Tailor-made for each application, Umicore’s platinum-based catalyst gauzes are crafted from premium alloys such as platinum-rhodium, ensuring durability and optimal activity. Their advanced design and precision manufacturing support consistent, reliable operation maximizing efficiency and sustainability in fertilizer production processes.
These gauzes are critical in the fertilizer industry, enabling the efficient production of nitric acid from ammonia—a key step in manufacturing nitrogen-based fertilizers. They also facilitate the catalytic oxidation of ammonia at high temperatures, offering exceptional performance with low metal loss, minimal emissions and high selectivity.