What a great series. No need for any apology. Success isn't necessarily measured in the purity of the button that you get at the end, nor from the yield percentage from your starting material. On a channel like this, it's the informative entertainment you give us, all while showing the lessons you learn along the way. You risked exposure to some very nasty substances to demonstrate advanced skills and techniques, which showed us just what a huge challenge this particular tributary of chemistry involves. You have our deepest respect and gratitude and I have newfound appreciation for just how difficult, subtle, finickity, and frustrating platinum refining must be. Thank you very much for taking this on. 100% a successful series of videos.
Nothing wrong with backing up and punting. Sometimes, It is most helpful to know what you don't know and proceed accordingly. Hats off for all the work you put in. Experiments are how we learn. Therefore, there are no unsuccessful experiments, only successive learning experiences. Glad to come with you for the ride.
Wow! You worked HARD for that little button! I've learned a lot watching your video's....and this one taught me to never mess with refining platinum! Thanks!
Great news you didn't give up on that pesky platinum! You did a good job - calcining was the best choice to get that metal back. Glad you wore a respirator and you still should have a gram or two in the waste destined for the stockpot. A very difficult job - you're a far braver man than this humble correspondent! And congrats on crossing 200,000 subs!
wow, from all of us hobby refiners a take my hat off and thank you for the huge effort and work put into this series. Every single stage seems soooo much more difficult compared to gold and silver, bravo bravo
No need to apologize you risked yourself for our entertainment and regardless of which process was used and we all enjoyed watching! Thank you for constantly giving us something to look forward to and keep up the great work!! P.S if you need to take a break please do so because your health is more important to us than anything else.
After watching your videos and learning to refine my own gold/silver, I am a firm believer that I will NOT be refining platinum. Thank you shipmate, for all that you do!
Wise decision! I would just collect the slimes in a stock pot and send them out to a refiner/buyer. The risk isn’t worth the price of the amount a hobbyist home refiner would ever deal with.
What a brilliant series Sreetips. You were akin to working on the space shuttle at times. There is definitely no need to apologise, not many people would have the nerve to even attempt it. Well done for your attempt.
You have to be one of the most persistent people in the world… your determination is through the roof ….. I watched all 6 videos to make it to this button I guess for the future you’ve learned alot I sure have… thanks
Thanks Kevin. This was a tough series for sure. You put your health at risk for filming these videos, and I hope it was a good series to warn home refiners away from trying to tackle this. What a mess it makes during the precipitations and drying. All for 10g of Pt. Good job, and special thanks for including the mistakes, troubles, and guesses as you went.
Such an awesome series. Compared to gold refinement, platinum refinement is MUCH harder! After watching your videos, I understand why jewelers charge a lot for manufacturing platinum jewelry
Thanks for the series of videos. You took a lot of risks with those. You showed very well how difficult it is to refine that metal. I don't think there'd have been anything to gain by going any further. Anyone who watches this series and still thinks it's cost/risk effective to do at home simply will have to learn the hard way I guess.
ST, u making me nervous moving around that lil dish. I learned (from you) that's not safe stuff to be handling. I hope u don't mess with that stuff anymore as your gold and silver videos have brought me so much knowledge and entertainment over the years. Be safe sir, can't wait for the next post
Refining platinum is obviously a very involved and complicated process that I never realized. A very interesting series and that sure looks a pretty button. No need to apologize, it was all fascinating. 👍
Fascinating series. It’s interesting how different the PG metals are to the usual Gold and Silver. As you have stated in previous comments in this series, refining gold seems almost easy compared to working with platinum. Really appreciate the fact you attempted this purely for content for the channel even though you were not sure how it would end up. Too many UA-cam producers are more concerned with a slick, prod
Your amazing Sir!! What a beautiful button.. The amount of work an dangerous position you were in to do this... Grateful doesn't quite cover the thanks I give an Honor Sir StreeTips!! Thanks DK
after watching this series... I have a few suggestions... I fell like a seperatory funnel would save you a ton of time with all the back and forth you were doing that and dish washing and solvent.. also because you are dealing with such fine particles you should really double or triple up on your filter papers or use a sintered glass funnel! =) my two cents anyways! FYI Love the content! =)
Excellent mini series on platinum 10/10 I think u said in a early episode that u need better hoods etc for platinum for it to be safer than u did in this I appreciate the attempt better than most people can do a humble man is a honest man and that is you show the process error knowledge gaps and successes
Still was successful for the most part! Fun watching you fight it all the way, Chief. The dangers of the fumes/inhalants was too great to keep going. Nice looking button!
