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Ruthenium scrap mesh material
October 26, 2026

Iridium-Coated Titanium Electrodes: Higher Value, Different Handling

Iridium–tantalum-coated titanium electrodes are among the highest-value anodes used in industrial electrochemistry. They are widely used where oxygen must be evolved in highly acidic, corrosive...
Recovering Iridium and Ruthenium
October 26, 2026

Recovering Iridium and Ruthenium from Methanol-Carbonylation Catalyst Streams

Methanol carbonylation is one of the most important industrial routes for manufacturing acetic acid. The reaction is deceptively simple: methanol reacts with carbon monoxide to...
Spent rhodium catalyst mesh basket
October 26, 2026

Don't Dispose of MMO Anodes: Why They're a Precious-Metal Lot, Not Waste

Industrial electrochemical facilities routinely retire mixed metal oxide (MMO) and dimensionally stable anodes (DSA) after years of demanding service. Too often, however, facilities treat these...
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October 26, 2026

Silver's 50% drop May Signal Economic Stress Despite Long-Term Demand

Silver's sharp retreat from record highs is drawing attention to the metal's unusual role in financial markets. Unlike gold, which is primarily treated as a...
Stacks of used metal mesh in a warehouse
October 22, 2026

Black Mesh vs. Dirty Mesh: Telling a Coating From Scale and Fouling

In electrochlorination, wastewater treatment, electrometallurgy, electroplating, and impressed-current cathodic protection, maintenance personnel often face a deceptively difficult question: is a black titanium mesh electrode covered...
Close-up of platinum catalyst gauze mesh
October 22, 2026

How Titanium Electrode Mesh Fails: Microcracks, Wear and Passivation

Titanium electrode mesh is widely used in industrial electrochemistry, from chlor-alkali plants and copper-foil production to cathodic protection systems and wastewater treatment. Often called a...
Sterling silver house-shaped keychain
October 22, 2026

Silver prices could be headed back to $50 - Bloomberg’s McGlone

Silver prices are once again under pressure after their dramatic rise earlier in the year, with Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone cautioning that...
Snow-capped mountain peaks above the clouds
October 22, 2026

Retired Titanium Mesh from Water-Treatment Plants

Today, more and more water-treatment plants use electrochemical technologies to disinfect water, prevent biofouling, and eliminate pollutants that conventional treatment methods cannot easily destroy. Electrochemical...
Metal sample inside an XRF analyzer chamber
October 21, 2026

Why There Are No Stand-Alone Iridium Mines and What XRF Gets Wrong

Iridium is one of the rarest and most valuable metals in Earth's crust; its unusual resistance to heat, corrosion, and chemical attack makes it essential...
Silvery metal ingot on a black surface
October 21, 2026

Ir-Ta Coated Titanium Anodes: What to Know Before You Ship

Electrolytic copper foil production, PCB plating, and non-ferrous metal electrowinning depend on anodes that can perform reliably in acidic, high-current-density environments. In these applications, dimensionally...
Bundled sheets of coated titanium mesh
October 19, 2026

Your Retired Titanium Mesh Is Not Ordinary Scrap

Increasingly, municipal and industrial water treatment plants use electrochemical methods to disinfect water, control biofouling, and treat contaminants that don't respond to conventional processes. If...
Ruthenium scrap mesh material
October 19, 2026

How to Sell Used Titanium Mesh to a Precious Metal Refiner

Plant managers, maintenance supervisors, and industrial scrap dealers often misclassify retired titanium mesh. After removing an anode from an electrowinning cell, a chlor-alkali unit, an...