Hi All – I’m new here. I have been experimenting with the PM recovery & refining process now for about 1 year (mostly from circuit boards)
I just dissolved a bunch of electric motor contact switch point in nitric – precipitated with sodium chloride & then put the sodium hydroxide (98 ½ % crystals) in. The vast majority of it turned to the black silver oxide but I also have a small amount of a white kind of pasty stuff in it that smears against the glass when stirring.
So – What is it? Is it a problem? If so – any solutions?
Thanks from Kurt - & by the way – Great forum – wish I would have found it a year ago – instead of just a few weeks ago
I just dissolved a bunch of electric motor contact switch point in nitric – precipitated with sodium chloride & then put the sodium hydroxide (98 ½ % crystals) in. The vast majority of it turned to the black silver oxide but I also have a small amount of a white kind of pasty stuff in it that smears against the glass when stirring.
So – What is it? Is it a problem? If so – any solutions?
Thanks from Kurt - & by the way – Great forum – wish I would have found it a year ago – instead of just a few weeks ago