Car Catalytic Converters and the Contamination of Food by Platinum-Group Elements

2007 ◽  
pp. 353-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Frazzoli ◽  
Roberta Cammarone ◽  
Sergio Caroli
Keyword(s):  
Platinum Group Elements ◽  
Catalytic Converters ◽  
Platinum Group

scholarly journals Platinum Group Elements Recovery from Used Catalytic Converters by Acidic Fusion and Leaching

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Prasetyo ◽  
Corby Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Platinum Group Elements ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Catalytic Converters ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Chloro Complexes ◽  
Soluble Species ◽  
Platinum Group ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Hcl Concentration

The recovery of platinum group elements (PGE (platinum group element coating); Pd, Pt, and Rh) from used catalytic converters, using low energy and fewer chemicals, was developed using potassium bisulfate fusion pretreatment, and subsequently leached using hydrochloric acid. In the fusion pre-treatment, potassium bisulfate alone (without the addition of an oxidant) proved to be an effective and selective fusing agent. It altered PGE into a more soluble species and did not react with the cordierite support, based on X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and metallographic characterization results. The fusion efficacy was due to the transformation of bisulfate into pyrosulfate, which is capable of oxidizing PGE. However, the introduction of potassium through the fusing agent proved to be detrimental, in general, since potassium formed insoluble potassium PGE chloro-complexes during leaching (decreasing the recovery) and required higher HCl concentration and a higher leaching temperature to restore the solubility. Optimization on the fusion and leaching parameter resulted in 106% ± 1.7%, 93.3% ± 0.6%, and 94.3% ± 3.9% recovery for Pd, Pt, and Rh, respectively. These results were achieved at fusion conditions: temperature 550 °C, potassium bisulfate/raw material mass ratio 2.5, and fusion time within 30 min. The leaching conditions were: HCl concentration 5 M, temperature 80 °C, and time within 20 min.

scholarly journals Spectroscopic Assessment of Platinum Group Elements of PM10 Particles Sampled in Three Different Areas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad W. Kadi ◽  
Iqbal Ismail ◽  
Nadeem Ali ◽  
Abdallah A. Shaltout
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Platinum Group Elements ◽  
Catalytic Converters ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Light Traffic ◽  
Traffic Site ◽  
Platinum Group ◽  
High Concentrations

Platinum group elements (PGE) including Ru, Rh, Pt and Pd have been quantified in air particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal or less than 10 microns (PM10) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). PM10 aerosols have been collected from three sites representing various activities in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. These locations are residential site with heavy traffic, industrial site and heavy traffic and a light traffic site outside the city. To obtain reasonable data of the PGE concentrations, a group from 10 to 15 PM10 samples were collected every month. The annual and seasonal variation of the mass concentration of the PGE were demonstrated. In all locations, Pt and Pd were relatively higher than Ru and Rh possibly because their main use is in automobile catalytic converters. Concentrations of observed PGE in PM10 could be arranged in ascending order as: Rh < Ru < Pd < Pt. In case of Ru and Pt, there are clear similarities in terms of the overall mean concentrations at the sampling locations. Due to the high concentration of Ru, Rh and Pd at low traffic site, there are certainly other sources of these elements rather than vehicle catalytic converters. However, at the industrial/heavy traffic location, high concentrations of Ru were detected during February 2015. In addition, high Pt concentrations were also detected at the light traffic site during May 2015. Results indicate that Pt source in PM10 is mainly the automobile catalytic converters.

Automotive catalytic converters and environmental pollution: role of the platinum group elements in the redox reactions and free radicals production

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Botre ◽  
Marina Tosi ◽  
Franco Mazzei ◽  
Beatrice Bocca ◽  
Francesco Petrucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Radicals ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Redox Reactions ◽  
Platinum Group Elements ◽  
Catalytic Converters ◽  
Platinum Group ◽  
Automotive Catalytic Converters

Environmental risk of particulate and soluble platinum group elements released from gasoline and diesel engine catalytic converters

2002 ◽  
Vol 296 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Moldovan ◽  
M.A Palacios ◽  
M.M Gómez ◽  
G Morrison ◽  
S Rauch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Platinum Group Elements ◽  
Catalytic Converters ◽  
Platinum Group

scholarly journals Emerging airborne contaminants in India: Platinum Group Elements from catalytic converters in motor vehicles

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 100-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra S. Sen ◽  
Arijeet Mitra ◽  
Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink ◽  
Sarah E. Rothenberg ◽  
Sachchida Nand Tripathi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Platinum Group Elements ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Catalytic Converters ◽  
Airborne Contaminants ◽  
Platinum Group

Determination of Platinum-Group Elements (PGE) from catalytic converters in soil by means of docimasy and INAA

1996 ◽  
Vol 354 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 883-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Heinrich ◽  
G. Schmidt ◽  
K. -L. Kratz
Keyword(s):  
Platinum Group Elements ◽  
Catalytic Converters ◽  
Platinum Group
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