Amazing colour changes. Pour in rust coloured liquid to filter, brilliant green comes out. Then rust orange turns to deep sapphire blue and bright yellow salt comes out. Love it.

Magical: not only the chemical transformation but also the compression of two semesters of inorganic chemistry in 5:38 minutes with mostly household material. Thank you.

@faraon2012

2 жыл бұрын

I say Monoatomic gold. (ORMES) 👽

@AEON.

2 жыл бұрын

LOL commies stealing catalytic converters - do this lol 😂 It's okay to do it in the kitchen 😂!

@Deontjie

Жыл бұрын

I am sure the FBI is going to raid your house after they have found something at Trump.

@christopher9226

Жыл бұрын

Give me some

@jimmyreece6768

11 ай бұрын

Is that all he got out of all those cats ?

Wow that was so much more work then what I thought it would be. Dude really knows his stuff!!

@carmenmorissette3591

2 жыл бұрын

well... its really easy all things considered... paladium is around 60-80us$ per gram and he got 6grams there, from what? looks like 3-4 catalic converters. now theres also platinum and rhodium in those converters (he didnt show how to extract those in this video tho) ... platinum i think is around 30-40us$ per gram and rhodium is like 500-700us$ per gram... those catalic converters sell on the streets (and or internet) for like 100-1000each depending on the models and they usually contain if my memory is correct, somewhere between 2-8gram of platinum 1-5gram paladium and 0.5-3gram rhodium... something like that so if you do the maths... even if you do very conservative estimate and say that you have to pay atleast 300 for the cheapest//least metal rich converters (wich isnt the case, like i said if you know where to look, theres lowlife criminals who steals them and resell them for even less than 150-200 each lol) so lets say u pay 300 atleast and they contain only lets say 2gram of platinum 2 gram paladium and 1gram rhodium, thats 2x35+2x70+1x600= 810$ of metals... I have a friend who buy some specific models of those from lowlifes, only the models with the highest concentration of platinum group metals in them, from specific cars (ive heard the ford-f series pickup trucks and the dodge rams series converters are the ones with like 4-5+gram of platinum and paladium and 2+gram rhodium in them...) if my memories serves me right he pays something like 600-800 each for those and he told me that just the rhodium pays for that and then some... the platinum and paladium is the profit... it was something stupid like 600-800price he pays and 1500-2000+ is what he gets out of it... lol he says his bottleneck is finding more sellers hahaha

@britneyystaples91

Жыл бұрын

@@carmenmorissette3591 Lol they dont contain a gram of rhodium. It takes 200 converters to get 1 ounce of rhodium. The majority of the metal in a converter is Palladium. It takes about 7 mid grade converters to get an ounce of Palladium. So each converter should have 3-5 grams of palladium. The reason he had such a low yield was because the converters that he was using were all low grade garbage. Some converters have close to an ounce of Palladium in them alone. the converters that I saw in this video were mostly aftermarket and early 90s stuff.

@LabRat355

4 ай бұрын

@@carmenmorissette3591 your "friend" (or are talking about yourself) is a POS who is contributing to the vandalism and theft from hard working people. SMH "I have a friend who buy some specific models of those from lowlifes, only the models with the highest concentration of platinum group metals in them, from specific cars "

@frankthewrench340

4 ай бұрын

I found a cat converter off a volvo sitting by the dumpster of a racing shop in my city.. its been rolling around in the bed of my truck ever since.. I want to make a ring out of the platinum and maybe sell the other metals. Think its worth doing?

@seeharvester

24 күн бұрын

@@frankthewrench340 1 cat? Probably not enough.

That is an amazing process! I'm pretty sure I watched the full series but I definitely appreciate it more seeing the whole thing summarized like that! Amazing work (both video editing and refining)!

The chemical reactions where absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

@MadScientist267

2 жыл бұрын

Especially that blue... 🤪🤣😊

@sarchmaster5779

2 жыл бұрын

The palladium reactions from red to blue to yellow were fantastic to watch.

That was beautiful! It's amazing how that hydrochloric acid/oxidising agent dissolves not only gold but also a lot of its close relatives.

