Welcome to the 56th Year of Publication of Platinum Metals Review

The Journal Archive provides access to every issue of Platinum Metals Review (Volume 1 to date).

You may be interested in the following key papers from the Archive:

‘A Healthy Future: Platinum in Medical Applications’, A. Cowley and B. Woodward, Platinum Metals Rev., 2011, 55, (2), 98

‘The Platinum Group Element Deposits of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa’, R. G. Cawthorn, Platinum Metals Rev., 2010, 54, (4), 205

‘Enhancement of Industrial Hydroformylation Processes by the Adoption of Rhodium-Based Catalyst: Part I’, R. Tudor and M. Ashley, Platinum Metals Rev., 2007, 51, (3), 116; see also Part II

‘Catalysis for Low Temperature Fuel Cells’, T. R. Ralph and M. P. Hogarth, Platinum Metals Rev., 2002, 46, (1), 3; see also Part II and Part III

‘Twenty-Five Years of Autocatalysts’, M. V. Twigg, Platinum Metals Rev., 1999, 43, (4), 168

‘The Palladium-Hydrogen System’, F. A. Lewis, Platinum Metals Rev., 1982, 26, (1), 20 and references cited therein

‘Virtual Issues’ pull together articles from the Platinum Metals Review archive which are relevant to a particular area of technology.

Latest Virtual Issue: ‘The Discoverers of the PGM Isotopes’

The discoveries of the natural and artificial isotopes of platinum, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium and ruthenium are described in this collection of articles by John W. Arblaster. An update on all pgm isotopes discovered up to 2010 is included. The virtual Issue is available to download free of charge.

Virtual Issue 4, ‘The Discoverers of the PGM Isotopes’, January 2012, PDF (2.9 MB)

The Resources section provides links, further reading and additional information about the platinum group metals.

You can now access a selection of social networking sites with relevance to pgms science, technology and applications on LinkedIn and Facebook via the Social Media page.

Some of our favourites are below:

Catalysis | LinkedIn
Acts as an expertise platform about catalysis research, applied catalysis and sustainable chemistry.
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2147317

Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Network | LinkedIn
Serves to connect those advocating fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=137901

Platinum Guild International | Facebook
“Dedicated to inspiring a passion for platinum that ensures it is the precious jewellery of choice.”
www.facebook.com/Platinumguild

Precious metal nanoparticle networking group | LinkedIn
Acts as a forum for sharing and discussing news, research and opportunities related to precious metal nanoparticles in all fields of technology.
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3743177

“A History of Platinum and its Allied Metals” is a comprehensive and frequently cited book on the history of platinum and its associated metals, published by Johnson Matthey. It covers important discoveries and scientific work on the pgms up to the early twentieth century. Increasing knowledge of the six metals is interwoven with the growth in science since the eighteenth century. The book contains twenty-four chapters, 450 pages, over 600 references and 235 illustrations (20 in colour) including 100 portraits.

You can order a copy, price UK £20, Europe €30 or US $45 including postage and packing. Please complete the contact us form, selecting the category “A History of Platinum and its Allied Metals”.