Separation of iodine from mercury containing scrubbing solutions

Patent · Tue Jul 24 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5201156

Burger, L L; Scheele, R D

Radioactive iodines can be recovered from a nitric acid scrub solution containing mercuric nitrate by passing a current through the scrub solution to react the iodine with the mercuric nitrate to form mercuric iodate which precipitates out. The mercuric iodate can then be reacted to recover the radioiodine for further processing into a form suitable for long-term storage and to recover the mercury for recycling.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4162206
• Application Number: TRN: 80-013368
• OSTI ID: 5201156
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 16 Nov 1978; Other Information: PAT-APPL-961,174
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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