Palladium From Catalytic Converters In 6 Minutes
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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I bought those cats on eBay back in 2011 to make this video. I started the video once but had to stop because I failed miserably - lack of experience. I got ripped off because a few of them had already been leached and the platinum metals removed while they were still in the case - then they sold them to me. This was well before the “cat thief” craze of late was in full swing. I treat every drop of waste before disposal. Recovering precious metals from cats is definitely not for the hobbyist. If that red liquid gets on you then you’ll develope platinosis - symptoms may take months or even years to show up. It’s like leprosy except it’s incurable.
Magical: not only the chemical transformation but also the compression of two semesters of inorganic chemistry in 5:38 minutes with mostly household material. Thank you.
I say Monoatomic gold. (ORMES) 👽
LOL commies stealing catalytic converters - do this lol 😂 It's okay to do it in the kitchen 😂!
I am sure the FBI is going to raid your house after they have found something at Trump.
Give me some
Is that all he got out of all those cats ?
Amazing colour changes. Pour in rust coloured liquid to filter, brilliant green comes out. Then rust orange turns to deep sapphire blue and bright yellow salt comes out. Love it.
Wow that was so much more work then what I thought it would be. Dude really knows his stuff!!
well... its really easy all things considered... paladium is around 60-80us$ per gram and he got 6grams there, from what? looks like 3-4 catalic converters. now theres also platinum and rhodium in those converters (he didnt show how to extract those in this video tho) ... platinum i think is around 30-40us$ per gram and rhodium is like 500-700us$ per gram...
those catalic converters sell on the streets (and or internet) for like 100-1000each depending on the models and they usually contain if my memory is correct, somewhere between 2-8gram of platinum 1-5gram paladium and 0.5-3gram rhodium... something like that so if you do the maths... even if you do very conservative estimate and say that you have to pay atleast 300 for the cheapest//least metal rich converters (wich isnt the case, like i said if you know where to look, theres lowlife criminals who steals them and resell them for even less than 150-200 each lol) so lets say u pay 300 atleast and they contain only lets say 2gram of platinum 2 gram paladium and 1gram rhodium, thats 2x35+2x70+1x600= 810$ of metals...
I have a friend who buy some specific models of those from lowlifes, only the models with the highest concentration of platinum group metals in them, from specific cars (ive heard the ford-f series pickup trucks and the dodge rams series converters are the ones with like 4-5+gram of platinum and paladium and 2+gram rhodium in them...)
if my memories serves me right he pays something like 600-800 each for those and he told me that just the rhodium pays for that and then some... the platinum and paladium is the profit... it was something stupid like 600-800price he pays and 1500-2000+ is what he gets out of it... lol he says his bottleneck is finding more sellers hahaha
@@carmenmorissette3591 Lol they dont contain a gram of rhodium. It takes 200 converters to get 1 ounce of rhodium. The majority of the metal in a converter is Palladium. It takes about 7 mid grade converters to get an ounce of Palladium. So each converter should have 3-5 grams of palladium. The reason he had such a low yield was because the converters that he was using were all low grade garbage. Some converters have close to an ounce of Palladium in them alone. the converters that I saw in this video were mostly aftermarket and early 90s stuff.
@@carmenmorissette3591 your "friend" (or are talking about yourself) is a POS who is contributing to the vandalism and theft from hard working people. SMH
"I have a friend who buy some specific models of those from lowlifes, only the models with the highest concentration of platinum group metals in them, from specific cars "
I found a cat converter off a volvo sitting by the dumpster of a racing shop in my city.. its been rolling around in the bed of my truck ever since..
I want to make a ring out of the platinum and maybe sell the other metals.
Think its worth doing?
@@frankthewrench340
1 cat? Probably not enough.
These "compressed" versions are AWESOME! It's like an instruction manual at high speed. Ignore the naysayers, I like these!
I do like his voice commentary style. It’s like his biometric signature which is in some ways addictive to listen to.
@@johnh8615 I'm one of those people that don't like watching long instructional videos. These are great!
