Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage

Due to the adverse effects of mercury on human health and the environment, restrictive legislations and world-wide common efforts are now under way to reduce both the supply and demand of mercury. As a result, all excess Hg must be stored in safe conditions in secure places. This paper is an attempt...

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Authors: Rodríguez-Largo, Olga, Padilla, Isabel, Tayibi, Hanan, López-Delgado, Aurora
Format: article
Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/49366
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Keyword:Mercury
Mercury-containing waste
Safe storage
Solidification/stabilization
Amalgamation
Encapsulation
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spelling Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storageRodríguez-Largo, OlgaPadilla, IsabelTayibi, HananLópez-Delgado, AuroraMercuryMercury-containing wasteSafe storageSolidification/stabilizationAmalgamationEncapsulationDue to the adverse effects of mercury on human health and the environment, restrictive legislations and world-wide common efforts are now under way to reduce both the supply and demand of mercury. As a result, all excess Hg must be stored in safe conditions in secure places. This paper is an attempt to review the various treatment technologies types of liquid mercury (Hg0) and mercury-containing wastes, which can be used to store these residues in a safe way. The different treatments were classified as a function of the waste treated. The main treatments described are amalgamation, formation of sulfides, thermal treatments, vitrification, soil washing, sulfur polymer stabilization solidification, chemically bonded phosphate ceramics and other encapsulation processes, being highlighted the stabilization/ solidification processes that are the treatments that provide better results, according to the consulted bibliographyJAEDoc_ 09_00121 (FSE 2007-2013 program)Peer reviewedElsevier201220122012info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://hdl.handle.net/10261/49366reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.02.013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/493662026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
title Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
spellingShingle Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
Rodríguez-Largo, Olga
Mercury
Mercury-containing waste
Safe storage
Solidification/stabilization
Amalgamation
Encapsulation
title_short Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
title_full Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
title_fullStr Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
title_full_unstemmed Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
title_sort Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rodríguez-Largo, Olga
Padilla, Isabel
Tayibi, Hanan
López-Delgado, Aurora
author Rodríguez-Largo, Olga
author_facet Rodríguez-Largo, Olga
Padilla, Isabel
Tayibi, Hanan
López-Delgado, Aurora
author_role author
author2 Padilla, Isabel
Tayibi, Hanan
López-Delgado, Aurora
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mercury
Mercury-containing waste
Safe storage
Solidification/stabilization
Amalgamation
Encapsulation
topic Mercury
Mercury-containing waste
Safe storage
Solidification/stabilization
Amalgamation
Encapsulation
description Due to the adverse effects of mercury on human health and the environment, restrictive legislations and world-wide common efforts are now under way to reduce both the supply and demand of mercury. As a result, all excess Hg must be stored in safe conditions in secure places. This paper is an attempt to review the various treatment technologies types of liquid mercury (Hg0) and mercury-containing wastes, which can be used to store these residues in a safe way. The different treatments were classified as a function of the waste treated. The main treatments described are amalgamation, formation of sulfides, thermal treatments, vitrification, soil washing, sulfur polymer stabilization solidification, chemically bonded phosphate ceramics and other encapsulation processes, being highlighted the stabilization/ solidification processes that are the treatments that provide better results, according to the consulted bibliography
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