These are fun! I often go back and watch a whole series just to find one thing, like the low-karat gold constants. Now I can see the whole week worth of work in a couples minutes!

such beautiful colours, I found a love of chemistry the first time i saw that process with a copper sulphate in school

I love the long in-depth versions but I watch these too to kinda keep it all fresh and potent in my mind

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

More mileage from some older videos

I've been lurking around the GRF for some time now. It's helped me with all kinds of great info. Your contributions to the forum have been incredible. I'd like to thank you for this video and all of the videos you've posted. Recently, I mistakenly threw some "bad metals" in a batch to be inquarted. I think Probably brass and tin. A refiners nemesis. Boy did I have issues with filtration and fine gold powder. I feel I must re-inquart to get better results. An acid test of my dirty buttons shows a resistance at 22k but I'm not sure of the purity and I don't want to skew my calcs on the re-inquartation. I'd like to play it more on the safe side. If you could offer some advice It would be very much appreciated. Kind regards. Jeff

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I get the chucks crumbling too powder when I do the jewelers scrap. If it’s too bad then I filter the gold powder, melt into a button, test the karat with acid and inquart from there. Usually solves it.

@jeffstewart8627

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips Thanks Sreetips.

How crazy cool was that! I used to think that chemistry was lame but it's actually really awesome and it just blows my mind how you know the steps to get to a certain result. I feel really stupid right now.

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

Don’t feel like that! I still can’t believe that I was able to pull it off. I just used the next logical step in the sequence based on my experience.

This was an amazingly beautiful reaction

These "compressed" versions are AWESOME! It's like an instruction manual at high speed. Ignore the naysayers, I like these!

@johnh8615

2 жыл бұрын

I do like his voice commentary style. It’s like his biometric signature which is in some ways addictive to listen to.

@tonyquark493

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnh8615 I'm one of those people that don't like watching long instructional videos. These are great!

@jhyland87

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Could use some sound tho

@MadScientist267

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I'd just like to add that a voiceover would be better than the subs but probably more work I'm sure

@speedonz

2 жыл бұрын

Id say he just needs to combine the two a little. The long videos contain too much fluff and are frustratingly long and drawn out but these could do with being a it more detailed.

You are the best Alchemist I have EVER seen. I had to watch this 4 times, to write all the processes down! Absolute Magic Gunny! Very Nice! Wade

@Michel-7.7.7

10 ай бұрын

I bet you could watch it 40 times mire and still miss the "how not to be killed" part

Chemistry is so Fkn cool! I wish I had the mental capacity to utilize it. It’s so complex but so important. Well done !

Great. The color changes in the solutions were interesting. A lot of work for the value of the bead. Thanks for sharing.

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Getting High purity palladium is never quick and easy.

@cptrikester2671

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips didn't mean to be critical, just observational. You do incredible refining. 👍

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

No foul

@aredditor4272

2 жыл бұрын

The hardest part is getting away with the catalytic converter without getting caught.

@kenhtonghop1911

2 жыл бұрын

I have metal paladium quantity 28 kg i in vietnam 🇻🇳kzread.info/dash/bejne/nXZ5l5dums-XnrA.html

Wow I must have missed the long version of this, looks awesome!

@Slavicplayer251

2 жыл бұрын

in think its about 2 years old

@Edgar-tt3lf

2 жыл бұрын

Hola a todos los que comenta si alguien me ayuda en español soy Paraguayo umilde joyero me gustaría recuperar de mi taller ago uno 10%anual y platino también tengo de mi Pulido espero respuesta gracias

For those wondering, 1g of palladium can fetch anywhere between $60-70. Loved the video, really clean cuts and no waffle! Subbed

@agentone8511

Жыл бұрын

Dam. So that little pebble is my weeks salary? 😵

@sumgi1537

9 ай бұрын

my new catalytic converter was $4k wtf

@ZhmiKnopa

Ай бұрын

It’s $32/gram right now, so about $200

@seeharvester

24 күн бұрын

@@ZhmiKnopa $180. minus your chemicals, labware and labor.

Awesome video. So much work for tiny piece of palladium from CAT.

If only it took 5 minutes to produce pure Palladium...lol. I watched the full version of this video. Another great watch!! Thank you.