I agree! Could use some sound tho
I agree, I'd just like to add that a voiceover would be better than the subs but probably more work I'm sure
Id say he just needs to combine the two a little. The long videos contain too much fluff and are frustratingly long and drawn out but these could do with being a it more detailed.
Naysayers? I certainly hope there are no "Naysayers"! If there are, not worth your time explaining anything too them! This is true GOLD, to your followers! Just saying! I appreciate everything that you do!
Wade
I appreciate both versions. This quick summary and also the long explanations ones you have for the followers. Great Job
That was beautiful! It's amazing how that hydrochloric acid/oxidising agent dissolves not only gold but also a lot of its close relatives.
For those wondering, 1g of palladium can fetch anywhere between $60-70.
Loved the video, really clean cuts and no waffle! Subbed
Dam. So that little pebble is my weeks salary? 😵
my new catalytic converter was $4k wtf
It’s $32/gram right now, so about $200
@@ZhmiKnopa
$180. minus your chemicals, labware and labor.
That is an amazing process! I'm pretty sure I watched the full series but I definitely appreciate it more seeing the whole thing summarized like that! Amazing work (both video editing and refining)!
did my comment from the last video about platinum inspire this masterpiece?? you’re the man
Short version remake of an older set of videos
@@sreetips crap! you’re the still the 🐐 though
You are the best Alchemist I have EVER seen. I had to watch this 4 times, to write all the processes down! Absolute Magic Gunny! Very Nice!
Wade
I bet you could watch it 40 times mire and still miss the "how not to be killed" part
How crazy cool was that! I used to think that chemistry was lame but it's actually really awesome and it just blows my mind how you know the steps to get to a certain result. I feel really stupid right now.
Don’t feel like that! I still can’t believe that I was able to pull it off. I just used the next logical step in the sequence based on my experience.
These are fun! I often go back and watch a whole series just to find one thing, like the low-karat gold constants. Now I can see the whole week worth of work in a couples minutes!
If only it took 5 minutes to produce pure Palladium...lol. I watched the full version of this video. Another great watch!! Thank you.
it wasnt pure palladium... its mixed with platinum and rhodium... total value is maybe $400 at todays value. He probably spent more on chemicals and man hours than what he got out
I've been lurking around the GRF for some time now. It's helped me with all kinds of great info. Your contributions to the forum have been incredible.
I'd like to thank you for this video and all of the videos you've posted. Recently, I mistakenly threw some "bad metals" in a batch to be inquarted. I think Probably brass and tin. A refiners nemesis. Boy did I have issues with filtration and fine gold powder. I feel I must re-inquart to get better results. An acid test of my dirty buttons shows a resistance at 22k but I'm not sure of the purity and I don't want to skew my calcs on the re-inquartation. I'd like to play it more on the safe side. If you could offer some advice It would be very much appreciated. Kind regards. Jeff
I get the chucks crumbling too powder when I do the jewelers scrap. If it’s too bad then I filter the gold powder, melt into a button, test the karat with acid and inquart from there. Usually solves it.
@@sreetips Thanks Sreetips.
I have so many questions about where you learned all of these processes and where you got your lab equipment. I do metal casting and a little bit of chemistry as a hobby and I love seeing videos like this. Keep doing amazing things!
Mostly trial and error. With help from some pro refiners on the goldrefiningforum.com
I bought all my glassware on eBay.
Wow I must have missed the long version of this, looks awesome!
in think its about 2 years old
Hola a todos los que comenta si alguien me ayuda en español soy Paraguayo umilde joyero me gustaría recuperar de mi taller ago uno 10%anual y platino también tengo de mi Pulido espero respuesta gracias
such beautiful colours, I found a love of chemistry the first time i saw that process with a copper sulphate in school
I love the long in-depth versions but I watch these too to kinda keep it all fresh and potent in my mind
More mileage from some older videos
Great. The color changes in the solutions were interesting.
A lot of work for the value of the bead.
Thanks for sharing.
Getting High purity palladium is never quick and easy.
@@sreetips didn't mean to be critical, just observational.
You do incredible refining. 👍
No foul
The hardest part is getting away with the catalytic converter without getting caught.
