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.
- Inventors:
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- Belmont, MA
- Rockport, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867164
- Patent Number(s):
- 4879010
- Assignee:
- GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- recovery; mercury; compounds; via; electrolytic; methods; process; electrolytically; recovering; provided; embodiment; hg; recovered; employing; electrolyte; solution; mixture; hcl; hgo; comprised; glacial; acetic; acid; apparatus; producing; isotopically; enriched; reactor; transporting; dissolved; cell; reduced; elemental; isotopically enriched; mercury compounds; acetic acid; electrolytic cell; electrolyte solution; elemental mercury; recovering mercury; mercury recovered; glacial acetic; electrolytically reduced; via electrolytic; electrolytic methods; compounds via; producing isotopically; enriched mercury; electrolytically recovering; electrolytically recovered; dissolved compounds; electrolytic method; /205/
Citation Formats
Grossman, Mark W, and George, William A. Recovery of mercury from mercury compounds via electrolytic methods. United States: N. p., 1989.
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title = {Recovery of mercury from mercury compounds via electrolytic methods},
author = {Grossman, Mark W and George, William 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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1989},
month = {1}
}
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