@renaissanceman5847

2 жыл бұрын

it wasnt pure palladium... its mixed with platinum and rhodium... total value is maybe $400 at todays value. He probably spent more on chemicals and man hours than what he got out

It would be nice if you did a video on common mistakes made by the beginning refiners. And how to fix it. Like if I add too much nitric to my aqua Rega. And how to fix this. If I have to much free nitric in my cement silver solution. If my vacuum is too high on my pump. I'm sure you can think of many more. And I know you've covered lots of these in your videos. It would be nice to have a video dedicated to this topic. Thanks. And I absolutely love any content you put out. And would love to donate to you. Can you set a link for donations or let me know where the link is. Thanks again !

@jowens1126

2 жыл бұрын

Best thing to do to avoid that is mix your chemicals properly. Use only known concentration chemicals, use proper graduated cylinders. If no graduated cylinders, use weight. Look up the density online. If you have a unknown volume of 2 acids mixed, theres no real good way to determine the concentration of each. Do it right the first time and avoid mistakes. If your vacuum is too high, then get a valve and a gauge to regulate the vacuum. Going to the extra expense to use the proper equipment and supplies saves not only time and money but is much safer overall. Your dealing with some pretty nasty chemicals, so if you dont know what your doing, might I suggest you either go to school or find something else to do. Your life and health could be in serious jeopardy otherwise. And please remember to dispose of your waste properly. This crap is all very toxic to the environment. Dont go pouring it down the drain or dumping it in the woods, stream or someones back yard.

@joshua.snyder

2 жыл бұрын

Beginners shouldn't be trying this at home. Period.

@toomuchdebt5669

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshua.snyder All beginners use drain cleaners at home. Your advise should be to get proper tools equipment and safety practises before attempting these experiments

@joshua.snyder

2 жыл бұрын

@@toomuchdebt5669 Most won't use a fume hood, nor understand just how dangerous these acids, reagents, etc are, especially when they start mixing them, either. AR is nasty stuff.

@davidpearce2350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the the very thoughtful replies. All the information I was referring to is already in sreetips videos. Fyi. I was just giving him an idea for new content. Content that I think he could put together in a very informative and entertaining way.

Hope the thieves aren’t smart enough to do this themselves

@Dgxuu

Ай бұрын

@@user-bu3zz2po6nlooks like the theives are smarter then you lmao their meth lab smh if they were cooking meth they wouldn’t be stealing cats that’s how their customers make their money🤣

@Matt-ff3ck

26 күн бұрын

I highly doubt they are plus is it worth all that effort for £150 worth of palladium 😂

@Dgxuu

26 күн бұрын

@@Matt-ff3ck I can promise you they’re smarter then you lmao read that again and think this time😂

@Furbix_Sanchez

14 күн бұрын

​@@Matt-ff3ck a lot of people make that money in 3 days so they will think it is lol

@TheLifeOfKane

13 күн бұрын

Around 30 US Dollars per gram, 6 grams. Thats 180 bucks versus the time, labor, materials, and equipment ...but apparently its still worthwhile somehow, youd get more money faster selling free stuff found on Facebook Market place or something

The fantastic changes of color is spectacular this is definitely on of my favorites

Beautiful chemistry:)

Lots of pretty colors and solutions, but in the end, shiny palladium! (And Pt eventually) Chemistry is fascinating. 👍

@1RebelDog1

2 жыл бұрын

yes! every colour of the rainbow on this one :D

@toomuchdebt5669

2 жыл бұрын

Especially precious metals chemistry.😁

I thought you were going for every colour available, every stage produced a beautiful vibrant colour.

Naysayers? I certainly hope there are no "Naysayers"! If there are, not worth your time explaining anything too them! This is true GOLD, to your followers! Just saying! I appreciate everything that you do! Wade

I love how colorful chemistry can be. Filter out red precipitate and get a green solution. Precipitate out a blue solution and get yellow solids. Melt a black powder and get a silver button. I never knew 2hy people thought chemistry was boring!!

I Like the compressed clips but slow the video progression down just a little between steps so we can read your text and absorb your progress. Love your videos because there so detailed. As always good job

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that during editing. The original videos are listed in the description block. Two parts and nearly 2.5 hours long.

$180 worth of palladium.

did my comment from the last video about platinum inspire this masterpiece?? you’re the man

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Short version remake of an older set of videos

@mansoaptheif

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips crap! you’re the still the 🐐 though

And 6 grams of palladium at .999 purity is $345.53 USD as of 9/29/2001 Nice job Sreetips!

