Catalytic Converter FAQ’s

1. Blog 4: Globalrefininggroup.com Catalytic Converter FAQ’s What are catalytic converters? Catalytic converters are a form of emission control device that converts the toxic gases into less toxic pollutants. It is mostly used to convert the toxic gases generated by internal combustion engines in automobiles and convert them into a form that can be released into the environment without causing much harm to it. Who buys used Catalytic Converters? When a catalytic converter goes kaput then the question arises where to sell catalytic converters? Catalytic converter scrap has huge demand among the small scrap dealers as well as some industries due to precious metals found in it. Used catalytic converters are sold for a considerable price. Refineries specialising in recycled metals or even the local scrap dealer would be interested in buying your catalytic converter that you want to scrap. How to recycle a catalytic converter? The easiest method of catalytic converter recycling is taking your car to a scrap dealer who will buy your used car at a price agreed upon. The scrap dealer may in turn sell off the catalytic converter to industries specialised in extracting platinum from the internals of a catalytic converter. After the extraction the remaining outer steel sheet is recycled with other metals to create some useful things out of it. What price can you expect while recycling a catalytic converter? Catalytic converter price depends of various factors and also the buyer. If you go to a scrapyard, then the dealers are going to offer you a price, which will be inclusive of the entire car to be scrapped. You always have an option to remove the catalytic converter and sell it separately. To get the best price you need to have all the components of the catalytic converter intact and no part of the core should be missing. The price of the catalytic converter will then be based on the trading price of platinum group metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium. You need to choose a good place to sell off your catalytic converter and make sure that you get a good price for it and that it gets recycled! Reputed companies, like Globalrefininggroup, are good places to strike a deal concerning recycling of catalytic converters.