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The Hive => Chemistry Discourse => Topic started by: FriendlyFinger on October 07, 2001, 07:47:00 PM

Title: Separating Paladium from copper
Post by: FriendlyFinger on October 07, 2001, 07:47:00 PM

I have some copper plated with a couple of thou of Pd.
Is there a decent and honerable way of separating the two??

Thanks.

Title: Re: Separating Paladium from copper
Post by: sYnThOmAtIc on October 08, 2001, 12:12:00 PM

Acid digesters. They are used for refingin metals in small amounts. You can set one up yourself with the right acids and equipment. Look on the internet for how they work and the proper way to dissolve the matal in question and how to recover it. It is quite simple really.