Like most supplement volumes of the platinum-group metal series,Platinum Suppl. Vol. A 1 has been written by an international team of specialists. It comprises technological data of all six platinum-group metals and their technically relevant alloys and compounds. The volume starts with a review on the recovery of the platinum-group metals (23 pages); the next 42 pages are devoted to processes for separating and refining the PGM in order to obtain metals of high purity. The electrodeposition of the PGM and their alloys is treated on 26 pages.The by far most extensive section deals with PGMand their alloys and compounds in catalysis. After a historicalsurvey and alist of important reviewson PGMcatalysis,the catalytic properties of the metals are treated in a general way, followed by unsupported metals and alloys including preparation of catalysts and their reactions in various industrial processes. The role of supported metals and alloys is described in asimilar manner. This isfollowed byan extensive description of the preparation and the reactions of PGM compounds with various nonmetals and their catalytically active role in a number of industrial processes (226 pages). The last chapter (21 pages) is a compilation of data on the medical use of cytostatic platinum compounds. Gelnhausen, December 1985 Kurt Swars IX Table of Contents Page Technology ofthe Platinum-Group Metals. ............................... 1 1 Review on the Recovery ofthe Platinum-Group Metals . 1.1 Historical Perspective , , , . Period of Discovery, 1750 to 1820 , , . First Industrial Period 1820 to 1900 , , , .
Authors, Editors and Affiliations
Johnson Matthey Corporate Development (Technology), London, Great Britain
Gary J. K. Acres
Gelnhausen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Kurt Swars
Council for Mineral Technology, Randburg, Republic of South Africa
G. J. Bernfeld,
R. I. Edwards,
W. A. M. Riele
Johnson Matthey Research Centre, Reading, Great Britain
A. J. Bird,
Walter Westwood
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Hartmut Köpf
Universität Ulm, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Petra Köpf-Maier
Forschungsinstitut für Edelmetalle und Metallchemie, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Christoph J. Raub
Degussa AG, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Franz Simon
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pt Platinum
Book Subtitle: Supplement Volume A 1 Technology of Platinum-Group Metals
Authors: G. J. Bernfeld, A. J. Bird, R. I. Edwards, Hartmut Köpf, Petra Köpf-Maier, Christoph J. Raub, W. A. M. Riele, Franz Simon, … Walter Westwood
