Method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate of mercury in a flow system
Abstract
A method for increasing the mercury flow rate to a photochemical mercury enrichment utilizing an entrainment system comprises the steps of passing a carrier gas over a pool of mercury maintained at a first temperature T1, wherein the carrier gas entrains mercury vapor; passing said mercury vapor entrained carrier gas to a second temperature zone T2 having temperature less than T1 to condense said entrained mercury vapor, thereby producing a saturated Hg condition in the carrier gas; and passing said saturated Hg carrier gas to said photochemical enrichment reactor.
- Inventors:
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- Belmont, MA
- Reading, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867662
- Patent Number(s):
- 4981565
- Assignee:
- GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; controlling; flow; rate; mercury; increasing; photochemical; enrichment; utilizing; entrainment; comprises; steps; passing; carrier; gas; pool; maintained; temperature; t1; entrains; vapor; entrained; zone; t2; condense; producing; saturated; hg; condition; reactor; mercury enrichment; carrier gas; flow rate; temperature zone; mercury vapor; photochemical mercury; photochemical enrichment; enrichment reactor; gas entrains; /204/422/
Citation Formats
Grossman, Mark W, and Speer, Richard. Method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate of mercury in a flow system. United States: N. p., 1991.
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Grossman, Mark W, & Speer, Richard. Method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate of mercury in a flow system. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate of mercury in a flow system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867662.
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title = {Method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate of mercury in a flow system},
author = {Grossman, Mark W and Speer, Richard},
abstractNote = {A method for increasing the mercury flow rate to a photochemical mercury enrichment utilizing an entrainment system comprises the steps of passing a carrier gas over a pool of mercury maintained at a first temperature T1, wherein the carrier gas entrains mercury vapor; passing said mercury vapor entrained carrier gas to a second temperature zone T2 having temperature less than T1 to condense said entrained mercury vapor, thereby producing a saturated Hg condition in the carrier gas; and passing said saturated Hg carrier gas to said photochemical enrichment reactor.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
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