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Recovery of mercury from acid waste residues

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OSTI ID:6789410
Mercury can be recovered from nitric acid-containing fluids by reacting the fluid with aluminum metal to produce mercury metal, and thence quenching the reactivity of the nitric acid prior to nitration of the mercury metal. 1 fig.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
Assignee:
TIC; ERA-14-000131; EDB-88-182629
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A6019834
OSTI ID:
6789410
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English