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Precious-metal-bearing catalysts, particularly those containing platinum group metals (PGMs)—such as platinum, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium—play a vital role in the hydrocarbon processing industry, both for facilitating or speeding chemical reactions and for end-of-pipe emission control (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
A typical hydrocarbon processing refinery uses PGM-bearing catalysts.
For example, catalysts containing platinum are used in refining crude oil and producing various aromatic compounds. Catalytic reforming uses palladium on an alumina base to produce high-octa
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