Method of removing mercury from sulfuric acid
AssigneeSt. Joe Minerals Corporation
InventorAlan Douglas Zunkel
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Abstract
Mercury is removed from sulfuric acid by adding finely divided aluminum to the acid, cooling the mixture to a temperature not exceeding about 15.degree.C. and filtering the mixture in from about 1 to about 6 hours.
Claims1
A method of removing mercury from concentrated sulfuric acid which comprises treating the sulfuric acid with finely divided aluminum in an amount substantially in excess of one atom of aluminum for each atom of mercury present in the sulfuric acid agitating the mixture, then, cooling the acid to a temperature not exceeding about 15.degree.C but above the freezing point of the acid and filtering the acid in from about 1 to 6 hours after adding the aluminum.
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