Apparatus for mercury refinement
Abstract
The effluent from mercury collected during the photochemical separation of the .sup.196 Hg isotope is often contaminated with particulate mercurous chloride, Hg.sub.2 Cl.sub.2. The use of mechanical filtering via thin glass tubes, ultrasonic rinsing with acetone (dimethyl ketone) and a specially designed cold trap have been found effective in removing the particulate (i.e., solid) Hg.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 contaminant. The present invention is particularly directed to such filtering.
- Inventors:
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- Belmont, MA
- Reading, MA
- Rockport, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867905
- Patent Number(s):
- 5031883
- Assignee:
- GTE Products Corporatioin (Danvers, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; mercury; refinement; effluent; collected; photochemical; separation; 196; hg; isotope; contaminated; particulate; mercurous; chloride; mechanical; filtering; via; glass; tubes; ultrasonic; rinsing; acetone; dimethyl; ketone; specially; designed; cold; trap; found; effective; removing; solid; contaminant; particularly; directed; specially designed; cold trap; glass tube; photochemical separation; particularly directed; hg isotope; chemical separation; mechanical filtering; mercury refinement; particulate mercurous; mercury collected; mercurous chloride; filtering via; /266/202/203/204/
Citation Formats
Grossman, Mark W, Speer, Richard, and George, William A. Apparatus for mercury refinement. United States: N. p., 1991.
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Grossman, Mark W, Speer, Richard, & George, William A. Apparatus for mercury refinement. United States.
Grossman, Mark W, Speer, Richard, and George, William A. Tue .
"Apparatus for mercury refinement". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867905.
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title = {Apparatus for mercury refinement},
author = {Grossman, Mark W and Speer, Richard and George, William A},
abstractNote = {The effluent from mercury collected during the photochemical separation of the .sup.196 Hg isotope is often contaminated with particulate mercurous chloride, Hg.sub.2 Cl.sub.2. The use of mechanical filtering via thin glass tubes, ultrasonic rinsing with acetone (dimethyl ketone) and a specially designed cold trap have been found effective in removing the particulate (i.e., solid) Hg.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 contaminant. The present invention is particularly directed to such filtering.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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