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Title: Self-Assembled Mercaptan on Mesoporous Silica (SAMMS) technology of mercury removal and stabilization

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/552754· OSTI ID:552754

This paper explains the technology developed to produce Self-Assembled Mercaptan on Mesoporous Silica (SAMMS) for mercury removal from aqueous wastewater and from organic wastes. The characteristics of SAMMS materials, including physical characteristics and mercury loading, and its application for mercury removal and stabilization are discussed. Binding kinetics and binding speciations are reported. Preliminary cost estimates are provided for producing SAMMS materials and for mercury removal from wastewater. The characteristics of SAMMS in mercury separation were studied at PNNL using simulated aqueous tank wastes and actual tritiated pump oil wastes from Savannah River Site; preliminary results are outlined. 47 refs., 16 figs., 16 tabs.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
552754
Report Number(s):
PNNL-11691; ON: DE98050092; TRN: 98:008759
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English