Refining Rhodium

[@feIps_]

I've always loved how chaotic Cody's chemestry is compared to Nile's lmao

[@TylerZoucha]

I bet Nile's would be as chaotic if he didn't film it as a presentation with a commentary and filmed in real-time with his commentary. In fact, I'd love to see a video from Nile that feels as personal as Cody's. Like Cody brings us along for his journey while Nile presents his journey.

[@attila5221]

@@TylerZoucha nile blue my guy nile red, except "live" commentary, and wild wild chaos

[@Pro_Triforcer]

@@attila5221 nile green for maximum chaos

[@TylerZoucha]

@@attila5221 I've been a subscriber of NileBlue as long as I can remember finding NileRed. So I definitely know the content there, but I'm not sure if you understand what I am trying to say how Cody's feel really personal and like he's taking us along the journey. NileBlue is even less personal and kinda feels like I'm just watching somebody. Which isn't bad. I wish Nigel would go back to making more material either way.

[@dallyingvirus85gaming79]

Explosions and Fire...

[@Crowbars2]

Hey, Cody. I've heard of a pigment used between the time of prehistoric Egypt until around the year 800AD, where the method of manufacture was lost. It's called Egyptian Blue, and its method of manufacture was investigated by Humphry Davy in 1815, but he couldn't quite crack it. Then, in the 1980's, the method of manufacture was pretty much rediscovered, but with a few discrepancies. The recipe is to mix together silica (60-70%), calcium oxide (7-15%), and copper oxide (10-20%), and then to heat this mixture to between 800C-1000C for several hours. The result is cuprorivaite, water, and carbon dioxide. Most Egyptian samples seemed to have an excess of silica, AND an excess of either copper oxide OR calcuim oxide. Maybe an idea for a video? To remake Egyptian Blue and see what effects changing the composition has, and maybe seeing why the Egyptians used an excess of silica along with an excess of either copper or calcium. Could be interesting, since it's so weird that something so well known for nearly 4000 years and something so simple to make could be forgotten about. You're a geologist! You like rocks and stuff. Maybe an idea for a video?

[@theCodyReeder]

I didn't know what it was at the time but I think Ive made some of that by mistake before.

[@candyman9635]

I suspect that the Egyptians had an excess because they simply weren't that precise be it in the heating or the amounts.

[@-r-495]

Are you sure that‘s not „Egyptian Yellow“?

[@technoman9000]

I prefer the Norwegian Blue myself...

[@ghlscitel6714]

@@technoman9000 I prefer Prussian blue

[@WarlordSh4Dow]

I feel like Cody is a "best of both worlds" between NileRed and Explosions&Fire. Absolutely solid chemistry with high end chemicals and minerals, while also having the "this was not shot in a high end lab" feel. These three channels are the Triforce of awesome in the chemistry space. Love it!

[@WhileTrueCode]

Yes, exactly this :) Explosions&Fire has been on Safety Third podcast a time or two, and NileRed is in nearly all of them. I'm hoping Cody shows up there one day!

[@md4luckycharms]

NileRed's videos are like school grade educational Cody's videos are educational but just a dude in a garage Tom's videos are fantastic shitposts that occasionally get dangerously close to being educational

[@mikew735]

This is a really really good way to put it, though i like them all i enjoy E&F and Cody's stuff a bit more i;ll never turn down any vid from any of the 3.

[@mitchfillbach1115]

hot take, but I couldn't disagree more. Nigel does cool stuff that is largely safe, and maybe industrially viable, E&F does some of the highest end organic chemistry bullshit I have seen on the internet, and doesn't care how dangerous it is. Cody is a wild west frontiersman that does things out of necessity because its the only way they get done, things are chaotic and dangerous but only because there isn't a better way that isn't fully getting into a chem lab.

[@PhngluiMglwnafh]

Don't forget though, Cody is the OG

[@noob19087]

Years ago, as a high school kid, your channel ignited my interest for chemistry. Now, I'm a second year chemistry undergrad. Your videos have been a great inspiration to me, thanks!

[@iparadoxg]

Gratz!

[@JNaysh]

lmao I've been watching Cody for years, and he was probably part of why I applied for undergrad for chem and physics. Now I'm a music major lol

[@matthewbrightman3398]

Wonderful! Some day you might inspire a high school kid too!

