Services Expertise Partnerships Materials Profile Sheet Contact News Materials We Accept At Alpha Omega, we’re capable of processing a wide range of metal-containing byproducts, including the shaded elements in the periodic table below. GADOLINIUM Gd- is a chemical element with atomic number 64. Gadolinium is a silvery-white, malleable and ductile rare-earth metal. Gadolinium is found in nature only in combined (salt) form. Gadolinium was first detected spectroscopically in 1880 by Jean-Charles Galissard de Marignac who separated its oxide and is credited with its discovery. SILENIUM Se- is a chemical element with atomic number 34. Selenium has an atomic mass of 78.96. Selenium is a nonmetal, whose properties are intermediate between those of sulfur and tellurium. Selenium rarely occurs in its elemental state in nature, but instead is obtained as a by-product in the refining of other elements. BISMUTH Bi- is a chemical element with atomic number 83. Bismuth, a trivalent metal, resembles arsenic and antimony. Elemental bismuth may occur naturally uncombined, although its sulfide and oxide form important commercial ores. The free element is 86% as dense as lead, and brittle, with a silvery white color, and often a pink tinge owing to the surface oxide. ANTIMONY Sb- is a toxic chemical element with atomic number 51. Antimony is a lustrous grey metalloid, found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral Stibnite. Although the use of antimony is limited by its toxicity, its compounds have been of fundamental value in chemistry. ARSENIC As- is a chemical element with atomic number 33. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. Arsenic is a metalloid. Arsenic can exist in various allotropes, although only the grey form has important use in industry. The main use of metallic arsenic is for strengthening alloys of copper and especially lead. LEAD Pb- is a main-group element with atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable metal. Lead is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed to air. Lead has a shiny chrome-silver luster when it is melted into a liquid. TIN Sn- is a chemical element with atomic number 50. Tin is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4. GERMANIUM Ge- is a chemical element with atomic number 32. Germanium is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors tin and silicon. Germanium has five naturally occurring isotopes ranging in atomic mass number from 70 to 76. INDIUM In- is a chemical element with atomic number 49. This rare, very soft, malleable and easily fusible post-transition metal is chemically similar to gallium and thallium, and shows the intermediate properties between these two. Indium was discovered in 1863 and named for the indigo blue line in its spectrum. ALUMINUM Al- is a silvery white metal with atomic number 13. It is the most abundant metal found in the Earth's crust, and the third most abundant metal today. Aluminum has very low density and it's resistant to corrosion. It is also lightweight, durable, malleable, and ductile. MERCURY Hg- is a chemical element with atomic number 80. Mercury is also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum. Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is bromine. CADMIUM Cd- is a chemical element with atomic number 48. Cadmium is a byproduct of Zinc production; cadmium has some practical uses, such as non-corrosion coating on steel, and as a plastic stabilizer. Cadmium is soft, bluish-white, malleable, and ductile. ZINC Zn- is a metallic chemical element with atomic number 30. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and has five stable isotopes. The most exploited zinc ore is sphalerite, a zinc sulfide. COPPER Cu- is a chemical element with atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; with its exposed surface showing a reddish-orange tarnish. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity; a building material; and a constituent of various metal alloys. SILVER Ag- is a metallic chemical element with atomic number 47. Silver is a soft, white, lustrous transition metal. Silver also has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal. The metal occurs naturally in its pure, free form (native silver), as an alloy with gold and other metals. GOLD Au- is a chemical element with atomic number 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny metal and the most malleable and ductile metal known. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. PLATINUM Pt- is a chemical element with atomic number 78. It's name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." Platinum is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal. PALLADIUM Pd- is a chemical element with atomic number 46. Palladium is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal and was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired by her when she slew Pallas. NICKEL Ni- is a chemical element with atomic number 28. Nickel is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is one of the four elements that are ferromagnetic near room temperature, the other three being iron, cobalt and gadolinium. COBALT Co- is a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal with atomic number 27. Cobalt is found naturally only in chemically combined form. Cobalt compounds have been used for centuries to impart a rich blue color to glass, glazes and ceramics. RHODIUM Rh- is a chemical element with atomic number 45. Rhodium is a rare, silvery-white, hard and chemically inert transition metal and a member of the platinum group. Rhodium is composed of only one isotope, 103Rh. Naturally occurring rhodium is found as a free metal, alloyed with similar metals, and never as a chemical compound. SAMARIUM Sm- is a chemical element with atomic number 62. Samarium