Recovery of precious metal
US4511539A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the recovery of precious metal lost from precious metal-containing catalysts for example the precious metal-containing catalysts which are used in the production of nitric acid by ammonia oxidation. In more detail, a getter (as herein defined) for recovery of precious metal lost from a precious metal-containing catalyst operating at elevated temperature comprises an agglomeration or assemblage of unwoven fibres made from a metal selected from the group ruthenium, palladium, iridium, platinum, gold, silver, rhodium and alloys containing one or more of the said metals. Preferably, the unwoven fibres are randomly oriented.
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