@markcummins6571

2 жыл бұрын

Was that from 4 converters? No wonder my '99 jeep Cherokee lost it's the other night.

@PopeyeFPV

2 жыл бұрын

@@markcummins6571 man i hate thieves! Ugh….You know, I didn’t remember the count on how many he started with… good question actually. Maybe he’ll chime in.

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

About 10 or 12 plus some beads

@keithjurena9319

2 жыл бұрын

This is why hardfacing welding rods are so expensive. I hunt catalytic converter thieves. Bounty isn't much but they make great fertilizer. Buzzards got to eat. Same with worms.

@carletonrutherford1799

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips That was from 10 or 12 catalytic converters? So, at the spot price, roughly $30 from each cat? I guess there are other metals in there too, so the combination of metals makes it worthwhile for junkies to damage vehicles.

I like the full length videos more, I don’t watch these to learn the chemistry behind it as I already know the chemistry behind it. I watch it as for cathartic/entertainment purposes. Don’t get me wrong still a cool video, but I like the full length ones. It’s just not the same without your narration. Keep it up sreetips, long time fan

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I plan to continue my regular length videos and post these abbreviated versions also.

@Cdubb4728

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips nice. Thanks for the reply sreetips, I know you’re a busy man these days. Keep it up.

there's gotta be a way to do this in batches of a hundred or more for the start up scrap metal guys to counter act against the endless fuel expenses that seem to leave us with nothing at the end of the year. especially when metal yards drop the daller per ton to a low that pretty wipes us out

@Utubegofukurself

Жыл бұрын

Most "scrap metal guys" would use this sort of knowledge to cook crystal meth so.....

I have so many questions about where you learned all of these processes and where you got your lab equipment. I do metal casting and a little bit of chemistry as a hobby and I love seeing videos like this. Keep doing amazing things!

@sreetips

Күн бұрын

Mostly trial and error. With help from some pro refiners on the goldrefiningforum.com

@sreetips

Күн бұрын

I bought all my glassware on eBay.

Cool, look at that giant stack of stolen cat converters! You can always tell when palladium goes up because they suddenly disappear all over town.

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

When I originally did this video, catalytic converter theft wasn’t heard of much. It’s the rhodium ($600 per gram) that has influenced the increase in thefts.

Can you do a video showing how you got the catalytic converters out of your neighbors cars without waking them?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I mow my neighbor’s lawns. Why would I take converters from their cars? That don’t make sense.

@davidscollectibles8397

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips joke

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I was being facetious

@davidscollectibles8397

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips mow my lawn for a catalytic converter

@travismiller5548

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidscollectibles8397 so the moral of the story is cut converters while the lawn mower is going?

I really appreciate how you put all together so convenient for us. But sir... without all your usual explanations is not the same. I'd rather long version because your voice is the voice of the science. Thank you

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Not to worry, I’m making a full length video right now. These shorts are from long past videos.

@julianteso4857

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips i knew it cuz I did watched that whole video! And I really appreciate your answer! You gave me hours and hours of entertaining Haha. By the way if I could ask... do you think is possible to refine sterling silver with hidrocloric acid or hidrocloric acid with hydrogen peroxide instead nitric?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

No, hydrochloric forms a passive layer of silver chloride that acts like armor to protect the remaining metal from the acid.

@kenhtonghop1911

2 жыл бұрын

I have metal paladium quantity i sell please message me kzread.info/dash/bejne/nXZ5l5dums-XnrA.html

It was pretty cool I don't know what you just did but I'm really impressed keep up the awesome work thank you I'm passing this on to some other mechanics we strip a lot of cars we got a lot of catalytic converters I don't think I can figure it out they might be able to Greg's pretty smart peace out

Is it just me, or does anyone else still hear sreetips voice reading the captions even with no sound?

Thanks for putting out a how to video to help out the thieves out there. It's an epidemic out here in Seattle and several other areas as well. I manage a storage facility with RV parking, and I've had three customers lose catalytic converter. Several other managers tell me the same. Thanks for helping out the thieves. I'm sure they appreciate it. No more taking the risk in being busted in the scrapyard when they haul in 80 converters.

