None - too hard to work with. Oh, probably good for knocking out a roo. You know the drill guys/gals... suggest 'practical' uses as outlined in this thread. Please realize, platinum has a melting point of 1768.3 C, and is not as easy to work with or cast.
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i know cis platins (drugs that contain a platinum atom) were / are used for cancer treatments. It has a strong use as catalysts in industrial applications, however only a tiny amount if used. apart from that nota lot that i can think of.
nickybaby, can you do this in your backyard garage? Because, I find it slightly unbelievable the average can afford an electron microscope. As for catalysts, yes, but how is that practical for you personally? Is it helpful in a self sufficient scenario? If so, please elaborate and share. Thanks.
Yes and no. Platinum can be used in the formation of certain chemicals very easily and I could do that in my back yard. ( I do it at my school where I am a teacher) . Being a medicinal chemist at heart I could also use it to make certain anti cancer drungs at home. However it would have limited practical use as I could not purify them easily and I would need access to three fairly expensive machines to make sure it was pure. I could also use it to crack crude oil quite easily and it would speed up certain organic chemical reactions. But if you were looking at being self sufficient I would suggest that you would be using alternative energy sources and would not need crude oil or any of it derivatives. EDIT:- had a thought realised it was crap and so wont write it.
^^^ thanks for reply i wouldnt rule out crude oil as being useless if self sufficient... remember there is a difference between 'self sufficient' and one of them 'green people'