[@xander1052]

Helped lead me to now being a Physics Grad.

[@ruthsnyder8676]

🎉 That's fantastic!🎉

[@truthsmiles]

Best thing about Cody is how honestly imperfect he is... he shows us that getting 10% yield (and nearly spilling it while trying to weigh it) is perfectly okay :)

[@Wulthrin]

i dont do chemistry but the moment he nearly spilled it was a real clencher

[@garyhuntress6871]

my butt clenched there for a second

[@americangamer1632]

the crucible tipped when he took it out for the second time, thought it was gonna spill lol

[@chrisbleurgh7425]

It was great, you could feel him charging up a heavy sigh just after it almost happened - just in case he needed it lol.

[@erich1394]

It's important not to fall victim to perfectionism - Cody does a great job of getting stuff done without letting fear of failure stop him.

[@snooter28]

Cody, I swear. I hope you never stop making videos. You're one of the most pure channels out there. No fancy setups, just cool science with camera shots that make sense..

[@nicholasneyhart396]

Yep, he just has a passion for science and educating others.

[@Verlisify]

"I have been trying to prevent poisoning myself" is a very Cody thing to say

[@gasptis8534]

For a schooled geologist, your knowledge of chemistry is astounding! :D I am schooled chemist and when i see the experiments you make on your channel, they just blow my mind to smithereens. I couldn't do half of experiments you do because of my lack of knowledge about advanced chemistry, and that really shows how much self learning outruns those legitimate school programs. Well done man, much love to you and keep up the good work! :)

[@whateversmurfette]

you win the internet with that comment, because humbleness is the rarest element. i was so excited to see this video when i searched "rhodium recovery" because i think im ready to do the process myself, and here he is having just posted this a couple days before i looked for new practical insight, and i know i can trust his perspective wont be bs. that said, how fun is it to wonder what he means to do with the purified rhodium?! i cant wait to find out🤓

[@gasptis8534]

@@whateversmurfette Everything happens for a reason and at the precisely right time! :D The way Cody explains and shows these experiments is just beautifull and so insightfull. I too cant wait to see what will he do with this rhodium. :P Good luck with your own experiments and stay safe man. :)

[@Zraknul]

I would imagine a geologist learns a fair bit about refining material.

[@Leadvest]

There's more overlap than you might think, and scrounging behaviour, (as apposed to consumption of risk) tends to lead to cross discipline learning by necessity. As far as what he's going to do with it. He kept it as a powder, and only needs a small amount, so probably as a catalyst. I'm honestly very interested what speculations you might have for what projects it would be good for.

[@Leadvest]

I did come up with something, kind of hairbrained, but it's been years since I did any actual chemistry. Hydrogenating algae oil as a continuous process in order to make it precipitate as a solid, removing the need for a phase separation step.

[@elijahberegovsky8957]

It’s always a great day when Cody uploads. Also, man, _gold_ being the impurity one wants to remove is weird as heck

[@xxxm981]

Well, have a look at the price of Rhodium.......

[@RicoElectrico]

And silver is an impurity when processing copper, so KGHM makes a shitload of it.

[@spugintrntl]

​@@xxxm981I'd never even heard of rhodium until now...

[@Mikemk_]

​@@spugintrntl you very likely own about $300-$500 of Rhodium. It's in catalytic converters

[@spugintrntl]

@@Mikemk_ huh. I'd always heard those were platinum.

[@Entertainment_Enterprise]

Cody, I'm so glad you're still on KZbin. I've been watching You Good Sir for years. Youve definitely made chemistry very interesting and all the other experiments you do are really awesome.

[@TMS9918A]

Agreed!

[@ChIGuY-town22_]

Me 3

[@rnedisc]

He's very active on his patreon! He should probably advertise it more himself but I understand if he doesn't want to... Check it out!

[@TheDaggwood]

Cody as a Geologist you make me extremely happy carrying out all the experimenting I could have ever dreamed of. Thank you for the exploration!

[@starlight4649]

I really needed this video, Cody. My youtube has just been full of some of the worst, most disappointing, shame-in-the-species videos that were nonetheless entertaining I needed a reminder that awesome people do exist, and they refine exotic metals in their home lab setup for us to see and learn from. I know it sounds stupid but this random video of yours is really restoring my faith in humanity today, so thank you for being you.