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Cats contain rhodium - $900 per gram. I don’t blame you for being upset. I would be too.

@davidyoungquist6074

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips average cost to replace a catalytic converter is $1400 on a passenger car or truck. Insurance does not cover it. On a big motorhome, it can be up to $4000. Muffler shops out here are inscribing the cats with numbers and holding the records for police if they get stolen again. Other shops are building cages around them so they can't get stolen. It's a real mess.

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Agree, the world is a dangerous and costly place to live.

@donnielemaster3667

2 жыл бұрын

Shoot the thieves

@davidyoungquist6074

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnielemaster3667 they're to smart fro that. In this case they came in after hours after dark. Plus, it takes them about a minute, two minutes per cat. Never even heard of any of them getting caught.

Wow man, this was cool as hell to watch. Thanks for making the cliff's notes version.

Chemistry is so AWESOME ! Thank you for this amazing video, bro !

to those who are wondering why he didnt crush the cat in order to speed up the process: its because theres no need to do so. the PGM only exist at the surface of the cat.

@mikeholt3545

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but I guess if you do it gets you high

I do miss your commentary

@11THEFEZMAN11

2 жыл бұрын

I was just going to say the exact same thing. Sreetips does very good voice overs and I miss it from the video.

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Links to full video in the description

Thank you for all your hard work and showing the beauty along with the dangers of chemistry…

Great Vid Kevin… 👍🇦🇺

I love anything from you !! But longer ones are better.

I love this compressed version, I can watch the full project real quick without feeling like I missed anything

I love your videos i hope to do this some day

Nice work 👏

These chemical reactions sure are fascinating to see. 👍🏻

What an amazing process. Not for the faint hearted

This was a very colorful process lol.

Luvin the speed vids, gonn6have to start watching earlier in day before I get lazy. What was dry weight you started with if possible sir.

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t remember

This is a badass video 👌

Thanks for the video's warning. I've pasted the below:- 'Platinosis is a disease caused, not by metallic platinum, but usually by its complex salts, mainly chloroplatinates. The cutaneous and respiratory allergic manifestations elicited by these salts affect mainly workmen in platinum refining workshops'.

What about Rhodium? Is there a way to tell if certain catalytic converters contain this specific precious catalyst?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I think they all do

Dude, you are good.

Amazing to watch. You are a modern day Alchemist. Thanks for your videos. Best wishes.

Sreetips this is the first refining I have seen you do that the solution looks like pure death.

A brilliant and informative wee video.

Quite a process...any idea of ROA after total costs?

Good Job!!!!

I just bought my first Palladium and platinum 1 Oz coins. It’s crazy that spot price on Palladium today is $1,600 but the premium to buy it was $1,942 for a 1 Oz coin. I have been stacking Gold/Silver for many years and figured I should just buy these to add since they are more rare then gold is.

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

What - no rhodium?

Not to bad different I do like your video this will take some getting used to thank you two thumbs

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll continue with regular length videos. These are shorts from previous videos

I love the format! Anything you want to throw at us is well received mr. sreetips!

How do you extract the rhodium though? Or which part is this usually done in the extraction process for converters that do have them?

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

I’m not familiar with rhodium yet. I know that it’s in my stock pots. But I don’t know how to get it.

I must've jumped into a new reality.. didn't you, and I mean relatively recently, have a hard time getting pgms to come out of solution? Always love your videos❤

I enjoyed every single second. 👏 Others may have already asked this, but considering the refining costs and the recovered palladium and platinum, was there some sort of economic equilibrium?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

None. This is not for the back yard refiner. Too much chemistry and too dangerous.

@burriedhistory

2 жыл бұрын

Got it. Thank you.

I been after the chemistry of rocks for a while, but I have some cats I want to do this with. How much were all the metal you got out of them? How many cats were used?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Allen, it’s was time consuming and I sold the metals. I can’t remember. These are not safe for the back yard refiner, especially someone new to refining.

