Recovery of mercury from mercury compounds via electrolytic methods
Abstract
A process for electrolytically recovering mercury from mercury compounds is provided. In one embodiment, Hg is recovered from Hg[sub 2]Cl[sub 2] employing as the electrolyte solution a mixture of HCl and H[sub 2]O. In another embodiment, Hg is electrolytically recovered from HgO wherein the electrolyte solution is comprised of glacial acetic acid and H[sub 2]O. Also provided is an apparatus for producing isotopically enriched mercury compounds in a reactor and then transporting the dissolved compounds into an electrolytic cell where mercury ions are electrolytically reduced and elemental mercury recovered from the mercury compounds. 3 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7084471
- Patent Number(s):
- 5024738
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-395867
- Assignee:
- GTE Products Corporation, Danvers, MA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 18 Aug 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; MERCURY; MATERIALS RECOVERY; MERCURY CHLORIDES; ELECTROLYSIS; MERCURY ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE SEPARATION; MERCURY OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELEMENTS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; LYSIS; MANAGEMENT; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MERCURY HALIDES; METALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; 400202* - Isotope Effects, Isotope Exchange, & Isotope Separation; 400105 - Separation Procedures
Citation Formats
Grossman, M W, and George, W A. Recovery of mercury from mercury compounds via electrolytic methods. United States: N. p., 1991.
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Grossman, M W, & George, W A. Recovery of mercury from mercury compounds via electrolytic methods. United States.
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"Recovery of mercury from mercury compounds via electrolytic methods". United States.
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title = {Recovery of mercury from mercury compounds via electrolytic methods},
author = {Grossman, M W and George, W A},
abstractNote = {A process for electrolytically recovering mercury from mercury compounds is provided. In one embodiment, Hg is recovered from Hg[sub 2]Cl[sub 2] employing as the electrolyte solution a mixture of HCl and H[sub 2]O. In another embodiment, Hg is electrolytically recovered from HgO wherein the electrolyte solution is comprised of glacial acetic acid and H[sub 2]O. Also provided is an apparatus for producing isotopically enriched mercury compounds in a reactor and then transporting the dissolved compounds into an electrolytic cell where mercury ions are electrolytically reduced and elemental mercury recovered from the mercury compounds. 3 figures.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
month = {Tue Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 1991}
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