Patent ID: 7560087
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: C01G,C22B,G21F,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for the stabilization of mercury metal by reacting the mercury metal with sulphur in the solid state, in which the mercury and the sulphur are brought into contact, at an Hg/S molar ratio of 1/1 to 1/3, in a reactor integral with a hollow pipe in fluid communication with the interior space of said reactor, said hollow pipe comprising a first end connected to the wall of said reactor and a second end distant from said reactor; said hollow pipe and said reactor being hermetically sealed, said hollow pipe being provided with rotating means external to said pipe and to said reactor for rotating said reactor and said pipe around the axis of said pipe, and said hollow pipe being provided, at its end distant from the reactor, with means for introducing the sulphur and the mercury inside the reactor and discharging the reaction products.