Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Sulfur or compound thereof – Binary compound
Patent
1991-07-19
1992-12-22
Lewis, Michael
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Sulfur or compound thereof
Binary compound
423592, 423 99, 423210, 588236, 588256, B09B 300
Patent
active
051732866
ABSTRACT:
A process for fixing elemental mercury (Hg.degree.) in a spent molecular sieve desiccant is disclosed. The process includes isolating gspent molecular sieve desiccant containing elemental mercury, and contacting the spent desiccant in a dilute aqueous solution of an alkaline metal salt. The reaction traps the mercury within the spent desiccant as an insoluble heavy metal salt. The alkaline metal salt can include, for example, sodium thiosulfate (Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.3), sodium polysulfide (Na.sub.2 S.sub.x), or potassium peroxomonosulfate (KHSO.sub.5). The reaction with any of these aqueous solutions acts to fix the elemental mercury (Hg.degree.) as a mercury compound within the solid desiccant. If sodium thiosulfate or sodium polysulfide is utilized, then the process also includes introducing hydrochloric acid (HCl) in a suitable quantity to liberate sufficient elemental sulfur to react with the elemental mercury (Hg.degree.) to form an HgS salt. The formation of HgS fixes the elemental mercury (Hg.degree.) in the form of a heavy metal salt in the solid desiccant. If, however, an aqueous potassium peroxomonosulfate (KHSO.sub.5) solution is utilized, then HCl is not needed. The aqueous potassium peroxomonosulfate solution is used in a suitable concentration to convert the elemental mercury (Hg.degree.) in the spent desiccant to HgO, so that the elemental mercury (Hg.degree.) is fixed as an insoluble heavy metal oxide in the solid desiccant.
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DiMauro Peter T.
Lewis Michael
McKillop Alexander J.
Mobil Oil Corporation
Speciale Charles J.
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