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I thought you were going for every colour available, every stage produced a beautiful vibrant colour.
Chemistry is so Fkn cool! I wish I had the mental capacity to utilize it. It’s so complex but so important. Well done !
It would be nice if you did a video on common mistakes made by the beginning refiners. And how to fix it. Like if I add too much nitric to my aqua Rega. And how to fix this. If I have to much free nitric in my cement silver solution. If my vacuum is too high on my pump. I'm sure you can think of many more. And I know you've covered lots of these in your videos. It would be nice to have a video dedicated to this topic. Thanks. And I absolutely love any content you put out. And would love to donate to you. Can you set a link for donations or let me know where the link is. Thanks again !
Best thing to do to avoid that is mix your chemicals properly. Use only known concentration chemicals, use proper graduated cylinders. If no graduated cylinders, use weight. Look up the density online. If you have a unknown volume of 2 acids mixed, theres no real good way to determine the concentration of each. Do it right the first time and avoid mistakes. If your vacuum is too high, then get a valve and a gauge to regulate the vacuum. Going to the extra expense to use the proper equipment and supplies saves not only time and money but is much safer overall. Your dealing with some pretty nasty chemicals, so if you dont know what your doing, might I suggest you either go to school or find something else to do. Your life and health could be in serious jeopardy otherwise. And please remember to dispose of your waste properly. This crap is all very toxic to the environment. Dont go pouring it down the drain or dumping it in the woods, stream or someones back yard.
Beginners shouldn't be trying this at home. Period.
@@joshua.snyder All beginners use drain cleaners at home. Your advise should be to get proper tools equipment and safety practises before attempting these experiments
@@toomuchdebt5669 Most won't use a fume hood, nor understand just how dangerous these acids, reagents, etc are, especially when they start mixing them, either. AR is nasty stuff.
Thanks for the the very thoughtful replies. All the information I was referring to is already in sreetips videos. Fyi. I was just giving him an idea for new content. Content that I think he could put together in a very informative and entertaining way.
I love how colorful chemistry can be. Filter out red precipitate and get a green solution. Precipitate out a blue solution and get yellow solids. Melt a black powder and get a silver button. I never knew 2hy people thought chemistry was boring!!
And 6 grams of palladium at .999 purity is $345.53 USD as of 9/29/2001
Nice job Sreetips!
Was that from 4 converters? No wonder my '99 jeep Cherokee lost it's the other night.
@@markcummins6571 man i hate thieves! Ugh….You know, I didn’t remember the count on how many he started with… good question actually. Maybe he’ll chime in.
About 10 or 12 plus some beads
This is why hardfacing welding rods are so expensive. I hunt catalytic converter thieves. Bounty isn't much but they make great fertilizer. Buzzards got to eat. Same with worms.
@@sreetips That was from 10 or 12 catalytic converters? So, at the spot price, roughly $30 from each cat? I guess there are other metals in there too, so the combination of metals makes it worthwhile for junkies to damage vehicles.
This was an amazingly beautiful reaction
yah but how much did it cost you to get 6 grams is it worth it after all the cost and time?
Purchasing the converters, buying and safe disposal of the chemicals and attaching a value to his time - minimum 10$ an hour. I would estimate that at best he broke even
You must have missed the part where most of what he actually refined went into the bank as platinum yellow cake. He only finished out and melted 6 out of the 20 grams.
There was probably some rhodium in there also
Yes, the video is more valuable than the metal that I recovered
@@sreetips I got another question can you use silver powder in the electronic silver sale in the basket instead of shot or would that not work?
I really appreciate how you put all together so convenient for us. But sir... without all your usual explanations is not the same. I'd rather long version because your voice is the voice of the science. Thank you
Not to worry, I’m making a full length video right now. These shorts are from long past videos.
@@sreetips i knew it cuz I did watched that whole video! And I really appreciate your answer! You gave me hours and hours of entertaining Haha. By the way if I could ask... do you think is possible to refine sterling silver with hidrocloric acid or hidrocloric acid with hydrogen peroxide instead nitric?
