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Mercury Retort

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016969

Vessel that is operated under a partial vacuum at approximately 1,100 ° to 1,300 °F to remove mercury and moisture from the gold bearing sludge material that is recovered from electrowinning, the Merrill-Crowe process, or other processes. Mercury retorts are usually equipped with condensers that recover liquid mercury during the processing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-016969
FieldEnvironment
References40 CFR 63.11651 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Mercury Retort",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Vessel that is operated under a partial vacuum at approximately 1,100 ° to 1,300 °F to remove mercury and moisture from the gold bearing sludge material that is recovered from electrowinning, the Merrill-Crowe process, or other processes. Mercury retorts are usually equipped with condensers that recover liquid mercury during the processing.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.11651 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mercury-retort/"
}

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