Abstract

An apparatus is provided for generating mercury (II) sulfide from elemental mercury. Elemental mercury is injected into a heated and sealed reaction vessel containing vaporized sulfur. The elemental mercury reacts with at least a portion of the vaporized sulfur to form the mercury (II) sulfide within the reaction vessel. The formed mercury (II) sulfide is then unloaded from the reaction vessel.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01J 19/00 - Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in generalTheir relevant apparatus
• B01J 8/00 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes
• B01J 3/00 - Processes of utilising sub-atmospheric or super-atmospheric pressure to effect chemical or physical change of matterApparatus therefor
• B01D 53/34 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases
• B01D 53/46 - Removing components of defined structure
• B01D 53/86 - Catalytic processes
• C01B 17/00 - SulfurCompounds thereof
• A62D 3/00 - Processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless, or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances

Abstract

An approach is provided for generating mercury (II) sulfide from elemental mercury. Elemental mercury is injected into a reaction vessel containing vaporized sulfur. The elemental mercury reacts with at least a portion of the vaporized sulfur to form the mercury (II) sulfide.

IPC Classes  ?

• C01G 13/00 - Compounds of mercury