Precious metal catalyst sampling: Not a trivial pursuit (ERTC 2023)

Precious metals are likely among the most recycled substances on earth as their value always seems to make it worth someone’s time and effort to retrieve, ...

Precious metals: managing the markets in a changing world (ERTC)

They are still considered very valuable for their appearance, but their expanding technological uses and increasing scarcity mean these elements will continue ...

Precious metals: managing the markets in a changing world

The metals we call ‘precious’ were originally given that title based on their beauty and rarity. They were shiny, and people have always liked shiny. ...

The gauze catalyst for ammonia oxidation — a holistic approach

The gauze catalyst for ammonia oxidation has a unique position among the catalysts of large-scale chemical industry, since, in contrast to the supported ...

Precious metals catalyst management: measuring quality of service (ERTC)

In today’s highly competitive, global petroleum and petrochemical industry, the importance of supply management has never been greater.

The carbon negatives: impact of increasing carbon and coke in spent precious metals catalysts (ERTC)

There is a trend in the petroleum and petrochemical refining industry over the past five years or so as an ever-increasing percentage of carbon is being ...

How rhenium in spent precious metals bearing process catalysts can prove a hidden asset

Hydrocarbon processing catalysts typically include one or more precious metals such as platinum, palladium, ruthenium, and rhodium (commonly referred to ...