The last time I saw you attempt this you made a forbidden strawberry milkshake. Now it's a forbidden creamsicle. Man, chemistry really is the art of "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere."
Just wanted to mention that next time you try to neutralize the HCl, you should leave the PH-meter in the solution. Try to clamp it, so that it does not touch the bottom of the beaker. Then turn up the stirring and add the NaHCO3. It will be much quicker and you do not mess with the calibration of the PH-meter. That's what i have learned to be the proper way to do acid-base titrations.
I think you had a super concentrated solution and those solids you saw appear after the filtering should be re hydrated with HCl and processed as well.
thank you sreetips for the platinum refining. its a lot more complicated than refining gold or silver. very interesting. your time and resource's that you put into this process are greatly appreciated,
Hexa - bad Chloro - bad Platinate - bad Nasty, nasty stuff... but so valuable! I know you're always cautious but please take care. Thank you for everything! 👍😎
The yellow stuff is a legit cytotoxic chemotherapy drug called cisplatin. It has 2NH2 and 2Cl attached to the platinum. 25 to 50mg are given as an infusion over an hour to treat very aggressive cancers. It is like a catalyst that chemically binds DNA togther. 😮
You are welcome. A very difficult process for the hobbyist for sure, the proof is in the pudding that it’s not a piece of cake. It looks good, time to light it up! Thank you Sir. 👍👍🤟
Man it's a very large process not to mention the chemical agents used to process...I would love a break down of cost on this one to see what the difference in cost vs return
Believe me, it would have been much easier to just send the scraps in to the big refiner and get paid. But then I wouldn’t have the material to make the videos.
I’m almost kind of wondering if these filters can be eaten up by piranha solution… like it should at least remove all the carbon in the filter, by turning it into CO₂. But of course, the sulfuric acid, and hydrogen peroxide could potentially react with whatever filtrate you captured in the filter, and if it created anything that needs to be filtered out again, it’s obviously not going to solve anything. And when you’re doing gold refining, that’s going to be pretty useless, since you don’t need to separate filters from the gold… but maybe also when you’re dealing with filter slimes and filter papers? Breaking down all the carbon into CO₂ wouldn’t be a bad first pass… you have plenty of further steps available to deal with any sulfide compounds created. But then, as noted, this all depends on how well your filters hold up against piranha solution. 😂
Noooo i wanted to see you conclude this saga with a bar/ button. I will be tossing and turning then go running home from work to see if you published part 7 yet
