Apparatus and method for removing mercury vapor from a gas stream
Patent
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OSTI ID:921673
- Butte, MT
A metallic filter effectively removes mercury vapor from gas streams. The filter captures the mercury which then can be released and collected as product. The metallic filter is a copper mesh sponge plated with a six micrometer thickness of gold. The filter removes up to 90% of mercury vapor from a mercury contaminated gas stream.
- Research Organization:
- Virginia Polytech Institute
- Sponsoring Organization:
- United States Department of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-02NT41607
- Assignee:
- Montana Tech of The University of Montana (Butte, MT)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,314,507
- Application Number:
- 10/993,719
- OSTI ID:
- 921673
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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