The Platinum Decathlon – A Tribute to the Foresight of Antoine Baumé: “So many excellent properties...
The Platinum Decathlon – A Tribute to the Foresight of Antoine Baumé: “So many excellent properties united in a single metal make it desirable that it should be introduced into commerce”, Antoine Baumé – “Chymie Experimentale et Raisonnée” (1773)
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London: Johnson Matthey PLC
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Ten application areas and ten properties of platinum (or its alloys) are selected here to represent a “platinum decathlon”. Platinum has a unique combination of properties which make it eminently suitable for many applications from jewellery to anticancer drugs, from high-temperature engineering to a range of catalytic applications. The 18th centur...
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The Platinum Decathlon – A Tribute to the Foresight of Antoine Baumé: “So many excellent properties united in a single metal make it desirable that it should be introduced into commerce”, Antoine Baumé – “Chymie Experimentale et Raisonnée” (1773)
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2600250408
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2600250408
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2056-5135
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10.1595/147106712x650811
