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Platinum-group metal (PGM)
Sell rhodium and rhodium-bearing materials
Do you have rhodium metal, platinum-rhodium (Pt-Rh) wire, thermocouple components, contacts, coatings, laboratory or industrial catalyst material, or other traceable Rh-bearing streams? Send photos, weight, provenance and available assay data. Actual Rh loading and material form determine how the lot should be assessed.
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Lot types
Which Rhodium lots can we assess?
Rhodium is an extremely rare platinum-group metal. It is more commonly used as an alloy, catalytically active material or thin functional layer than as a large solid component. Gross weight can therefore be a poor indicator of rhodium content.
- Rhodium metal, sponge, powder or compact production residues with known specification
- Platinum-rhodium (Pt-Rh) wire, thermocouples and traceable high-temperature components
- Electrical contacts and coated technical parts with material information
- Industrial catalyst residues or process material with demonstrable provenance and composition
- Laboratory, coating or production residues with assay or certificate
- Segregated PGM lots in which Rh content can be established separately
Material & application
Rhodium is often found in Pt-Rh alloys and catalytic applications
Rhodium is widely used as a catalyst and in platinum-rhodium alloys, including thermocouples and high-temperature applications. It is also well known from automotive catalysts, where it helps reduce nitrogen oxides.
Catalyst carriers and coated components require a different assessment from solid metal. PGM loading, carrier, homogeneity and representative sampling matter more than a simple surface XRF reading. Traceable provenance is always important with PGM-bearing catalyst material.
Identification
Pt-Rh wire is simpler to assess than a complex catalyst carrier
With solid Pt-Rh alloys, XRF can provide indicative information on PGM proportions. Porous catalyst carriers, powders, coatings and low Rh loadings often require representative laboratory assay to establish recoverable content.
Retain grade, thermocouple type, spool or batch information, certificate, manufacturer details and previous assay. Such information can remove substantial uncertainty.
XRF as support for material identification
For solid Pt-Rh alloys, handheld XRF can support indicative elemental analysis. With thin catalytic coatings or materials on complex substrates, a surface reading is not automatically representative of total rhodium content; representative sampling or laboratory analysis may be needed.
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How to submit this material
State weight and location
State weight, quantity, material form and location
Include material information
Include Pt/Rh ratio, certificate, assay or known application
Keep lots segregated
Keep catalyst material and PGM alloys segregated and document provenance
Valuation
What determines the assessment and value?
Rhodium has high value per quantity of metal, but a Rh-bearing product may contain only a small amount of rhodium. We therefore assess recoverable content, carrier and assay certainty rather than publishing a generic price per kilogram of product.
Rhodium content
Actual Rh loading or Pt/Rh ratio is the primary value factor.
Material form
Solid Rh, Pt-Rh wire, coating and catalyst carrier require different routes.
Sampling & assay
Non-homogeneous catalyst materials can require representative sampling.
Traceability
Provenance and documentation are important with valuable PGM streams.
Carrier & contamination
Ceramic, metallic carrier, process residues and other PGMs affect net recovery.
Quantity
Small high-value lots can be relevant, although assay costs must be considered.
Practical questions
Practical questions — Rhodium
Do you assess rhodium-bearing thermocouples or Pt-Rh wire?
Traceable Pt-Rh wire, thermocouple materials and similar industrial parts can be submitted. Provide type, ratio or certificate where known.
Can XRF determine rhodium content?
On suitable solid Pt-Rh alloys XRF can provide indicative information. For catalyst carriers, coatings and low loadings, representative laboratory assay is often more important.
Are all catalysts valued the same way?
No. Carrier, PGM loading, Rh/Pt/Pd ratio, contamination and homogeneity vary widely. A fixed per-kilogram price for catalyst material would therefore be unreliable.
Why is provenance important for PGM material?
PGMs are highly valuable and occur in many forms. Clear commercial provenance, certificates and part numbers support both correct identification and proper commercial handling.
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Have a rhodium lot assessed?
Send photos, weight, provenance and any known information about Pt/Rh ratio, coating or catalyst loading. With complex carriers, we first determine what assay is needed before a commercial indication is meaningful.