[@shaun138]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how cool that intro was

[@juris9546]

Indeed

[@txwhyxbeetsx4ever381]

EXACTLY😎😎 No joke this really was the coolest a channel intro could be

[@DerLiesl]

Cody showed us a cation, he looks so positive

[@thomaswebster5488]

Holy Shit, HE'S BACK! Been a long time fan, I actually was recently watching your old refining videos over on the internet archive (cause most have been removed from youtube >=( , anyways good to see you put out another video man, keep it up and i hope you are doing well. love from Australia

[@Kyrox2]

This was such a cool video. I love when we get these chemistry centric videos mixed in among all the other cool stuff Cody does. Really looking forward to what this stuff will be used for and I actually hope we get a follow up video on cleaning and isolating more rhodium from the waste materials.

[@sypialnia_studio]

Another classic from Cody. Thank you for all your work and your curiosity!

[@Kim-Unearthed]

It's been so long since I've seen a notification of yours!! Oh my goodness!! So great to see you!! I love how much I learn from you, you're a great teacher!🙏🏼💛

[@CodingWithCameron]

The only channel i have the bell set on, always learn new things from Cody in a way i can grasp

[@simon_far]

Love the XKCD reference!

[@CodingWithCameron]

@@simon_far thanks!

[@RmRoyalflush]

Cody, you are such a lovely, real and honest person. You cherish everything good that happens to you and it looks like you also grow and learn from the unfortunate things that happen instead of going into a depressed state. It would be great to have you as a friend, but watching your videos is a good substitute

[@brewzbonezballs1800]

Love your content Cody! Thank you for posting through thick and thin!

[@rooiakkidis1]

Im a PhD student in organometallic chemistry. I mostly work with rhodium and iridium. Its insane to see you go through all this effort to get some pure rhodium. Just the other day i was holding in my hands 15g of RhCl3 (about $7500). I only used 2grams of it for a reaction but stil...

[@curlyvideos]

I'm not a PhD, and I intend to eat this RhCl3.

[@georgekircher4307]

​@@curlyvideosit sounds yummy honestly, it might pear well with code red mountain dew

[@user-sc6cl4vw1i]

How do you decant and extract metallic iridium when it is dissolved with chlorine?

[@LuccaCatani]

Isn't that more one episode of "Precious Metal Refining & Recovery"? Anyway, I like when Cody is refining stuff!

[@nanaki5467]

You've taught me so much by now... think I've been watching for 6 years now and I really like how transparent you are with us and how sub count never changed you. I hope I get to meet you some day so I can give back, a hug at the very least.

[@lylewasacow]

Please do a part two! I'd love to know your final yield and it's also very relaxing to watch you process the metals 🤓

[@hookdump]

When Cody -Cody, of all people!!!- shows up wearing full protective gear and working in the fume hood, you know shit is gonna go down xD

[@killkarl8198]

So glad to see you smiling. Great vid. I miss your gold series from a while back.

[@louisiv5484]

Great video, always look forward to your mineral/metal extractions. Keep up the good work, and God bless you!

[@jasonmawdsley4139]

Nice to see that you're doing well Cody 👍

[@jimmycincinnati3714]

I think my favorite thing about your show is the fact that it won't cost a million dollars to do this. I call you the garage scientist. Most projects can be replicated with stuff we have in the garage.

[@m.w.4508]

I don't think you've watched half of Cody's videos, to be honest. He obviously has money flying out of the gazoo.

[@jimmycincinnati3714]

@@m.w.4508 You may be right but thought emporium's glasses cost more than this project.

[@kylebowles9820]

I do think that academics try to monopolize science, but if you were to quantify how much of an impact people like Cody make, one would be quite surprised!

[@jimmycincinnati3714]

@@kylebowles9820 I have seen other scientists cite his work.

[@RaygingBacon]

@@jimmycincinnati3714 Any chance you could link one of those papers? I'd love to read up on published work referring to Cody's work.

[@mcflapper7591]

Love your intros! So many different ingenious ideas. Just great. :) Thank you.

[@elijah12325]

Love seeing every time you post Cody. Great video, thanks!

