Conversion of aluminum-mercury amalgam and incidental mercury in

Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Process disinfecting – preserving – deodorizing – or sterilizing – Maintaining environment nondestructive to metal

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148283, 427142, 4272551, 4272552, 4272553, C23C 2200

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ABSTRACT:
A method for treating mercury-contaminated aluminum surfaces to render aluminum-mercury amalgam and liquid mercury harmless to aluminum is provided. The method involves converting the mercury to a compound which is inert to aluminum, such as mercuric sulfide, at temperatures below the freezing point of water. This is accomplished by contacting the aluminum surface with a condensable solvent such as carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfide, or tetrahydrofuran having gaseous hydrogen sulfide dissolved therein, and then dissolving a reactive gas such as sulfur dioxide within the solvent. The reaction of the two dissolved gases within the solvent generates the sulfur which reacts with the mercury to form mercuric sulfide.

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