The Vanta analyzer exhibits excellent performance in measuring precious metals in catalytic converters. Internal combustion engine vehicles are equipped with catalytic converters, which help reduce emissions of harmful gases such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Some chemical reactions in converters can convert harmful substances into carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), and nitrogen (N). In order to optimize these reactions and accelerate the reaction rate, some catalyst elements are used in the converter, such as three platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh). These metals have high value, so they need to be recycled.

Recycling of automotive catalysts
The Vanta handheld XRF analyzer can conveniently measure elements in automotive catalysts on-site, and the results obtained have high accuracy and precision.

Quickly identify the overall material of plastic products that are of little value (detached or washed away).
Quickly sort catalyst converters with different values to effectively recover precious metals such as platinum, rhodium, palladium, etc.
The content of platinum group metals can be accurately measured within a few minutes, allowing for precise calculation of the recycling price.
The Vanta analyzer can also accurately measure the content of other metals in catalysts, such as titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), strontium (Sr), zirconium (Zr), tungsten (W), selenium (Se), and cerium (Ce).