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Title: Mercuric iodate precipitation from radioiodine-containing off-gas scrubber solution

Abstract

Mercuric nitrate-nitric acid scrub solutions containing radioiodine may be reduced in volume without excessive loss of volatile iodine. The use of concentrated nitric acid during an evaporation process oxidizes the mercury-iodide complex to a less volatile mercuric iodate precipitate.

Inventors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864431
Patent Number(s):
4,362,660
Application Number:
07/14/1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-14-2170
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1980 Jul 14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
mercuric; iodate; precipitation; radioiodine-containing; off-gas; scrubber; solution; nitrate-nitric; acid; scrub; solutions; containing; radioiodine; reduced; volume; excessive; loss; volatile; iodine; concentrated; nitric; evaporation; process; oxidizes; mercury-iodide; complex; precipitate; scrubber solution; nitric acid; solutions containing; scrub solution; process oxidizes; mercuric nitrate; mercuric iodate; evaporation process; concentrated nitric; acid scrub; /588/423/976/

Citation Formats

Partridge, Jerry A., and Bosuego, Gail P. Mercuric iodate precipitation from radioiodine-containing off-gas scrubber solution. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Partridge, Jerry A., & Bosuego, Gail P. Mercuric iodate precipitation from radioiodine-containing off-gas scrubber solution. United States.
Partridge, Jerry A., and Bosuego, Gail P. 1982. "Mercuric iodate precipitation from radioiodine-containing off-gas scrubber solution". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864431.
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author = {Partridge, Jerry A. and Bosuego, Gail P.},
abstractNote = {Mercuric nitrate-nitric acid scrub solutions containing radioiodine may be reduced in volume without excessive loss of volatile iodine. The use of concentrated nitric acid during an evaporation process oxidizes the mercury-iodide complex to a less volatile mercuric iodate precipitate.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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