No, hydrochloric forms a passive layer of silver chloride that acts like armor to protect the remaining metal from the acid.
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I like the full length videos more, I don’t watch these to learn the chemistry behind it as I already know the chemistry behind it. I watch it as for cathartic/entertainment purposes. Don’t get me wrong still a cool video, but I like the full length ones. It’s just not the same without your narration. Keep it up sreetips, long time fan
I plan to continue my regular length videos and post these abbreviated versions also.
@@sreetips nice. Thanks for the reply sreetips, I know you’re a busy man these days. Keep it up.
On the flip side, there's people like me who just learned that extracting the metals from a cat is NOT something I'll be attempting anytime soon! lol ✌️
Thanks for the video brother!
Platinum is too dangerous for the hobby refiner - wise decision.
@sreetips What would you say the simplest way to extract any given metal from 'scrap' (anything) is?
Any advice muchly appreciated. I just wanna get my feet wet!
I love your knowledge. Hope you don’t have close neighbors! 😅😅😂 So cool!
1:33 Forbidden soy sauce
Catalytic converter thieves will become chemist's with these easy to follow instructions!
That’s doubtful
$180 worth of palladium.
$300 dollars worth of time, another $300 in chemicals.
At 2:20 I thought you were headed straight for a boil over. Maybe it was the time laps that made it look that way. Good save.
Lots of pretty colors and solutions, but in the end, shiny palladium! (And Pt eventually) Chemistry is fascinating.
👍
yes! every colour of the rainbow on this one :D
Especially precious metals chemistry.😁
What about Rhodium? Is there a way to tell if certain catalytic converters contain this specific precious catalyst?
I think they all do
Hope the thieves aren’t smart enough to do this themselves
@@JoshWallace-i3llooks like the theives are smarter then you lmao their meth lab smh if they were cooking meth they wouldn’t be stealing cats that’s how their customers make their money🤣
I highly doubt they are plus is it worth all that effort for £150 worth of palladium 😂
@@Matt-ff3ck I can promise you they’re smarter then you lmao read that again and think this time😂
Around 30 US Dollars per gram, 6 grams. Thats 180 bucks versus the time, labor, materials, and equipment
...but apparently its still worthwhile somehow, youd get more money faster selling free stuff found on Facebook Market place or something
@@TheLifeOfKane wdym time and labor you can go to a car park and cut 20 cats in an hour+ it sells for almost double that you’d have to be a really really shit thief to not make less then that lol
These chemical reactions sure are fascinating to see. 👍🏻
to those who are wondering why he didnt crush the cat in order to speed up the process: its because theres no need to do so. the PGM only exist at the surface of the cat.
Yeah but I guess if you do it gets you high
I just cannot believe how easy this was for you fella. Could you please tell me what is the average ratio of metals"Platinum, Palladium and other reactive metals" that are coated on the ceramic maytex ??? Thanks a bunch Sir.
Please understand, it wasn’t easy. I watch the full length version and still can’t believe that I was able to pull it off. The substrates have platinum, palladium and rhodium. Not sure of the portions
@@sreetips I will tell you fella. You pulled off a rabbit trick for sure. I know plenty of people who have tried and got nothing, period. You were able to recover metal. Do you think there is other recoverable metal left ?? What I do now is Mercedes and BMW converters supposedly have way more precious metals. The converters bring three times the scrap price over other converters. The junk yards always pest you for those brand converters. If you think of anything pertinent please respond Sir. Thanks for the info. You made my day fella making this happen. vf
I did this one time to make the video. I have not done it again for a good reason - it’s too dangerous. Refining platinum group metals is not something for the back-yard refiner, in my opinion. It’s nothing like gold and silver refining. Those are like a cookie recipe compared to platinum. There’s really no way to make a go of it unless you have the special equipment and knowledge required.
@@sreetips I will definitely heed the warning. I do not want to get platiosis poisoning. Will be cheaper and safer to just pass on the process. I tip my hat off to you for making this video happen for us all to learn from. Thanks again for your honesty and sincerity. Something that is way to uncommon theses days. Peace vf
Thanks for putting out a how to video to help out the thieves out there. It's an epidemic out here in Seattle and several other areas as well. I manage a storage facility with RV parking, and I've had three customers lose catalytic converter. Several other managers tell me the same. Thanks for helping out the thieves. I'm sure they appreciate it. No more taking the risk in being busted in the scrapyard when they haul in 80 converters.
