{"product_id":"palladium-99-95-1-gram","title":"Palladium 99.95% 1 gram","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIf you thought that palladium - the metal - is expensive, and it no doubt is that, be glad you’re not running a biochemical lab with funding issues. This precious metal is indispensable in sustaining chemical reactions through its unequaled function as a catalyst; a chemical present in a solution which does not undergo a change in chemical state but which aids other reactions. Those biochemists have to shell out truly horrifying amounts of money to get their precious little bottles of liquid. A recent report in the journal \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-022-01612-3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e recounts how one such chemical engineer working for Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, is billed to the tune of $100,000 for the palladium catalyst needed to turn out just 3kg of a particular drug. This goes some way in explaining the absurdly high cost of some drugs - and the article goes on to suggest that the manufacture of most drugs needs these types of catalysts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSo… be happy you’re only paying this much for the palladium here?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luciteria","offers":[{"title":"15x60mm","offer_id":47809794506917,"sku":"Pd15x60mm","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8833\/6805\/files\/Palladium_089ecade-4ae0-48c7-8070-ddcfd93c406c.webp?v=1778165854","url":"https:\/\/luciteria.com\/products\/palladium-99-95-1-gram","provider":"Luciteria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}