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Title: 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:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Richland, WA
  2. 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):
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. Web.
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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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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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979}
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