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Catalyst and Chemicals
Johnson Matthey manufactures over 200 precious metal chemicals derived from platinum group metals. These find such diverse applications as catalysts, electronic materials, electrochemical sensors and coatings. We also offer a full refining service enabling efficient recovery of PGM from your spent product.
Catalysts
Many industries rely on Johnson Mattheyis catalysts - pharmaceuticals; speciality chemicals ; petrochemicals and other industrial applications.
Heterogeneous Catalysts : -
• Supports : -
• Activated Carbon
• Alumina
• Calcium Carbonate
• Barium Sulphate
• Silica and other supports
• Novel fibre support

• Loading of metal from 0.3% to 10%

• Rapid screening of catalysts

Homogeneous Catalyst : -
• Precious metal homogenous catalysts used for : -
• Hydrogenation
• Hydroformylation
• Coupling reactions , and
• Oxidation
• Joint development programmes for new catalysts
• Rapid screening of catalysts
Johnson Matthey offer a comprehensive service for the recovery of metal from spent catalyst.
PGM Refining
Johnson Matthey runs a global, full service refining operation, utilizing the worlds most comprehensive and advanced refining facilities.
With 100 years of history in Precious Metal refining we pride ourselves on our honesty, integrity and environmental consciousness in all aspects of our service. We are ISO 9002, 14001 and UKAS accredited.
We offer refining facilities within the following areas : -
• Residues and sweeps
• Spent precious metal catalysts of all types
• Dental alloys
• Platinum group metal alloys
• Refinery scrap
• Scrap from electronic components
Electrochemical products
Johnson Matthey is the world leader in fuel cell and gas detection catalysts.
• Precious metal blacks
• Precious metal supported catalysts
• Gas diffusion electrodes
• Membrane Electrode Assemblies
Research and Development
Johnson Matthey spends in excess of UK£35 Million ( approx. US$56 Million ) on research and development each year. Some of the latest Johnson Matthey developments in Catalyst and Chemicals are : -
• Precious metal dyes for the Optoelectronic market
• Homogeneous Palladium Catalyst For C-C coupling reactions
• Tris ( dibenzylideneacetone ) dipalladium ( 0 ), Pd2 (dba )3 -
• Platinum (II) acetylacetonate -
• Platinum Catalysts for Hydrosilylation -
• Osmium Catalysts -
• Doyle Catalysts -
• Bedford Catalyst -
• Wilkinson's Catalyst-
• Dirhodium (II) Complexes -
 
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