Cats contain rhodium - $900 per gram. I don’t blame you for being upset. I would be too.
@@sreetips average cost to replace a catalytic converter is $1400 on a passenger car or truck. Insurance does not cover it. On a big motorhome, it can be up to $4000. Muffler shops out here are inscribing the cats with numbers and holding the records for police if they get stolen again. Other shops are building cages around them so they can't get stolen. It's a real mess.
Agree, the world is a dangerous and costly place to live.
Shoot the thieves
@@donnielemaster3667 they're to smart fro that. In this case they came in after hours after dark. Plus, it takes them about a minute, two minutes per cat. Never even heard of any of them getting caught.
Awesome video. So much work for tiny piece of palladium from CAT.
I Like the compressed clips but slow the video progression down just a little between steps so we can read your text and absorb your progress. Love your videos because there so detailed. As always good job
I noticed that during editing. The original videos are listed in the description block. Two parts and nearly 2.5 hours long.
Can you do a video showing how you got the catalytic converters out of your neighbors cars without waking them?
I mow my neighbor’s lawns. Why would I take converters from their cars? That don’t make sense.
@@sreetips joke
I was being facetious
@@sreetips mow my lawn for a catalytic converter
@@davidscollectibles8397 so the moral of the story is cut converters while the lawn mower is going?
Is the Palladium that you recovered worth more than the chemicals that you used to recover it ?
doubtful, but its about discovery this, not profit :D
Well said
No way, no one can make money refining cats in their back yard. Too dangerous. I only did this for the experience and for the videos.
I do miss your commentary
I was just going to say the exact same thing. Sreetips does very good voice overs and I miss it from the video.
Links to full video in the description
Palladium current price is around $60-70 per gr
Price
yty - 17%
6 mths - 28%
Rhodium is in converters also. It's worth way more. U get more if you scrap the whole thing...
I’ve got rhodium in my filters. I just don’t know how to isolate it yet
Cool, look at that giant stack of stolen cat converters! You can always tell when palladium goes up because they suddenly disappear all over town.
When I originally did this video, catalytic converter theft wasn’t heard of much. It’s the rhodium ($600 per gram) that has influenced the increase in thefts.
will this content make my cat converters in my vehicles more safe, or less?
Dunno about your area, but we definitely have a problem with assholes cutting cats off cars and trucks around here. Couple big busts around here but these roaches are like moles... whack a group here and there and another two pop up.
This video was interesting but i can see these mfers using it as a template to DIY the extraction instead of finding someone who will take the stolen cats off their hands..
No way, it’s much too difficult and time consuming. Not to mention dangerous.
I love anything from you !! But longer ones are better.
You know this guy is known for the pure, uncut shit that sends you on a rocket ship to the stars🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is it just me, or does anyone else still hear sreetips voice reading the captions even with no sound?
Qual química você usou para fazer o gas borbulhante
Chlorine gas: dripped hydrochloric acid on TCA (trichloroisocyanuric acid) crushed up swimming pool chlorine tablets.
Amazing, does it worth in the end? So many chemicals and time for 6grs? Thabks
Yes!
Your out of your mind bro!! That's insane
sreetips = not normal!
Hello do you buy catalytic converts for processing? I upgraded mine and have a pair for extraction, was going to give it a shot myself but don't really want to mess with these chemicals so willing to ship mine over, let me know!
Thanks for the offer. I only work on stuff that my wife and I find at local sales.
At today's price, May 2024 that $184 worth of palladium.
Nice!
hello my friend srretps, I've been watching your Palladium refining video of catalysts, I have a similar situation here and would like your opinion. I have palladium plated wires. every 1 kilo of wire has 1 gram of palladium. What is the most effective way to extract this Palladium?
I’d dissolve a small amount in nitric, then I’d try DMG to separate the palladium. If the wire was mine.