No apologies necessary, Chief. This was a very interesting series and a difficult process. If you ever figure out how to separate the other metals from the Platinum I’m sure I won’t be the only one who would like to see how it’s done. Good job!
I use a spray bottle to knock down the stuff floating on the top. To avoid adding excessive water, I also use it to wash the sides, instead of using a wash bottle. I use one of those continuous mist spray bottles.
Thank you so very much. There was no reason to apologize. I think 🤔🤔 you did a very good job. I never knew that it is so much work. The people that makes it. Must get paid a lot of money. I always enjoy your content. You make it interesting. Keep up the great content. Look forward to seeing your videos. Sorry 😔😔😞 I can't spell. Real Talk 101 !!!!
No need to apologize. I think you were successful in refining the platinum. Way more successful than I could've done. Congratulations on going as far as you did.
😊Bravo, its a thing of beauty. Persistance will get you there. Thankyou that was great watching it finally melt into a little ball. Platnium sure is a good lookin metal. Stay safe and have a great day.
Well done Sreetips! It wasn't the test you wanted, but you still got nice little button out of it. Thanks for showing us. Now go get Mrs Sreetips a nice bottle of wine, moonshine or whatever she drinks for putting up with you and your chemistry set in the garage 🙂
From the 2nd part on, it was very evident how difficult and frustrating this experiment was for you. As informative as it was, I struggled along with you. A meagre result in the end to boot. You'll get 'em next time though 😉
HA! really enjoyed this series.. You are a trooper. Personally Id make a new lab rule. no platnum! right when you came back after trying to evaporate the milkshake fromt he fused quartz. seeing that mess... you contained what Im sure was something akin to "I hate this soup" off camera well. thanks for the attempt, very entertaining, certainly... those platnum rings, were pretty good as platnum rings ;)
You’re welcome. It’s a well produced series with a substantial effort put in to the topic/subject and surely your call to err on the side of caution is .99999fine correct. The resulting button may just about cover the next family get together at the steakhouse! Thank you Sir! 👍👍🤟
Always loved the casserole dishes I'm not 100% but they look like 1970+ Pyrex or fire glass. ANYHOW they are cool to collect. Sorry to go off track their but they are great tuff old wearing dishes. 👍
Howdy Sir... FINALLY got that sucker done, lol. That's insane how much time and effort it takes to make that platinum. Note to self, "Don't mess with Platinum". All that time for a $400 button, WOW man, that's dedication Sir. I made more delivering pizzas back in the day in much less time. I'll never look at a Platinum ring the same again. With the effort it takes to refine Platinum, you'd think it'd be worth more than $34.31 a gram. Respect to your effort 👌. I spend weeks doing detailed wood carving and started watching your videos cause I want to start adding gold inlays to my carvings and jewelry boxes. Craftsmanship is an acquired skill. I'm starting to wonder if I'm underpricing my skill. Hmmmm.
