Total mercury monitor
Abstract
Abstract APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING LIQUID STREAM FOR THEIR CONTENT OF MERCURY INCLUDING ELEMENT MERCURY, IONIC MERCURY AND UNDISSOCIATED MERCURY COMPOUNDS SUCH AS PHENYL MERCURY AND METHYL MERCURY. THE SAMPLE IS AUTOMATICALLY MEASURED AND TREATED WITH AQUEOUS HYDRAZINE AND METAL SALT REAGENT CAPABLE OF REACTING WITH HYDRAZINE TO FORM A SUITABLE CATALYTIC COLLOID. ELEMENTARY MERCURY FORMED BY THE ACTION OF HYDRAZINE AND THE CATALYTIC COLLOID ON THE COMBINED MERCURY, IS TRANSFERED TO A PHOTOMETRIC DETECTOR AND THE RESUTLS ARE INDICATED AND/OR RECORDED AUTOMATICALLY, ACCURATELY AND RADILY. THE APPARATUS AND METHOD ARE ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN THE CONTROL OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO FOR MONITORING CHEMICAL PROCESS STREAMS.
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- 👤 Italo A Capuano
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