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Title: Recovery of mercury from acid waste residues

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176608
Patent Number(s):
H000715
Application Number:
07/019834
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76FF02170
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1987 Feb 27
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Greenhalgh, Wilbur O. Recovery of mercury from acid waste residues. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Greenhalgh, Wilbur O. Recovery of mercury from acid waste residues. United States.
Greenhalgh, Wilbur O. Tue . "Recovery of mercury from acid waste residues". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176608.
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