Hi Kevin, great video - no need to apologize. It is not fail, a lot can be learn from this series. Processing PGM is hard to do in backyard, I regret to wait for salary next week and can't bid on this one shiny button. Pt salts are nasty to work, and this method still be mysterious until reinvented [or somebody who know, will share his approach]. I learned about this procedure [not sure if this is from C.M. Hoke?] some time ago, looked for Pourbaix diagrams and tried to found more information- it's easier to find nuclear fuel reprocessing that this reaction 🙂 These salts should be kept away from spattering as much as possible. Filtering on paper placed over sintered glass filter [cleaning this is worst part] from excess of liquid before heating would be more efficient for work with this & quartz dish. Refiners use quartz tube with furnace on them/heating element - with dried salt inside for calcination [and salmiac collecting in another container] and better temperature control. I met same problem with these salts - it's easy overheat them. Building simplest appropriate setup would cost similar to value of your metal itself [temperature can be regulated manually, but it would better to use PLC & thermocouple to run it slow instead babysitting this all day]. PS. Did you measured button density??
That's an awful lot of work (Time + Materials) for about $350 worth of Platinum. There has got to be a cheaper and easier way to recover Platinum if criminals are stealing Catalytic Converters for the precious metals they contain. In a small scale enterprise, I think ones time and money is way better spent recovering Gold and Silver. (As always, it was a Great Series of Videos)
Enjoyed the whole series and what I took away was gold and silver where it's at. When you are having trouble, that means nearly everyone else should not attempt platinum. Great series though
If you don’t fail you don’t learn. I’m an artist I throw a way a lot of things that normal people would consider great. Now, I’m not fiddling with super dangerous chemicals but, I do get burned a lot blowing glass. I also break a lot
Hello sir, thanks, that was pretty deserved button of platinum. I am not touching platinum salts, not even with 10 feet long chlorine desinfected stick... I will buy small platinum coin (Philharmoniker) , just to have some pure platinum, but no refining... I can do cupeling PGMs into button, that is it...
This is the longest series of nothing that ever happened I’ve ever watched 😂 Nevertheless, your videos are always extremly fascinating and interesting 😊
Aside from what's in Hoke on dental scrap & p.108, this may be of use- "1 part of the salt (Ammonium Hexachloroplatinate) is sufficient to impart a yellow color to 20,000 parts of water. Its insolubility in ethanol and diethyl ether permits a separation of platinum from palladium because the corresponding palladium salt is soluble." Ammonium Hexachloroplatinate(IV). Inorganic Syntheses. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 9. pp. 182-185
I know nothing about refining metals but what about maybe a smelting type of process for platinum almost like what Jason does for gold and silver at mbmm... is there any mix of fluxs that could oxide the iridium away maybe with a collector metal like lead or something and maybe Cupel just wanted to ask the question because I have no idea honestly no refiner i just love learning about the process buddy keep up the good work...
The people that I learned from didn’t teach cupel. Plus, platinum metals are so much alike that they are nearly impossible to separate with special equipment and knowledge.
Thanks Sreetips, you always mention the dangers of PGM's. Thankfully, you were not harmed in this series. I can honestly say this is one demonstration I have no desire to attempt. Is there any chance of a stockpot series in the near future? Is there any reason you don't separate your stock pots in gold, silver and pgm's?
Hi doctor you did best job👌🏻👏👏 Doctor for evaporation you could put off that lid that way you can rapidly vapor your solution and metal remain in your solution there is any reason you put glass on your beaker for evaporations?
Is there a report on the analysis of the metal that you had analyzed? I am a PhD chemist and I love your videos. I would do things a little differently and try to stay stochiometric as much as possible with maybe a slight excess. Your lab techniques are outstanding. And your methods work - what can I say?
Tenacity only gets you so far! The risks are so high so I'm assuming you've got something inside driving you to do this? Got me nervous a few times with this series, good choice to wrap it!
What a great series. No need for any apology. Success isn't necessarily measured in the purity of the button that you get at the end, nor from the yield percentage from your starting material. On a channel like this, it's the informative entertainment you give us, all while showing the lessons you learn along the way. You risked exposure to some very nasty substances to demonstrate advanced skills and techniques, which showed us just what a huge challenge this particular tributary of chemistry involves. You have our deepest respect and gratitude and I have newfound appreciation for just how difficult, subtle, finickity, and frustrating platinum refining must be. Thank you very much for taking this on. 100% a successful series of videos.
