JamesNReed
New member
Hi All,
I did some testing trying to get the platinum and palladium out of catalytic converter material. Here's how I went about it. I started with a handfull of honey comb from a
converter. Put a stainless steel piece for the anode and used a carbon welding rod for the cathode. Hooked up the battery charger using 10 amp/ 2 volts. Then I put it in
a solution of water, urea, and added table salt till an orange liquid started forming near the cathode. Not sure if this is platinum. Then after it ran for a little bit and
the orange powder formed near the cathode I added some food grade hydrogen peroxide to see what would happen. I then got an orange/brown liquid forming near the anode.
Waiting to hear back from a source to see if this is platinum and palladium. Anyone have any insights? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
James
I did some testing trying to get the platinum and palladium out of catalytic converter material. Here's how I went about it. I started with a handfull of honey comb from a
converter. Put a stainless steel piece for the anode and used a carbon welding rod for the cathode. Hooked up the battery charger using 10 amp/ 2 volts. Then I put it in
a solution of water, urea, and added table salt till an orange liquid started forming near the cathode. Not sure if this is platinum. Then after it ran for a little bit and
the orange powder formed near the cathode I added some food grade hydrogen peroxide to see what would happen. I then got an orange/brown liquid forming near the anode.
Waiting to hear back from a source to see if this is platinum and palladium. Anyone have any insights? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
James