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Recovery of mercury from acid waste residues

Patent ·
OSTI ID:875243
 [1]
  1. Richland, WA
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Mercury can be recovered from nitric acid-containing fluids by reacting the fluid with aluminum metal to produce mercury metal, and then quenching the reactivity of the nitric acid prior to nitration of the mercury metal.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
H000715
Application Number:
07/019834
OSTI ID:
875243
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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