Nothing wrong with backing up and punting. Sometimes, It is most helpful to know what you don't know and proceed accordingly. Hats off for all the work you put in. Experiments are how we learn. Therefore, there are no unsuccessful experiments, only successive learning experiences. Glad to come with you for the ride.
Wow! You worked HARD for that little button! I've learned a lot watching your video's....and this one taught me to never mess with refining platinum! Thanks!
Great news you didn't give up on that pesky platinum! You did a good job - calcining was the best choice to get that metal back. Glad you wore a respirator and you still should have a gram or two in the waste destined for the stockpot. A very difficult job - you're a far braver man than this humble correspondent! And congrats on crossing 200,000 subs!
wow, from all of us hobby refiners a take my hat off and thank you for the huge effort and work put into this series. Every single stage seems soooo much more difficult compared to gold and silver, bravo bravo
No need to apologize you risked yourself for our entertainment and regardless of which process was used and we all enjoyed watching! Thank you for constantly giving us something to look forward to and keep up the great work!!
P.S if you need to take a break please do so because your health is more important to us than anything else.
I'm glad you were able to conclude this little mini series on pesky Platinum. My patients were rewarded
After watching your videos and learning to refine my own gold/silver, I am a firm believer that I will NOT be refining platinum. Thank you shipmate, for all that you do!
Wise decision! I would just collect the slimes in a stock pot and send them out to a refiner/buyer. The risk isn’t worth the price of the amount a hobbyist home refiner would ever deal with.
What a brilliant series Sreetips. You were akin to working on the space shuttle at times. There is definitely no need to apologise, not many people would have the nerve to even attempt it. Well done for your attempt.
You have to be one of the most persistent people in the world… your determination is through the roof ….. I watched all 6 videos to make it to this button I guess for the future you’ve learned alot I sure have… thanks
Thanks Kevin. This was a tough series for sure. You put your health at risk for filming these videos, and I hope it was a good series to warn home refiners away from trying to tackle this. What a mess it makes during the precipitations and drying. All for 10g of Pt. Good job, and special thanks for including the mistakes, troubles, and guesses as you went.
Your perseverance is commendable. That button looks amazing. Thank you for sharing this series.
Such an awesome series. Compared to gold refinement, platinum refinement is MUCH harder! After watching your videos, I understand why jewelers charge a lot for manufacturing platinum jewelry
No apologies needed, you furthered your knowledge and this was awesome to watch 👏
A highly enjoyable series. Thanks for all the effort.
Thanks for the series of videos. You took a lot of risks with those. You showed very well how difficult it is to refine that metal. I don't think there'd have been anything to gain by going any further. Anyone who watches this series and still thinks it's cost/risk effective to do at home simply will have to learn the hard way I guess.
ST, u making me nervous moving around that lil dish. I learned (from you) that's not safe stuff to be handling. I hope u don't mess with that stuff anymore as your gold and silver videos have brought me so much knowledge and entertainment over the years. Be safe sir, can't wait for the next post
Refining platinum is obviously a very involved and complicated process that I never realized. A very interesting series and that sure looks a pretty button. No need to apologize, it was all fascinating. 👍
Fascinating series. It’s interesting how different the PG metals are to the usual Gold and Silver. As you have stated in previous comments in this series, refining gold seems almost easy compared to working with platinum. Really appreciate the fact you attempted this purely for content for the channel even though you were not sure how it would end up. Too many UA-cam producers are more concerned with a slick, prod
Your amazing Sir!! What a beautiful button.. The amount of work an dangerous position you were in to do this... Grateful doesn't quite cover the thanks I give an Honor Sir StreeTips!!
