Catalytic Converter Scrap
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Catalytic Converter Recycling Information
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Catalytic Converters
In an effort to achieve the reduction of hazardous substances emitted to the environment, lead has been removed from the gasoline that fuels our cars.
To further reduce air pollution and eliminate the emission of unspent fuel to the atmosphere a pollution reduction devise has been installed on the exhaust system of automobiles.
This device is called a Catalytic Converter.
The Catalytic Converter is an enclosed chamber installed in line in the exhaust system of your car. The chamber is filled with a high temperature ceramic material that is coated with
a catalyst. The raw exhaust fumes travel down the exhaust system and into the Catalytic Converter chamber, the unspent fuel in the exhaust collects on the surface of the catalyst material.
The combination of the retention time and heat inside the converter allows the unspent fuel to be burnt off and results in cleaner emissions to the atmosphere.
The catalysts typically used in Catalytic Converters are
Platinum Group Metals (PGM). PGM's consisting of
Platinum,
Palladium and
Rhodium.
There are two (2) common types of auto catalyst materials; Bead & Honeycomb. The bead material consists of high temperature ceramic pellets, coated with PGM on the surface.
The honeycomb material is usually in the form of a high temperature ceramic biscuit that consists of small channels or tunnels that look like the honeycomb in a beehive.
The biscuit surface is coated with PGM's.
Recycling Catalytic Converters
Most people involved in the Catalytic Converter Recycling businesses are involved in the collection and sorting of whole scrap catalytic converters from auto repair and
auto wrecking operations. This is a simple, straightforward reverse distribution business model with a relatively
low barrier to entry. Dealing with whole, sealed catalytic converters involves the
grading of different makes, models & sizes of scrap converters and these whole units can easily
be identified, recognized, and bought and sold as is.
Some people involved in the Catalytic Converter Recycling business also DECAN the catalyst materials from the whole converters. The typical method of removing the
auto catalyst from inside of the catalytic converter involves shearing the steel or stainless steel shell or case open and releasing the bead or honeycomb biscuits.
Since the recovery value is in the
Platinum Group Metals (PGM) coating on the ceramic catalyst material it is important to collect all the
dust and small pieces that are contained. In most cases the scrap auto catalyst material is crushed or milled to a uniform powder for further processing. Once the auto catalyst
has been separated from the sealed converter the recovered catalyst material must be sold by PGM content established by independent lab assay.
