Platinum recycling in the United States in 1998
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1196-B
By: Henry E. Hilliard
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Abstract
In the United States, catalytic converters are the major source of secondary platinum for recycling. Other sources of platinum scrap include reforming and chemical process catalysts. The glass industry is a small but significant source of platinum scrap. In North America, it has been estimated that in 1998 more than 20,000 kilograms per year of platinum-group metals from automobile catalysts were available for recycling. In 1998, an estimated 7,690 kilograms of platinum were recycled in the United States. U.S. recycling efficiency was calculated to have been 76 percent in 1998; the recycling rate was estimated at 16 percent.
Suggested Citation
Hilliard, H.E., 2001, Platinum recycling in the United States in 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1196, p. B1-B9, https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1196B.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Platinum recycling in the United States in 1998 |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 1196 |
| Chapter | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir1196B |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | p. B1-B9 |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Flow studies for recycling metal commodities in the United States |