@@sreetips the problem is that I have 200 kilos of these wires and there is a lot of nitric to dissolve everything ... I need to find another way to remove the palladium ... if you allow me, I can send you photos and videos by email or whatsapp for you to analyze
Unfortunately I don’t offer that kind of service. This is my hobby and I only work on my own material that my wife and I find at local sales.
@@sreetips ok my brother, thanks for your answers, and thank you very much for the very instructive channel
How do you extract the rhodium though? Or which part is this usually done in the extraction process for converters that do have them?
I’m not familiar with rhodium yet. I know that it’s in my stock pots. But I don’t know how to get it.
How many catalytic converters did you have to process to get this 6 grams? I tried to count them but couldn’t get a good number.
I don’t remember. It was a long time ago.
Thanks for the video's warning.
I've pasted the below:-
'Platinosis is a disease caused, not by metallic platinum, but usually by its complex salts, mainly chloroplatinates. The cutaneous and respiratory allergic manifestations elicited by these salts affect mainly workmen in platinum refining workshops'.
I been after the chemistry of rocks for a while, but I have some cats I want to do this with. How much were all the metal you got out of them? How many cats were used?
Allen, it’s was time consuming and I sold the metals. I can’t remember. These are not safe for the back yard refiner, especially someone new to refining.
@@sreetips I know you are right but I have been watching you and other and my lab is coming along. I have a large water tank of plastic that the farmers use to make a hood out of it and I have the beakers and most of the equipment I see you using. I have been in industry manufacturing of machines and homes every aspect chemicals have always been a part of it. I have full suits from the military for chemical biological warfare. Smelting, cupeling. I see the danger and wish you would explain more about setting up a lab but what can I say you are an inspiring teacher. Anything you do that I attempt I watched it many times and others before I do it. I had lab in school but it Biology. My Dad was in labs much of his life, kinda in the blood. I have found small amounts PGM I need to refine them from rocks. It is a very long and difficult process to separate them all out. If I can just concentrate them together I think for now will be enough and just get one of the more prominent out to pay for it. I you had a way I would show you pictures.
The fantastic changes of color is spectacular this is definitely on of my favorites
Now that we’re all hyped up, who’s ready to go steal some catalytic converter’s😂
Talk to your Central banker. They’re the ones who printed money and made everything skyrocket. And that’s why theft of cats is now a problem.
How many times did it take you to have this success? How much raw materials has been wasted perfecting your technique? Wish there was a video game that let you do the same process safely for training purposes.
Sorry, I can’t remember.
Ecxelente video amigo, disculpa tu sabes refinar Iridio ???
Platinum and palladium, no problem. The other four are a mystery to me.
Sir did you minimize (0:54) the solution or ..?
How does the solution became too less
At some point I evaporate the solution down
@@sreetips Thank you sir
Dude, you are good.
What an amazing process. Not for the faint hearted
Besides power arc reactors, what does one even DO with palladium?
More than half the supply of palladium and its congener platinum is used in catalytic converters, which convert as much as 90% of the harmful gases in automobile exhaust (hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide) into less noxious substances (nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapor). Palladium is also used in electronics, dentistry, medicine, hydrogen purification, chemical applications, groundwater treatment, and jewelry. Palladium is a key component of fuel cells, which react hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity, heat, and water. - source: Wikipedia.
hello sir. after getting a black precipitate from ion exchange with zinc. next, do you wash the hcl, sir. and how much is the percentage of hcl, sir, thank you sir
I think 10% HCl
Not to bad different I do like your video this will take some getting used to thank you two thumbs
I’ll continue with regular length videos. These are shorts from previous videos
And after all that work, how much does that palladium sell for and who do you sell it to?
I can’t remember the price. And I think I sold it on my eBay site.
I would like to know how do you manage all this toxic waste.
Waste treatment.
That $360 of Palladium is the reason why so many people wake up with the catalytic converters missing from their cars.
Don’t forget rhodium. It’s four times more valuable than palladium.
@@sreetips Holy cow. I didn't realize Rh had shot up that much.
