reclaiming Rhodium from solution and plated parts

[3dmikea]

can anyone offer resources of advice on reclaiming Rhodium from solution and plated parts

 

[kurtak]

advice on reclaiming Rhodium from solution

Cement it out of solution with zinc

and plated parts

Depends on what it is plated on

Kurt

 

[Wonka]

From solution? You mean AR? If it’s AR boil it down break down as much nitric as you can then make pyro sulfate it’s one of the only chemicals that can readily dissolve rhodium. It will turn into a salt. Rhodium bi sulfate. Then decant and filter the salt off. Then melt it and it will turn into a solid. Then dissolve it in warm water. Then there’s several different ways you can go. Either use sodium hydroxide. Or sulphamic (sp) acid and ammonium chloride with heat and it will turn into rhodium metal. There’s a couple good videos on here or YouTube that explain the process in more detail.

 

[Wonka]

This is the pyro sulfate way

 

[Wonka]

This is the sodium hydroxide way. From studying I believe he forgot a step at the end that involves sodium nitrate but it’s good info.

 

[Wonka]

This is the steps he forgot

 

[Yggdrasil]

This is the steps he forgot

I would not follow undocumented YouTube videos.
Better do as Kurt said, that works.

 

[Wonka]

Ya that guy in the last video missed out on some rhodium. I’ve got about a gallon of this blue rhodium. I’m gonna try it like the post said with sodium nitrate.