Thanks DK
Excellent series but gold is so much more satisfying to watch and so much safer. We appreciate you.
That was a ton of work. You are a more patient man than I. Nice job.
16:47 The best part of all 6 episodes! 🔥👈🤩👍✨
after watching this series... I have a few suggestions... I fell like a seperatory funnel would save you a ton of time with all the back and forth you were doing that and dish washing and solvent.. also because you are dealing with such fine particles you should really double or triple up on your filter papers or use a sintered glass funnel! =) my two cents anyways! FYI Love the content! =)
Excellent mini series on platinum 10/10 I think u said in a early episode that u need better hoods etc for platinum for it to be safer than u did in this I appreciate the attempt better than most people can do a humble man is a honest man and that is you show the process error knowledge gaps and successes
Still was successful for the most part! Fun watching you fight it all the way, Chief. The dangers of the fumes/inhalants was too great to keep going. Nice looking button!
Very nice button and a great series just to show how difficult platinum can be. Bravo sir 👏 can't wait to see what you have for us next.
No apologies necessary, Chief. This was a very interesting series and a difficult process. If you ever figure out how to separate the other metals from the Platinum I’m sure I won’t be the only one who would like to see how it’s done. Good job!
I use a spray bottle to knock down the stuff floating on the top. To avoid adding excessive water, I also use it to wash the sides, instead of using a wash bottle. I use one of those continuous mist spray bottles.
Thank you so very much. There was no reason to apologize. I think 🤔🤔 you did a very good job. I never knew that it is so much work. The people that makes it. Must get paid a lot of money. I always enjoy your content. You make it interesting.
Keep up the great content. Look forward to seeing your videos.
Sorry 😔😔😞 I can't spell. Real Talk 101 !!!!
No need to apologize. I think you were successful in refining the platinum. Way more successful than I could've done. Congratulations on going as far as you did.
Excellent job, I really enjoyed this series. Thank you
Nicely done!!!! there is always next time that the wonderful thing about this there is always time to learn and achieve.
Your tenacity is impressive, Mr Sreetips!
Thank you Mr Sreetips for this series.
beautiful work. always best to stay safe. Thanks for everything.
You did well. No apology necessary. Thank you for educational entertainment!
That was a lot of work for you. Great series of videos
I'm glad you called it. I've been worried that the videos and your channel would end abruptly with no explanation.
Certainly one of the more tricky refinings I've watched you do. Definitely appreciate the risks you take to make these series 🫡🙏
AOK, still very educational and entertaining with or without the bromide process,
Couldn’t wait lol. Hello my friend
That looked quite nice and shiny in the end. Just by looking, you'd think it was so pure!
😊Bravo, its a thing of beauty. Persistance will get you there. Thankyou that was great watching it finally melt into a little ball. Platnium sure is a good lookin metal. Stay safe and have a great day.
Well done Sreetips! It wasn't the test you wanted, but you still got nice little button out of it. Thanks for showing us. Now go get Mrs Sreetips a nice bottle of wine, moonshine or whatever she drinks for putting up with you and your chemistry set in the garage 🙂
She is awesome!
Congrats on the end result @sreetips. A little beauty which doesn't do justice to the time and risk you put into it 👍👍
Beautiful process ❤️
Good job and a good series. Bet you’re happy you’re done with it
That’s a really good looking button! Well, done, my friend!
Very interesting to watch how much you had to do to get to 9.9 grams. And of the dangers and the safety measures that you also took.
Safety first man! Great series!
A great effort very much appreciated, thank you!
On your filter paper there was precipitate when you tested it that’s all. Always great content SREETIPS.