@allenhammer7923

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips I know you are right but I have been watching you and other and my lab is coming along. I have a large water tank of plastic that the farmers use to make a hood out of it and I have the beakers and most of the equipment I see you using. I have been in industry manufacturing of machines and homes every aspect chemicals have always been a part of it. I have full suits from the military for chemical biological warfare. Smelting, cupeling. I see the danger and wish you would explain more about setting up a lab but what can I say you are an inspiring teacher. Anything you do that I attempt I watched it many times and others before I do it. I had lab in school but it Biology. My Dad was in labs much of his life, kinda in the blood. I have found small amounts PGM I need to refine them from rocks. It is a very long and difficult process to separate them all out. If I can just concentrate them together I think for now will be enough and just get one of the more prominent out to pay for it. I you had a way I would show you pictures.

Wow! Amazing sir

@gailleisure1313

2 жыл бұрын

While you all are loving the video , has anyone actually tried it themselves and what kind of results did they get?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Not many will try this. Of the six sister metals, palladium is the easiest to refine. But I relied heavily on my years of refining experience to pull this off. Refining platinum group metals is too dangerous for the backyard refiner.

Mr. Sreetips makes it look easy.

nice enjoyed the video thankyou

At 2:20 I thought you were headed straight for a boil over. Maybe it was the time laps that made it look that way. Good save.

You know this guy is known for the pure, uncut shit that sends you on a rocket ship to the stars🤣🤣🤣🤣

You are awesome man! Obviously you did not do this for a profit on the metal. Much appreciated sir.

@scrappydoo7887

2 жыл бұрын

That depends on the weight of the platinum. The chemicals used in these processes are probably a fair bit cheaper than liters of nitric

@slimpickins09er87

2 жыл бұрын

Palladium is $1,800 per ounce Platinum is $952 per ounce Rhodium is $14,000 per ounce

@intothecalm420

2 жыл бұрын

@@scrappydoo7887 Time is the main factor in my opinion. Any person worth their salt is worth a minimum of $25 an hour. That plus raw materials, plus chemicals, plus filming, plus editing and publishing. Hopefully he gets decent ad revenue. Which he deserves. I can't possibly imagine this was very profitable.

@scrappydoo7887

2 жыл бұрын

@@intothecalm420 well yea if you see it that way it won't be profitable but if you stick to the process and result it's not a bad way to pass some time. I suppose it all depends on your outlook

@intothecalm420

2 жыл бұрын

@@scrappydoo7887 Absolutely. I have been following this channel since it was tiny. Less than 1000 subs. He certain has learned alot and taught alot since then. He definitely enjoys the process. All I was saying is that tiny piece of metal by itself isn't worth the effort monetarily without potential KZread revenue. I personally have no idea what KZread pays But whatever it is he deserves every cent.

Wow. That was awesome. Very colourful and sophisticated! Keep em coming sreetips

If the addition of the palladium sponge that I have obtained from the HCL solution by adding potassium hydroxide(KOH) and inserting the sponge into ammonia, will it work like you did the solution sir? What about traces of nickel in the solution, does the ammonia just form the palladium sponge or does it go into the palladium sponge sir? I think it's easy to do and doesn't take time. Thanks sir, I am waiting for your answer. I really like all your videos,

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never used potassium hydroxide.

Good job

Amazing, does it worth in the end? So many chemicals and time for 6grs? Thabks

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

The catalyst component of a catalytic converter is usually platinum (Pt), along with palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh). All three of these platinum group metals, or PGMs, are extremely rare but have a broad range of applications in addition to catalytic converters. 6 grams of Palladium, what sreetips extracted in the video, @ max purity is roughly $210-220 at current rates according to WolframAlpha. Doesn't seem worth it (trying to empathize with catcon thieves and their buyers' logic) unless you've got a SERIOUS operation churning out tons of Palladium.

I just cannot believe how easy this was for you fella. Could you please tell me what is the average ratio of metals"Platinum, Palladium and other reactive metals" that are coated on the ceramic maytex ??? Thanks a bunch Sir.