I haven't had mine stolen yet. Crossed fingers
The catalyst component of a catalytic converter is usually platinum (Pt), along with palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh). All three of these platinum group metals, or PGMs, are extremely rare but have a broad range of applications in addition to catalytic converters.
6 grams of Palladium, what sreetips extracted in the video, @ max purity is roughly $210-220 at current rates according to WolframAlpha. Doesn't seem worth it (trying to empathize with catcon thieves and their buyers' logic) unless you've got a SERIOUS operation churning out tons of Palladium.
what do you recommend if too much peroxide is added? saturated ammonium chloride solution percipitates platinum but it instantly re dissolves into solution... i have started adding the AC directly to solution... should I possibly boil out excess water/peroxide?
I’ve been taught that one gram of metal dissolved in 20ml of solution is critical. The metal won’t precipitate with ammonium chloride properly unless this concentration is maintained. Platinum likes to precipitate from a concentrated solution. But too concentrated can cause problems also.
From what chemical mixture, sir, did you use the chlorine gas as Palladium precipitator, sir?
I dropped hydrochloric acid on a crushed-up swimming pool chlorine tablet. The tablet is TCA or trichloroisocyanuric acid.
@@sreetips Can mixing Hcl with bleach make chlorine gas?
@@sreetips Can carbide gas precipitate Palladium?
Yes, but it takes much more to get the same volume of gas
I don’t know, I’ve never heard of carbide
So you got about $350 worth of palladium how much did you spend to get that? Consider cost of catalytic converters, chemicals, and all other reagents, oxy/acetylene, filter paper and everything else that was used to produce that product? What was your profit if even there was one?
My profit is in the video, that’s where the real value is. The metal that I recovered (still can’t believe that I was able to pull it off) was just a bonus.
@@sreetips I was just curious if the process was profitable on such a small scale. Usually such processes are only profitable on a large scale using industrial processes.
1\5 of that is worth of a life of a famous TV actor. (Sarcasm🥺)
what is done with the waste chemicals do you have a use or needs special disposal ?
Waste treatment
Sir , what is the size of your buchner funnel using in this video?
Probably 11cm
@@sreetips thank you sir
@@sreetips sir , which grade of ammonium chloride is the best to precipitate platinum?
I bought reagent grade from gfs chemicals. Cheap ammonium chloride will work. But it’s cloudy upon dissolving in water. To remedy, filter prior to use. Then it’s ok
Cool thanks mate! But im wondering how much profit can you make on it?
I don’t know. It’s too dangerous for the back yard refiner.
How do you know when all PGM: s are dissolved in those 5 gallon buckets?
Stannous test
If the addition of the palladium sponge that I have obtained from the HCL solution by adding potassium hydroxide(KOH) and inserting the sponge into ammonia, will it work like you did the solution sir? What about traces of nickel in the solution, does the ammonia just form the palladium sponge or does it go into the palladium sponge sir? I think it's easy to do and doesn't take time. Thanks sir, I am waiting for your answer. I really like all your videos,
I’ve never used potassium hydroxide.
I was curious why so much theft happening, on catalyst converters. I still don’t understand. Then to go through this process what do you do with the platinum once extracted? What’s the process used for? Shine some reason why this is even happening.
Raquel, the metals used in catalytic converters are rare and highly valuable. Extracting them is difficult and dangerous. Purifying to get high purity platinum group metals even more so. I did this strictly for the video. Only a hand full of people can do it. I did it with no formal training in chemistry or refining. I guess I did it to be a show-off. Sorry.
Do you buy stolen catalytic converters?
No,
A brilliant and informative wee video.
This is the guy you find underneath your car at 2am in the morning.
Blame the refiner for stolen cars. There’s only a hand full of people who could do this. Thieves couldn’t possibly pull this off.
Sreetips this is the first refining I have seen you do that the solution looks like pure death.
I just bought my first Palladium and platinum 1 Oz coins. It’s crazy that spot price on Palladium today is $1,600 but the premium to buy it was $1,942 for a 1 Oz coin. I have been stacking Gold/Silver for many years and figured I should just buy these to add since they are more rare then gold is.
