Palladium is a platinum group metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. It has many industrial and scientific uses such as in catalytic converters, fuel cells, electronics, dentistry, jewelry, and medicine. Global palladium production was around 5,650 ounces in 2012 and 5,740 ounces in 2013, with South Africa being the largest producer. Palladium has advantages for applications requiring a white metal that is durable, affordable and malleable, but it is not very abundant in nature.

1. PALLADIUM
AS AN
ENERGY
SOURCE

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Discovered in 1803.
BY William Hyde Wollaston.
It is Platinum group metal.
Traces in Hieroglyphic.
Discovered Rhodium.

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Astronomy (Dark lines in solar spectrum)
Biochemistry(Discovered Cystine, the first amino acid)
Physiology(First postulate that human hearing is limited
to certain frequencies)
Physics(Atomic theory of crystallography)
Went public about Pallladium in February 1805

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Michalel Faradday used in fuel cell
Catalytic converter
Fuel cell

5. Production in 2012
4090
800
310
340
110
South Africa
Russia
North America
Zimbabwe
Others
Total : 5650
Numbers are in ounces

6. Production in 2013
4120
780
315
400
110
South Africa
Russia
North amerca
Zimbabwe
Others
Total:5740
Numbers are in ounces

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Grinding
Nickel Atmospheric leach circuit
Iron removal circuit
Nickel crystallizer
Copper dissolve autoclave
Selenium/Tellurium Removal
Copper Electro winning
Batch polish autoclave
PGM filtration

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Palladium
Auto Catalysts
Electronics
Dental Science
Jewelry
Chemical and Agriculture
Food Preservation
Fuel cell
Petroleum Refinery
Photography
Water Treatment
Hydrogen Purification
Medicine

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It reduces 90% of harmful gases.
It is implemented in USA, Europe,Japan
Yet to be Introduce in Brazil, India, China

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MLCC-Multi Layer Chip Capacitor.
HIC-Hybrid Integrated Circuit.
Plating

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Uses Oxygen as Fuel.
It is supplied Externally.
They never run out.
Used in space craft.
Gives heat and pure water as byproduct.

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In Treatment of cancer.

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It's Light
It Has A Uniform Color
It's Durable
It's Cheap
It's Malleable

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It is not popular.
It is not abundant in nature.

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Wollaston, W. H. (1804). “On a New Metal, Found in Crude Patina”.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 94: 419–430.
doi:10.1098/rstl.1804.0019.
Wollaston, W. H. (1805). “On the Discovery of Palladium; With Observations on
Other Substances Found with Patina”. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
Society of London 95: 316–330. doi:10.1098/rstl.1805.0024.
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