Heraeus Deutschland Gmbh & Co Kg

Christoph Roehlich

Steffen Voss

Vasco Thiel

Stefanie Fuchs Alameda

Jan Schapp

Stefanie Fuchs-Alameda

Process for removing precious metal from precious metal-containing catalyst form bodies comprising form bodies and precious metal, whereby the precious metal to be removed is at least one precious metal selected from the group consisting of Au, Ag, Pd, Pt, Ir, Rh, Ru, Os, and Re, comprising the steps of: (a) producing a mixture of precious metal-containing catalyst form bodies in at least one mineral acid that is at least 1N; (b) supplying inert or oxidizing gas into the mixture containing noble metal-containing catalyst form bodies and mineral acid; (c) introducing at least one oxidation agent, in solid or liquid form, into the mixture containing noble metal-containing catalyst form body and mineral acid; and (d) separating the form bodies from the liquid.

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Hanau, Germany

Christoph Roehlich