Platinum Demand Scenarios for Hydrogen Technology

What this topic covers

Estimate demand from deployment and user-entered metal intensity without predicting markets.

Core energy-system ideas

Total platinum demand depends on technology deployment multiplied by platinum intensity per unit.

Lower catalyst loading can offset some demand growth.

Recycling and longer service life reduce net primary-material requirements.

Important tradeoffs

Collection and recovery yield are different parts of circularity and should be tracked separately.

Material and performance evidence

Primary and secondary platinum supply are complementary rather than mutually exclusive.

Lifecycle perspective

Chemical extraction and refining procedures are hazardous and intentionally outside this site.