Separation of iodine from mercury containing scrubbing solutions
Abstract
Radioactive iodines can be recovered from a nitric acid scrub solution containing mercuric nitrate by passing a current through the scrub solution to react the iodine with the mercuric nitrate to form mercuric iodate which precipitates out. The mercuric iodate can then be reacted to recover the radioiodine for further processing into a form suitable for long-term storage and to recover the mercury for recycling.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863390
- Patent Number(s):
- 4162206
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- separation; iodine; mercury; containing; scrubbing; solutions; radioactive; iodines; recovered; nitric; acid; scrub; solution; mercuric; nitrate; passing; current; react; form; iodate; precipitates; reacted; recover; radioiodine; processing; suitable; long-term; storage; recycling; term storage; radioactive iodine; solution containing; nitric acid; long-term storage; scrub solution; mercuric nitrate; mercuric iodate; mercury containing; form suitable; acid scrub; /205/976/
Citation Formats
Burger, Leland L, and Scheele, Randall D. Separation of iodine from mercury containing scrubbing solutions. United States: N. p., 1979.
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Burger, Leland L, & Scheele, Randall D. Separation of iodine from mercury containing scrubbing solutions. United States.
Burger, Leland L, and Scheele, Randall D. Mon .
"Separation of iodine from mercury containing scrubbing solutions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863390.
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title = {Separation of iodine from mercury containing scrubbing solutions},
author = {Burger, Leland L and Scheele, Randall D},
abstractNote = {Radioactive iodines can be recovered from a nitric acid scrub solution containing mercuric nitrate by passing a current through the scrub solution to react the iodine with the mercuric nitrate to form mercuric iodate which precipitates out. The mercuric iodate can then be reacted to recover the radioiodine for further processing into a form suitable for long-term storage and to recover the mercury for recycling.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
month = {1}
}
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