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Please understand, it wasn’t easy. I watch the full length version and still can’t believe that I was able to pull it off. The substrates have platinum, palladium and rhodium. Not sure of the portions

@victoryfirst2878

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips I will tell you fella. You pulled off a rabbit trick for sure. I know plenty of people who have tried and got nothing, period. You were able to recover metal. Do you think there is other recoverable metal left ?? What I do now is Mercedes and BMW converters supposedly have way more precious metals. The converters bring three times the scrap price over other converters. The junk yards always pest you for those brand converters. If you think of anything pertinent please respond Sir. Thanks for the info. You made my day fella making this happen. vf

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I did this one time to make the video. I have not done it again for a good reason - it’s too dangerous. Refining platinum group metals is not something for the back-yard refiner, in my opinion. It’s nothing like gold and silver refining. Those are like a cookie recipe compared to platinum. There’s really no way to make a go of it unless you have the special equipment and knowledge required.

@victoryfirst2878

2 жыл бұрын

@@sreetips I will definitely heed the warning. I do not want to get platiosis poisoning. Will be cheaper and safer to just pass on the process. I tip my hat off to you for making this video happen for us all to learn from. Thanks again for your honesty and sincerity. Something that is way to uncommon theses days. Peace vf

what do you recommend if too much peroxide is added? saturated ammonium chloride solution percipitates platinum but it instantly re dissolves into solution... i have started adding the AC directly to solution... should I possibly boil out excess water/peroxide?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been taught that one gram of metal dissolved in 20ml of solution is critical. The metal won’t precipitate with ammonium chloride properly unless this concentration is maintained. Platinum likes to precipitate from a concentrated solution. But too concentrated can cause problems also.

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wow this is so cool~

Catalytic converter thieves will become chemist's with these easy to follow instructions!

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

That’s doubtful

will this content make my cat converters in my vehicles more safe, or less?

@kbruns33

2 жыл бұрын

Dunno about your area, but we definitely have a problem with assholes cutting cats off cars and trucks around here. Couple big busts around here but these roaches are like moles... whack a group here and there and another two pop up. This video was interesting but i can see these mfers using it as a template to DIY the extraction instead of finding someone who will take the stolen cats off their hands..

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

No way, it’s much too difficult and time consuming. Not to mention dangerous.

love this, kind wish you would of used that beautiful voice of yours lol~!

How many catalytic converters did you have to process to get this 6 grams? I tried to count them but couldn’t get a good number.

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

I don’t remember. It was a long time ago.

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This is the guy you find underneath your car at 2am in the morning.

@sreetips

4 ай бұрын

Blame the refiner for stolen cars. There’s only a hand full of people who could do this. Thieves couldn’t possibly pull this off.

What to do w left over chemical waste? Can it be separated into it's original forms after it sits? What kind of setup for this?

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

Waste treatment

Man that's a lot to do for platinum and palladium... what's the set up cost and the price you make per converter?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Tasha, this is my hobby. I bought the converters years ago specifically for the video production. I still can’t believe that I was able to pull it off. I’m not a platinum/palladium refiner (mostly gold and silver). The platinum group metals are very dangerous when in solution. Not for the hobby refiner. Best left to professionals. In one sense, “all roads lead to Rome”, with respect to processing cats. It’s not something that is profitable for the back-yard refiner.

Palladium current price is around $60-70 per gr Price yty - 17% 6 mths - 28%

@travishartman5662

2 жыл бұрын

Rhodium is in converters also. It's worth way more. U get more if you scrap the whole thing...

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got rhodium in my filters. I just don’t know how to isolate it yet

I was curious why so much theft happening, on catalyst converters. I still don’t understand. Then to go through this process what do you do with the platinum once extracted? What’s the process used for? Shine some reason why this is even happening.

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

Raquel, the metals used in catalytic converters are rare and highly valuable. Extracting them is difficult and dangerous. Purifying to get high purity platinum group metals even more so. I did this strictly for the video. Only a hand full of people can do it. I did it with no formal training in chemistry or refining. I guess I did it to be a show-off. Sorry.

I’ll be sure to do this on a day when its not my turn to do dishes.

what is done with the waste chemicals do you have a use or needs special disposal ?

@sreetips

2 жыл бұрын

Waste treatment

How much time did it take to do this, how much did it cost, and how much is the end result worth?

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure about all that. It was my first attempt. I think it sold for a few hundred dollars. The value is in the video. Looking back, I sometimes wonder how I was able to pull it off.

Sir did you minimize (0:54) the solution or ..? How does the solution became too less

@sreetips

Жыл бұрын

At some point I evaporate the solution down

@nagaewaste

Жыл бұрын

@@sreetips Thank you sir