Been looking forward to this video... nice work buddy thank u for showing us so we can learn with u
From the 2nd part on, it was very evident how difficult and frustrating this experiment was for you. As informative as it was, I struggled along with you. A meagre result in the end to boot. You'll get 'em next time though 😉
Yessir, can't wait to see how this resolves! 😎🔥👊
HA! really enjoyed this series.. You are a trooper. Personally Id make a new lab rule. no platnum! right when you came back after trying to evaporate the milkshake fromt he fused quartz. seeing that mess... you contained what Im sure was something akin to "I hate this soup" off camera well. thanks for the attempt, very entertaining, certainly... those platnum rings, were pretty good as platnum rings ;)
The main thing I learned was every step of platinum refining is extremely difficult and dangerous.
Great Effort Sreetips...
Win or lose you got a Wagyu Steak and I hope it was great.
Thanks for sharing... it was still an interesting series.
Just found your channel. Love your voice, love your content, and love your dedication. Thanks for making these videos their very theruaptic!
And the fact that your the only UA-camr I've ever seen to like so many comments and reply is so beautiful
Welcome! And thank you
You’re welcome. It’s a well produced series with a substantial effort put in to the topic/subject and surely your call to err on the side of caution is .99999fine correct. The resulting button may just about cover the next family get together at the steakhouse! Thank you Sir! 👍👍🤟
Always loved the casserole dishes I'm not 100% but they look like 1970+ Pyrex or fire glass. ANYHOW they are cool to collect. Sorry to go off track their but they are great tuff old wearing dishes. 👍
Oh boy, this was a tough one. I bet you're glad this video series is over. Interesting stuff Sreetips.
Great series Sreetips. Not as satisfying as Gold but an extremely interesting process for sure. Be well!
Nice work congrats on 200k 🎉🎉
Howdy Sir...
FINALLY got that sucker done, lol. That's insane how much time and effort it takes to make that platinum. Note to self, "Don't mess with Platinum".
All that time for a $400 button, WOW man, that's dedication Sir. I made more delivering pizzas back in the day in much less time. I'll never look at a Platinum ring the same again.
With the effort it takes to refine Platinum, you'd think it'd be worth more than $34.31 a gram.
Respect to your effort 👌. I spend weeks doing detailed wood carving and started watching your videos cause I want to start adding gold inlays to my carvings and jewelry boxes.
Craftsmanship is an acquired skill. I'm starting to wonder if I'm underpricing my skill. Hmmmm.
Hello Mr sreetips. It is so cool whit the timelaps. This must be on of your tuffest task sir. Great clip. Arne
Nice platinum button sreetips thanks for sharing
Awesome effort mate, very much enjoy the videos, no need to apologise at all !
Good Lord, the precipitation process makes a forbidden milkshake...
Hi Kevin, great video - no need to apologize. It is not fail, a lot can be learn from this series. Processing PGM is hard to do in backyard, I regret to wait for salary next week and can't bid on this one shiny button. Pt salts are nasty to work, and this method still be mysterious until reinvented [or somebody who know, will share his approach]. I learned about this procedure [not sure if this is from C.M. Hoke?] some time ago, looked for Pourbaix diagrams and tried to found more information- it's easier to find nuclear fuel reprocessing that this reaction 🙂
These salts should be kept away from spattering as much as possible. Filtering on paper placed over sintered glass filter [cleaning this is worst part] from excess of liquid before heating would be more efficient for work with this & quartz dish.
Refiners use quartz tube with furnace on them/heating element - with dried salt inside for calcination [and salmiac collecting in another container] and better temperature control. I met same problem with these salts - it's easy overheat them. Building simplest appropriate setup would cost similar to value of your metal itself [temperature can be regulated manually, but it would better to use PLC & thermocouple to run it slow instead babysitting this all day].
PS. Did you measured button density??
No density. Platinum refining is far above me. But I learned much
A good senior chief always gets the job done. It may not have been perfect, but you were an NCO-- you work for a living.
