The best known use of platinum is in the catalytic converter that is part of the exhaust system in the automobile. Catalytic converters are used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal combustion engine.
Catalytic converters are also used on generator sets, forklifts, mining equipment, trucks, buses, trains, and other engine-equipped machines. The platinum in catalytic converters is just in small amounts but the recyclers are now willing to get these valuable catalytic converters. |