Method for the removal of elemental mercury from a gas stream
Abstract
A method is provided to remove elemental mercury from a gas stream by reacting the gas stream with an oxidizing solution to convert the elemental mercury to soluble mercury compounds. Other constituents are also oxidized. The gas stream is then passed through a wet scrubber to remove the mercuric compounds and oxidized constituents.
- Inventors:
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- Downers Grove, IL
- Darien, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872271
- Patent Number(s):
- 5900042
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; removal; elemental; mercury; gas; stream; provided; remove; reacting; oxidizing; solution; convert; soluble; compounds; constituents; oxidized; passed; wet; scrubber; mercuric; mercury compounds; gas stream; elemental mercury; wet scrubber; oxidizing solution; mercuric compound; /75/96/423/
Citation Formats
Mendelsohn, Marshall H, and Huang, Hann-Sheng. Method for the removal of elemental mercury from a gas stream. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Mendelsohn, Marshall H, & Huang, Hann-Sheng. Method for the removal of elemental mercury from a gas stream. United States.
Mendelsohn, Marshall H, and Huang, Hann-Sheng. Fri .
"Method for the removal of elemental mercury from a gas stream". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872271.
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title = {Method for the removal of elemental mercury from a gas stream},
author = {Mendelsohn, Marshall H and Huang, Hann-Sheng},
abstractNote = {A method is provided to remove elemental mercury from a gas stream by reacting the gas stream with an oxidizing solution to convert the elemental mercury to soluble mercury compounds. Other constituents are also oxidized. The gas stream is then passed through a wet scrubber to remove the mercuric compounds and oxidized constituents.},
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