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Title: Process for removing mercury from aqueous solutions

Abstract

A process for removing mercury from water to a level not greater than two parts per billion wherein an anion exchange material that is insoluble in water is contacted first with a sulfide containing compound and second with a compound containing a bivalent metal ion forming an insoluble metal sulfide. To this treated exchange material is contacted water containing mercury. The water containing not more than two parts per billion of mercury is separated from the exchange material.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge, TN
  2. Knoxville, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
865998
Patent Number(s):
4614592
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-26
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
process; removing; mercury; aqueous; solutions; water; level; billion; anion; exchange; material; insoluble; contacted; sulfide; containing; compound; bivalent; metal; forming; treated; separated; containing compound; compound containing; metal sulfide; change material; anion exchange; aqueous solution; aqueous solutions; water containing; soluble metal; exchange material; removing mercury; sulfide containing; insoluble metal; /210/

Citation Formats

Googin, John M, Napier, John M, Makarewicz, Mark A, and Meredith, Paul F. Process for removing mercury from aqueous solutions. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Googin, John M, Napier, John M, Makarewicz, Mark A, & Meredith, Paul F. Process for removing mercury from aqueous solutions. United States.
Googin, John M, Napier, John M, Makarewicz, Mark A, and Meredith, Paul F. Wed . "Process for removing mercury from aqueous solutions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865998.
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abstractNote = {A process for removing mercury from water to a level not greater than two parts per billion wherein an anion exchange material that is insoluble in water is contacted first with a sulfide containing compound and second with a compound containing a bivalent metal ion forming an insoluble metal sulfide. To this treated exchange material is contacted water containing mercury. The water containing not more than two parts per billion of mercury is separated from the exchange material.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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