Catalytic Converter Smelting – The Process Of Extracting Worth From Waste

1. Blog 4: Globalrefininggroup.com Catalytic Converter Smelting – The Process Of Extracting Worth From Waste Catalytic Converters are used in the automobiles to reduce emission. However, once it has run its life, the device can be easily removed from your vehicle without much trouble. Many industries nowadays are paying to buy old, unusable Catalytic Converters. This scrap Catalytic Converter can be sold to the organizations which collect them in bulk. Companies like these use the process of Catalytic Converter Smelting to remove catalytic metals (platinum group metals which are high in monetary value) from it which can be use for further processes afterwards. After collection, catalytic Converter decanning is done, in which the ceramic structure is separated from the steel can. After this process, the ceramic substrate and the metal part are weighed and sampled to get an estimate as to how much precious metal could actually be extracted from it. The process of value calculation is known as assaying and depending upon the need of the customer, it can be done in a lab of customer’s choice, so that a negotiated price of the commodity can be agreed upon by both the parties. After this, the assayed product goes through the process of smelting. Catalytic Converter Smelting is the process in which in which the assayed sample is crushed into small pieces and heated to its melting temperature. A substance known as platinum group metal flux is added to the melt, the slag of this is removed and heated again till until lead from the slag is absorbed and what remains is a bead of precious metal. For more information contact globalrefininggroup.com.