[@scrappydoo7887]

Holy mother of God I have been waiting so soooo long for someone, ANYONE ANYWHERE, to post a rhodium refining! Thank you Cody from the bottom of my heart. I needed this. If you can show a recovery from a source of ewaste I would become a premium patron and send you half of the first recovery

[@herrhaber9076]

I was also waiting for someone to post this kind of video. Rhodium from ewaste ? I dont see it used in electronic components. Am I wrong ?

[@scrappydoo7887]

@@herrhaber9076 some LCD screens use rhodium oxide and there are other sources I believe

[@herrhaber9076]

@@scrappydoo7887 Ok, I only knew of indium oxide in touch screens but never heard of rhodium used in electronics.

[@zanebertoli4589]

Good to see a video Cody! I'm an organic chemist and so it's always really fun seeing some straight inorganic chemistry. You look great and your cat is wonderful. Looking forward to future videos

[@AntBangBang]

Great to see you. As always it was a really interesting video. Would love to see a part two and am curious as to how much more you recover when reprocessing.

[@slrnuttall]

Thanks Cody. I've somehow missed your channel updates for most of the pandemic. Your chemistry-fu is top notch. Cheers!

[@kendavis8046]

Cody, you're a madman! But I always enjoy your forays into both entertaining and educating us with your projects.

[@scotttod6954]

Was having a rough morning till this dropped. This man/robot is a treasure. The impurities being a treasure is some sort of life lesson I am sure.

[@IslandC0der]

Robot?

[@jeffspaulding9834]

@@IslandC0der Watch Cody's Chickenhole Base videos - he often has "Robo-Cody" do manual work around the base.

[@scotttod6954]

@@IslandC0der long running funny. RoboCody.

[@IslandC0der]

I don't know what you people are talking about! RoboCody and Cody are obviously different entities, this is clearly Cody ;)

[@ragir]

Always makes my day to see your video, I've been watching some older ones for some time now

[@justice5150]

13:17 Cody's mad scientist giggle never ceases to bring great joy

[@kaiwest_]

I've always liked your neat intros

[@streamdotexe]

Always a good day when Cody uploads. I like ur new intro

[@streamdotexe]

And cat lol

[@PPYTAO]

Great to see you again Cody. Thanks for another interesting and entertaining video!

[@bobinvirtuallife8794]

Im glad to see your still making videos Cody Love your work and would love to meet you someday.

[@Alberto_Travagin]

Only Cody can call "impurity" the Gold.

[@mosfet7575]

The rhodium is worth over 5 times more than the gold.

[@Alberto_Travagin]

@@mosfet7575 Yes i know that

[@Tekdruid]

"Ew my rhodium is contaminated with all this worthless gold!" 😬

[@kingtoad2234]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo okay I won’t

[@sanityormadness]

@@Tekdruid We'll just call it "gold-pressed rhodium", that should fix it 😁

[@ryanmiskin]

Always fun to see the problem solving process at work. Thanks for the video Cody! I can't wait to see what project you have planned for the rhodium.

[@johna7075]

Glad to see you back to doing interesting chemical extractions in the "Lab". Looking forward to seeing what you are doing with your Rhodium.

[@JimmyZNJ]

"row, row, row your rhodium" .... Good to see you posting Cody!

[@Best-um3eq]

Lana rhodium

[@matthewellisor5835]

Hahahaha, Gold as the contamination gave me a chuckle. It's good to see an upload from you, they always give me the opportunity to learn something and with rare exception make me smile. Shoot, even if giving sad news you still seem to find a way to encourage and uplift. My wife and I have had her ring Rhodium plated but I went straight for Palladium for mine. I liked the look of the metal and didn't know anyone else who had one at the time. I just have to stay out of high H2 environments for one extra reason now.

[@everettduncan7543]

Why you have to stay out of high hydrogen environments?

[@SuqMadiq]

​@@everettduncan7543 big boom

[@tungsten2009]

@@SuqMadiq catalysis amirite

[@codasager5308]

I like how you store all of your chemicals in ziplock bags

[@hgrace0]

This was a lot of fun to see. It’s always good to see you, Cody

[@brandonfredrickson233]

So glad to see a video bud. Love the refining videos!

