Method of mercury decontamination
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Feb 27, 2018
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Jan 27, 2014
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Jan 29, 2013
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Abstract
Methods of mercury decontamination are provided that include: contacting elemental mercury with a metal salt having a standard reduction potential sufficient to oxidize elemental mercury to an aqueous salt of mercury. In other aspects, methods of mercury decontamination are provided that include: contacting the metal surface with a solution comprising a metal salt having a standard reduction potential (E0) of greater than 0.85, thereby oxidizing a mercury contaminant to a soluble mercury salt.
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- C22B Class
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