalytic converters too. lolTo: juamendosHey, cool website by the way. I can see where the big boys over at&nbsp; J mattey have got their hands in you pocket. The truth is that with prices the way they are it really just pays to do the final refining your self and skip their crap. Why should you do all the work and they get all the profit. That use to really make me mad. I was in the scrap business for about 15 years, I know how it is. I&#039;ll show you how to get it all up to speed.&nbsp;Thanks,&nbsp;Ralph Mathes</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aflacglobal, post: 6234, member: 197"] [color=blue]Well i'm learning alot about the converter market now. Here is how the big boys do it. It gives use some good number though, Take a look. I think the problem is the high iron to precious metal content. Sort of like having your gold locked up. If they took the remainder of the material Say 20 kg and throwed it into sulfuric acid , would this not elimate most of the iron base. Then take the remainder and run it thru AR. Would that not work. I'm learning here to. [/color] No, we plain smelt 500 kg of Honey comb Ceramic (Catalytic converter scrap) daily and produce [color=blue]20 kg of iron matte with the PGM content 3-4%[/color]. We have a Lab Assay and XRF NIton Analizer with special calibration for Precious Metals and Iron Matte with precious metals. We have a Pilot Lab with 3 reactor of 5lts each one. 4 Elermeyer 250mm and 2 vacumm pump. We want disolve 20 k of iron and the recovery average is 400gr Pt 300gr Pl 100 gr Rh We know the agua regia process but have some problem in the speed disolution , the recovery of the Palladium and rhodium., the control of the process and the filtration time. Maybe your automatic plant with your assistance can help us. Juan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:22:55 -0700 From: aquillarefining@yahoo.com Subject: RE: ( REFINING EQUIPMENT ) To: juame I'm slow it take me a minute sometimes. You want to recover the pgm from the 500 kg of iron at a content of 3-4 % pmg after the processing. Do you have a lab analysis of some of the metal after it come out the furnace. This will tell me chemically what we are dealing with. Can i do it ? Yes. Just a mater of chemistry and process. Multimetco in Alabama >>>>> I know of them. I was in the scrap business for a few years. See if you can send me a lab sheet. Thanks, Ralph Juan Pablo Mendez Arevalo <juamendos> wrote: Do you undestand me. Companys like Multimetco in ALabama and Techemet in Houston Buy Catalytic converter in all USA and Latin America, they only smelt the material in a electric arc furnace using iron like collector and produce a iron matte with around 3-4% of PGM. Them contract with J Mattey the refine service. I want do all the process and produce pure metals for long time . Our collect equipment buy in several countrys in South America around 10 tn per month of Honey Comb (Catalytic converter scrap). Please try to inform me what you can help us in this project? Regards, Juan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:00:02 -0700 From: aquillarefining@yahoo.com Subject: RE: GOLD DUST AND DORE ( REFINING EQUIPMENT ) catalytic converters too. lol To: juamendos Hey, cool website by the way. I can see where the big boys over at J mattey have got their hands in you pocket. The truth is that with prices the way they are it really just pays to do the final refining your self and skip their crap. Why should you do all the work and they get all the profit. That use to really make me mad. I was in the scrap business for about 15 years, I know how it is. I'll show you how to get it all up to speed. Thanks, Ralph Mathes [/QUOTE]

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