[@JCurry1123]

I'm happy to see Cody seems to be more like his old self. I don't know what was going on but for a while watching his videos made me worried for his health. I can't put my finger on why I was feeling this way, just glad to see that the feeling is gone now. I hope you're doing well Cody, I've learned a lot watching your videos over the years

[@DM-jh9eh]

I was thinking this same thing.

[@Chriss120]

glad you are still doing your amazing projects.

[@caveofskarzs1544]

Awesome to see experiments happen! They're not always completely successful, but like you said you leaned a lot and that's awesome!

[@chadurbanski3468]

Cody I've really missed these refining videos. These are what got me watching u. Let's do more of these please. Classics.

[@bzqp2]

Finally the fume hood has a nice, cleanable surface! :D

[@theCodyReeder]

The more I use it the blacker it gets!

[@isaacm1929]

​@@theCodyReeder Great. Now you can make a patent for Tar Coated Glass!

[@edibleknowledge4716]

Nice! A new Cody's lab. CHEERS MY FRIENDS.

[@Grandwigg]

Glad to see another upload. And hearing of more in the works is great news!

[@dronepilot-jrf-w1381]

I am so happy every time I see new Cody'sLab. Dude has a great way of explaining things

[@TechCavy]

I was just checking your channel yesterday wondering if I'd missed anything new! Love seeing a new video.

[@theCodyReeder]

You should try checking the playlists. ;)

[@springer2112]

Dude! Can't wait until you update Chicken hole base and some bee updates! Stay safe brother!✌️😎🏴‍☠️

[@mczs]

I love the new intro!

[@YoursUntruly]

Dude that intro was unreal! And I’m so pumped you’re back!

[@simonbergagna]

One of the OG's and still one of the best KZbin scientists.

[@jerry3790]

Interesting fact: the price of platinum group metals have been on the rise lately because South Africa has had major electricity shortages.

[@MeshkaLepeshka]

Good to see you back to your "Get the rhodium from other stuff using other stuff" dissolving/melting stuff series :) Greetings from Norway :)

[@Hairytoe1]

I'm glad you're doing more videos. I hope everything is well and you are happy.

[@Squish120]

Wow you've done some great research! I've also had a go at rhodium and realised just how hard it is to find decent resources showing the chemistry of rhodium. Most seems to be proprietary information or just not released to the public This is definitely a great video for home refiners and chemistry nuts!

[@whitesoap8409]

Missed your refining vids, Cody. Glad to see this new video.

[@joshua.snyder]

Rh is a tough bugger to refine. Fun to watch, Cody!

[@sczygiel]

Good to see you again! Thank you for interesting video!

[@xXCol3manXx]

Always happy to see your vids back in my sun feed!

[@erickruiz9960]

I love bootstrap chemistry videos. You make people feel that chemistry isn’t has hard as it seems. 🎉

[@NikitaOsito]

I love the intro.

[@cmw184]

Always glad to come back to this channel yo Good job

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Great to see you Cody been wondering how you were doing always a great video thanks for sharing

[@piranha031091]

It's really cool to see you do this unusual kind of chemistry! BTW, I seem to recall you having an X-ray fluorescence gun in a previous video. Perhaps you could use it to qualitatively asses the amount of rhodium in the waste you produced at different steps of the process. That way you could spot which step caused the biggest losses, and where optimization is needed.

[@updowne-4039]

Always a good day when Cody uploads!

[@HSW101_]

I'm awestruck at the fact you still upload, you have changed quite a bit. I recently rediscovered your channel. When I was younger I was digging this massive hole in my backyard as a result of watching cody's mine.

[@uspockdad6429]

Awesome video Cody. I’ve always loved your refining videos. And Rhodium is a refining process I’ve never seen anyone do before. Cool stuff. I hope when you bought the scraps you paid gold prices and not rhodium prices on it considering less than 10% of the original content was rhodium and looks like it was mostly gold. Keep up the great work and the not poisoning yourself.

[@14DeepRun14]

That almost spill at the very end made me cringe lol. Keep up the good stuff Cody! Best wishes from Mexico.

[@fullmoonAZ]

Please post more often Cody. We miss you.

[@Don_Dries]

Cody cutting in the clips a lil too early where he repeats the beginning of the things he's gonna say twice really put a smile to my face as it made me appreciate how much effort goes into these videos 😁 keep up the awesome work champ!

