Process for removing mercury from aqueous solutions

Patent · Mon Mar 04 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5657832

Googin, J M; Napier, J M; Makarewicz, M A; Meredith, P F

A process for removing mercury from water to a level not greater than two parts per billion wherein an anion exchange material that is insoluble in water is contacted first with a sulfide containing compound and second with a compound containing a bivalent metal ion forming an insoluble metal sulfide. To this treated exchange material is contacted water containing mercury. The water containing not more than two parts per billion of mercury is separated from the exchange material.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• Application Number: ON: DE86013780
• OSTI ID: 5657832
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420100* -- Engineering-- General Engineering-- (-1987)
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MERCURY
METALS
MIXTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REMOVAL
SOLUTIONS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
WATER