is a moderately hard silvery metal which readily oxidizes in air. Being a typical member of the lanthanide series, samarium usually assumes the oxidation state +3. RUTHENIUM Ru- is a chemical element with atomic number 44. Ruthenium is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. Similar to the other metals of the platinum group, ruthenium is inert to most chemicals. NEODYMIUM Nd- is a chemical element with atomic number 60. Neodymium is a soft silvery metal that tarnishes in air. Neodymium was discovered in 1885 by the Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach. It is present in significant quantities in the ore minerals monazite and bastnäsite. RHENIUM Re- is a chemical element with symbol Re and atomic number 75. It is a silvery-white, heavy, third-row transition metal in group 7 of the periodic table. With an estimated average concentration of 1 part per billion (ppb), rhenium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust. TUNGSTEN W- is also known as wolframite. Tungsten is a chemical element with atomic number 74. Tungsten is a steel-gray metal under standard conditions when uncombined; tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. Tungsten was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as a metal in 1783. MOLYBDENUM Mo- is a chemical element with atomic number 42. The name is from Neo-Latin Molybdaenum, from Ancient Greek, meaning lead, itself proposed as a loanword from Anatolian Luvian and Lydian languages, since its ores were confused with lead ores. The free element, which is a silvery metal, has the sixth-highest melting point of any element. CHROMIUM Cr- is a chemical element with atomic number 24. A steely-gray, lustrous, hard metal, chromium takes a high polish and has a high melting point. Chromium is also odorless, tasteless, and malleable. Chromium oxide was used by the Chinese in the Qin dynasty to coat weapons such as bronze crossbow bolts and steel swords found at the Terracotta Army. TANTALUM Ta- is a chemical element with atomic number 73. Previously known as tantalium, the name comes from Tantalus, a hero in Greek mythology. Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly resistant to corrosion. Tantalum is part of the refractory metals group, which are widely used as minor component in alloys. NIOBIUM Nb- is a chemical element with atomic number 41. A rare, soft, grey, ductile transition metal, niobium is found in the minerals pyrochlore, the main commercial source for niobium and columbite. Niobium has physical and chemical properties similar to those of the element tantalum, and the two are therefore difficult to distinguish. VANADIUM V- is a chemical element with atomic number 23. Vanadium is a soft, silvery gray, ductile transition metal. The formation of a greenish oxide layer stabilizes the metal. Vanadium is found only in chemically combined form in nature. Vanadium occurs naturally in about 65 different minerals and in fossil fuel deposits. STRONTIUM Sr - is a chemical element with atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element that is highly reactive chemically. The metal turns yellow when exposed to air. It occurs naturally in the minerals celestine and strontianite. The 90Sr isotope is present in radioactive fallout and has a half-life of 28.90 years. CALCIUM Ca- is the chemical element with atomic number 20. Calcium has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth most abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust. Calcium is also the fifth most abundant dissolved ion in seawater by both molarity and mass, after sodium, chloride, magnesium, and sulfate. BERYLLIUM Be - Is an alkaline metal with atomic number 4. With a very low density and very high melting point, Beryllium is a model material for aerospace construction; however, it's very rare on Earth. Due to its low x-ray absorption, Beryllium is particularly useful for radiation and x-ray experimentation. It's strong and is used significantly as a hardening agent in alloys. Learn More About The Metals We Process To find out more about an element we accept, simply click on it above to get information about its properties and common uses. An example of materials we handle is detailed below. Additionally, you’re welcome to contact us with any questions about your specific materials. Wastewater treatment sludges Raney catalysts Spent catalysts Blast media Spent inorganic solutions acidic Spent inorganic solutions alkaline Drying agents Slags and scales Liquids contaminated with metal Solids contaminated with metal Sludges contaminated with metal Plating baths Metal over-spray Precious metal contaminated waste Inorganic byproduct and surplus X-ray film/Industrial x-ray Silver oxide batteries Platinum catheters Thermocouple wire Listed Hazardous Wastes (Code of Federal Regulations) F006 – Wastewater treatment sludges F019 – Wastewater treatment sludges K061 – Electric arc furnace dust K171 – Spent hydrotreating catalyst K172 – Spent hydrorefining catalyst Characteristic Hazardous Wastes (Code of Federal Regulations) D001 – Ignitable D002 – Characteristically corrosive D003 – Characteristically reactive D004 – Contains arsenic D005 – Contains barium D006 – Contains cadmium D007 – Contains chromium D008 – Contains lead D009 – Contains mercury D010 – Contains selenium D011 – Contains silver ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING INC. 315 WHATLEY RD LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75604 TEL +903-297-7272 FAX +903-759-0069 info@alphaomegarecycling.com GET IN CONTACT NAVIGATE THE SITE Services Expertise Partnerships Materials Profile Sheet Contact News ABOUT US Alpha Omega Recycling has been in operation for over 30 years and is located in Longview, Texas. 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