[@jhyland87]

I love your extraction and refining videos. Hope you do more :-)

[@johan.andersson]

[XRF] Cody, If you still have the handheld XRF it would be very interesting to see the composition of the starting material vs the end product. Great video!

[@tau9632]

Hey Cody - love your stuff as usual! One thought I had was: could you talk more about the _decisions_ you make in your chemical processes? Like in this case for instance, the first set of reactions had *nothing* to do with chemistry really, they were just making it into a powder. Why did you go this route? What other options would be possible to grind it to a fine powder and why didn't you do those? etc. I know sometimes you already do a really good job with this, I just think you could do even more, and it would get eeeven more interesting and educational

[@eddieelizabethhitler3259]

Grinding it would take longer and not get as fine and uniform a powder.

[@theorixlux2605]

​@@eddieelizabethhitler3259 omg I hope when you get married you take your wife's last name, it's too funny otherwise!

[@ghosttwo2]

Dissolving in nitric removes any base metals like zinc and copper leaving precious metals out of solution. However, this only works if the metal has been _inquarted_, in this case with zinc. The zinc forms a sponge-like structure with fine particles of precious metal in the void; this happens while it's a hot liquid and sets when it's cool. The acid attacks the zinc, leaving only the precious metals. With too much gold/rh in the ratio, the acid can't penetrate the metal and it just sits there. Inquartation only needs nitric acid. Other methods use nitric+hcl, or bleach and peroxide and tend to generate a lot more waste and cost more. Check out 'sreetips', he has tons of videos on this stuff and does things like extracting platinum from burnt jeweler carpets. He's also tried out like a dozen methods of precious metal extraction, and you can get a good idea of the chemistry.

[@davidmaisel8062]

​@@ghosttwo2 I love sreetips channel too. Platinum group metals are extremely difficult (and dangerous) to refine. Codey took an interesting approach here.

[@herrhaber9076]

@@davidmaisel8062 I'm not surprised I'm not the only one to think about Sreetips but you guys know mbmmllc ? His approach is different but then his goals are different most of the times. Check him out if you dont already know his channel.

[@ood9700]

No one’s talking about the super cute kitty!!! What an angel

[@24kGanksta]

Cody you are a DAWG! Wish you the Best Glad you are doing better LOVE THIS KIND OF CONTENT OF YOURS

[@pogona1233]

Your chemistry videos are always fantastic!

[@agmuntianu]

while watching, I was like : why not just buy 1oz of it .... then I looked at sellers : $10k/oz 😮

[@LuMaxQFPV]

So dang enjoyable, Cody. I always look forward to your vids. I let out a gasp when you were putting the foil with the Rhodium powder into your scale. LOL. Take care!

[@guyh3403]

Despite the fact I have ANY clue about chemistry, I could watch you doing these things for hours ;) Thank you Cody. You're awesome!

[@UpLateGeek]

Oh awesome! I love these kind of metal refining videos, and chemistry videos in general. Don't get to see many of them these days since NileRed retired to making sh**ts and NurdRage decided it was more fun to do things like (I'm assuming) _pay bills_ and _buy food_ and other things that require a "real job", whatever that is. Anyway, good to see your furry friend is happy and healthy, and still interested in helping your with your experiments. Even though he's completely unqualified for the position of Cody'sLab assistant. 😆

[@Kezenmacher]

I always love your chem videos =) Would love to see you refining cobalt & samarium from magnets :D

[@christianheichel]

It'd be cool if he made his own magnets

[@MPIronmanJC]

Dude, you look like you're doing well. Happy to see and thanks for uploading!

[@that_teegor]

Always glad to see you uploading!

[@tinypanther3320]

I was gonna buy some rhodium but it’s almost 30k per ounce ugh idk why it’s so rare love the videos bro

[@andrewbounds]

I like how Cody is an improper proper chemistry lab. He has a similar lab to me, but still better than mine.

[@abbysapples2547]

Excellent work Cody. Was waiting for new content. ❤️ and you definitely delivered but that very professional quality has gotten better. Again keep up the great work for the more content

[@Tiger351]

Great to see you back Cody (and your cat as well), that's the first time I've seen that method used to separate gold from platinum group metals. I'm glad you decided against using mercury to achieve your goal, it always seems very risky distilling mercury even in a fume hood.