Process and solution for transforming insoluble mercury metal into a soluble compound
Patent
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OSTI ID:6236888
A process is described for transforming insoluble mercury metal into a soluble mercury compound comprising: (a) oxidizing elemental mercury with nitric acid to form mercury cations; (b) contacting the mercury cations with an organic compound suitable for forming the soluble mercury compound; and (c) dissolving the soluble mercury compound with a solvent.
- Assignee:
- Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- A; US 5238488
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-858126
- OSTI ID:
- 6236888
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400105* -- Separation Procedures
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISSOLUTION
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
MERCURY
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
METALS
NITRIC ACID
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUBILITY
SOLVENTS
400105* -- Separation Procedures
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISSOLUTION
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
MERCURY
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
METALS
NITRIC ACID
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUBILITY
SOLVENTS