What - no rhodium?
Curious, the cost of the chemicals to do, and time.
It’s my hobby so I don’t track expenses for each batch
I guess it took about a week.
which is better? zinc foil or zinc powder?
In my experience I prefer solid chunks of zinc because the powder tends to create a suspension that doesn’t settle well.
@@sreetips oke thanks
@@sreetips can i use zinc in aqua regia? because I use rock material, but use a rather long method for the process
Study the reactivity series of metals. Zinc is high in the list. It will precipitate out all the other metals listed below zinc. Probably not a good idea if you’re trying to separate the precious metals from the base metals. Zinc will cement out both.
I love this compressed version, I can watch the full project real quick without feeling like I missed anything
What about the rhodium? How do you extract that? Does is precipitate with the platinum?
I don’t know a thing about rhodium. It’s an enigma. Folks who know how to recover and refine rhodium are not very eager to reveal their secrets. Especially to someone who will document it on video and share it with the masses.
@@sreetips understandable. If they can recover an element more expensive than gold or platinum, they would definitely gatekeep the process
Any idea how it's lost in the process? There should be at least one gram in cats. And since it is a platinum group metal, shouldn't the process be similar?
I’m sure that there is rhodium in my refining wastes. It ends up concentration in my stock pots. So there’s probably a good bit of rhodium in there. I don’t even know how to detect it.
@@sreetips I hope we can find a way to refine it
@@sreetips I was just browsing on YT and saw a 1 hour video on refining platinum palladium and RHODIUM.
It's from a channel called J and L metals
I don't know much about this, so could you take a look and verify it this works or not?
You are awesome man!
Obviously you did not do this for a profit on the metal.
Much appreciated sir.
That depends on the weight of the platinum. The chemicals used in these processes are probably a fair bit cheaper than liters of nitric
Palladium is $1,800 per ounce
Platinum is $952 per ounce
Rhodium is $14,000 per ounce
@@scrappydoo7887
Time is the main factor in my opinion.
Any person worth their salt is worth a minimum of $25 an hour.
That plus raw materials, plus chemicals, plus filming, plus editing and publishing.
Hopefully he gets decent ad revenue.
Which he deserves.
I can't possibly imagine this was very profitable.
@@intothecalm420 well yea if you see it that way it won't be profitable but if you stick to the process and result it's not a bad way to pass some time.
I suppose it all depends on your outlook
@@scrappydoo7887
Absolutely.
I have been following this channel since it was tiny. Less than 1000 subs.
He certain has learned alot and taught alot since then. He definitely enjoys the process.
All I was saying is that tiny piece of metal by itself isn't worth the effort monetarily without potential RUclips revenue.
I personally have no idea what RUclips pays
But whatever it is he deserves every cent.
I must've jumped into a new reality.. didn't you, and I mean relatively recently, have a hard time getting pgms to come out of solution? Always love your videos❤
How long does it take to clean everything up?...🤔
Ugh. When doing these videos, everything else gets pushed aside so that I can concentrate 110% on production and editing. I’m wiped out for at least a day after posting a new video. I have to suit up with the wireless mic, don’t forget to turn it on, get the camera angle set correctly, remember to turn it on, do all this to capture the reaction at precisely the right moment, narrate, perform the task, then download, edit and refine the footage into a high quality video. My shop is a mess right now!
@@sreetips Great video so much work ....while watching the video there was a lot of work just to get the part you needed but that was the easy part so much knowledge in chemistry but when it was all done it seemed such a small reward I have no idea of the value but it must be great .When I ask about the clean up I was thinking about the time you get it all clean and put away there will be another project.....be careful🤕
there's gotta be a way to do this in batches of a hundred or more for the start up scrap metal guys to counter act against the endless fuel expenses that seem to leave us with nothing at the end of the year. especially when metal yards drop the daller per ton to a low that pretty wipes us out
Most "scrap metal guys" would use this sort of knowledge to cook crystal meth so.....
Hello, I have 300 catalysts, if a study is done, how much will the amount of palladium, rhodium be?
I’m not too sure. I’ve only done it this one time.