Abstrakt
Catalytic converters contain the catalytic substance in their structure, which is a mixture of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs).
The prices of these metals and a growing demand for them in the market, make it necessary to recycle spent catalytic converters and
recovery of PGMs. In the study, the effect of ozone and hydrogen peroxide application on the possibility of extracting PGM from
used car catalysts was investigated. The catalytic carrier was milled, sieved and then the fractions with the desired grain size were
treated with the appropriate HCl mixture and 3%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 30% H2O2, respectively, and the tests were also carried out
at temperature 333 K. Ozone tests were conducted with the O3 flow in the range of 1,3,5 g/h. Samples for analysis were collected
after 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h and after 4 h, respectively. The residue after the experiments and filtration process was also analysed. The
obtained results confirmed the assumption that PGMs can be extracted using hydrochloric acid with the addition of H2O2 or ozone
as oxidants. It allows to significantly intensify the carried out reactions and to improve the rate of PGMs transfer to the solution.
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