That's an awful lot of work (Time + Materials) for about $350 worth of Platinum. There has got to be a cheaper and easier way to recover Platinum if criminals are stealing Catalytic Converters for the precious metals they contain. In a small scale enterprise, I think ones time and money is way better spent recovering Gold and Silver. (As always, it was a Great Series of Videos)
A really good series!
Enjoyed the whole series and what I took away was gold and silver where it's at. When you are having trouble, that means nearly everyone else should not attempt platinum. Great series though
Wow, that precipitate looked like chocolate milk. I think I was more anxious watching you do that than you were when actually doing that.
Excellent job it worked for me!!!!
What a challenging refine. I knew all you needed was a steak and wine dinner with your family to figure it out.
P.S. love the Omega timepiece.
If you don’t fail you don’t learn. I’m an artist I throw a way a lot of things that normal people would consider great.
Now, I’m not fiddling with super dangerous chemicals but, I do get burned a lot blowing glass. I also break a lot
Nice Job ... Looks good ...
Can't wait for another stock pot refining video series.
Hello sir, thanks, that was pretty deserved button of platinum. I am not touching platinum salts, not even with 10 feet long chlorine desinfected stick... I will buy small platinum coin (Philharmoniker) , just to have some pure platinum, but no refining... I can do cupeling PGMs into button, that is it...
Never Know If ya Never Try! You did Great!!!
Loved the videos 🎉
I enjoyed watching this series. My take away from it is that I will never try to refine PGMs because of the dangers.
Wise decision.
This is the longest series of nothing that ever happened I’ve ever watched 😂
Nevertheless, your videos are always extremly fascinating and interesting 😊
Great job regardless. That looked risky, be careful man, I'd rather be able to watch more of your videos.
Aside from what's in Hoke on dental scrap & p.108, this may be of use-
"1 part of the salt (Ammonium Hexachloroplatinate) is sufficient to impart a yellow color to 20,000 parts of water. Its insolubility in ethanol and diethyl ether permits a separation of platinum from palladium because the corresponding palladium salt is soluble." Ammonium Hexachloroplatinate(IV). Inorganic Syntheses. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 9. pp. 182-185
Thanks for the filter.
Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!
Goooood evening!
I know nothing about refining metals but what about maybe a smelting type of process for platinum almost like what Jason does for gold and silver at mbmm... is there any mix of fluxs that could oxide the iridium away maybe with a collector metal like lead or something and maybe Cupel just wanted to ask the question because I have no idea honestly no refiner i just love learning about the process buddy keep up the good work...
The people that I learned from didn’t teach cupel. Plus, platinum metals are so much alike that they are nearly impossible to separate with special equipment and knowledge.
Thanks Sreetips, you always mention the dangers of PGM's. Thankfully, you were not harmed in this series. I can honestly say this is one demonstration I have no desire to attempt. Is there any chance of a stockpot series in the near future? Is there any reason you don't separate your stock pots in gold, silver and pgm's?
Gold refining waste contains platinum so gold and platinum group go in the same stock pot. Silver is kept separate.
Hi doctor you did best job👌🏻👏👏
Doctor for evaporation you could put off that lid that way you can rapidly vapor your solution and metal remain in your solution there is any reason you put glass on your beaker for evaporations?
So the toxic Pt solution did not spatter out all over the place.
Thanks for the effort sreetips :)
Is there a report on the analysis of the metal that you had analyzed? I am a PhD chemist and I love your videos. I would do things a little differently and try to stay stochiometric as much as possible with maybe a slight excess. Your lab techniques are outstanding. And your methods work - what can I say?
Thank you. I’m not a trained chemist. I just do the next logical thing based on my experience.
Good job mate!!!!!!!!!
Tenacity only gets you so far! The risks are so high so I'm assuming you've got something inside driving you to do this? Got me nervous a few times with this series, good choice to wrap it!
Excellent.
I caught myself pouring a spoonful of sugar into my coffee while saying
"Once these crystals go into Solution, the process will be complete"
Forgot the ebay link ;)
Thanks again