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Catalysts and Compounds

	F-1 Precious Metal Compounds
	F-2 Oxidation Catalysts for VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds)
	F-3 Precious Metal Bearing Catalysts for Oxidation Deodorizing
	F-4 Combustion Catalysts
	F-5 Platinum and Platinum Ruthenium Alloy / Carbon Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEFC)
	F-6 Bulk Substances for Medical Use

Precious Metal Recycling

Precious metal compounds are used as plating chemicals and catalysts in virtually every industrial field. From the basic compounds, such as potassium aurocyanide and palladium chloride, to complex organic precious metal compounds, our flexible manufacturing and supply system under thorough quality control allows us to respond to the requirements of each application.

•	Stable supply of precious metal compounds for plating, supported catalysts and other applications.
•	Manufacture all types of organic precious metal compounds for use as homogeneous catalysts.

Areas of Use

Precious Metal Compound Application Examples

Synthesis Catalysts Petrochemical Products and Fine Chemicals
Hydroformylation	RCH=CH2+CO+H2RCH2CH2CHO
ex.Low-pressure oxo process
	Ru3(CO)12 RuCl2(PPh3)3	(RnCl(CO)2)2 RhCl(CO)(PPh3)2	RhH(CO)(PPh3)3 RhCl(PPh3)3

Carbonylation	CH3OH+COCH3COOH
ex.Monsanto process
	Pd(acac)2 PdCl2(PPh3)2 Pd3(OAc)6	(RhCl(CO)2)2 RhCl(CO)(PPh3)2 RhH(CO)(PPh3)3	RhCl(PPh3)3 Ru3(CO)12

Oxidation	RCH=CH2+1/2O2RCOCH3
ex.Wacker process
	PdCl2(PPh3)2 Pd3(OAc)6	RhH(CO)(PPh3)3 RhCl(PPh3)3	RuCl2(PPh3)3	IrCl(CO)(PPh3)2

Hydrosilylation	RCH=CH2+HSiMeCl2RCH2CH2SiMeCl2 CH=CH+HSiMeCl2CH2=CHSiMeCl2
		Silicon Resin Materials
	PtCl2(PPh3)2 Pt(PPh3)4 Pt(P(OPh)3)4	PdCl2(PPh3)2 Pd(PPh3)4	RhCl(PPh3)3 Rh4(CO)12 RhCl(CO)(PPh3)2	RhH(CO)(PPh3)3 Rh(acac)(CO)2

Electronics Field Applications
Conductive materials	ex. Single-coated Au metallo-organics for thermal head electrodes ex. Silver metallo-organics for display electrodes
Sensor materials	ex. Platinum metallo-organics for sensor electrodes and resistors

Table of Compounds (typical examples)

Pt	Hydrogen hexachloroplatinate (IV) hexahydrate
	Diammine dinitro platinum (II) nitric acid solution
	Hexaammine platinum (IV) chloride
	Tetraammine platinum (II) chloride
	Tetrakis (triphenyl phosphine) platinate (0)
	Dichloro ([eta]-4 cylco-octa 1,5 diene) platinum (II)
	Platinate plating solution
Pd	Palladium chloride
	Palladium nitrate
	Diammine dinitro palladium (II)
	Bis(acetylacetonate)palladium (II)
	Trans-dichloro bis(triphenyl phosphine)palladium (II)
Rh	Rhodium oxide
	Rhodium chloride
	Rhodium sulfate
	Rhodium nitrate
	Rhodium acetate (II)
	Tris(acetylacetonate)rhodium (III)
	Chlorotris (triphenyl phosphine) rhodium (I)
	Acetylacetonate carbonyl rhodium (I)
	Tetracarbonyl di-μ-chlorodirhodium (I)
	Dodecacarbonyltetrarhodium (0)
	RH-1 plating solution
	RH-W-1 plating solution
Ru	Rhuthenium chloride
	Ruthenium oxide
	Ruthenium nitrate
	Dodecacarbonyltriruthenium (0)
	Tris(acetylacetonate)ruthenium (III)
Ir	Iridium oxide
	Hydrogen hexachloroiridate (IV) hexahydrate
	Dodecacarbonyltetrairidium (0)
	Carbonlychlorobis(triphenyl phosphine)iridium (I)
	Tris(acetylacetonate )iridium (III)
Au	Hydrogen tetrachloroaurate (III)
	Potassium dicyanoaurate (I)
	Potassium tetracyanoaurate (III)
	Ammonium dicyanoaurate (I)
Ag	Silver nitrate
	Silver cyanide
	Potassium dicyanoargentate (I)

Many other compounds are also available.