Effect of pH on Hypochlorite Leaching of Mercury

100%

90%

80%
% Mercury Extracted

70% pH=1
60% pH=2
pH=3
50%
pH=4
40% pH=5
pH=6
30%

20%

10%

0%
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Time (min)
 Effect of Stirring Speed on Hypochlorite Leaching of Mercury

100%

90%

80%

70%
% Mercury Extracted

60% 400RPM
600RPM
50%
z 800RPM
40% 1000RPM
30%

20%

10%

0%
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Time (min)
 Effect of Hypochlorite Concentration on Mercury Leaching

100%
90%
80%
% Mercury Extracted

70%
2 Times
60% 4 Times
50% 6 Times
40% 8 Times
10 Times
30%
20%
10%
0%
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Time (min)
 Hypochlorite Consumption

0.05
0.045
Hypochlorite Concentration (M)

0.04
0.035 2 Times
0.03 4 Times
0.025 6 Times
0.02 8 Times
0.015 10 Times

0.01
0.005
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Time (min)
 Effect of Temperature on Hypochlorite Leaching of Mercury

100%

90%

80%

70%
% Mercury Extracted

60% 20C
30C
50%
40C
40% 50C
30%

20%

10%

0%
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Time (min)
 Randomness

1
0.9
0.8
% Mercury Extracted

0.7
0.6
Test 1
0.5
Test 2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Tim e (m in)
 Effect of pH on Precipitation Rate
100%
90%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80%
70%
pH=2
60% pH=4
50% pH=6

40% pH=8
pH=10
30%
20%

10%
0%
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Time (min)
 Effect of Temperature at pH 2

100%
90%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80%
70%

60% 20C
40C
50%
60C
40% 80C
30%
20%

10%
0%
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Time (min)

Effect of Temperature at pH 4

100%

90%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80%

70%
60% 20C
40C
50%
60C
40% 80C
30%

20%

10%

0%
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Time (min)
 Effect of Temperature at pH 5

100%

90%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80%

70%

60% 20C
40C
50%
60C
40% 80C
30%

20%

10%

0%
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Time (min)

Effect of Temperature at pH 6

100%

90%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80%

70%

60% 20C
40C
50%
60C
40% 80C
30%

20%
10%

0%
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Time (min)
 Effect of Seeding at pH 5

100%

90%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80%

70%

60%
pH5 No Seed
50%
pH5 with Seed
40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Time (min)
 Effect of Seeding at pH 6

100%

90%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80%

70%

60%
pH6 No Seed
50%
pH6 with Seed
40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Time (min)
 Effect of Selenosulfate Concentration

100.00%

90.00%
Percent Mercury in Solution (%)

80.00%
70.00%

60.00% 2X
4X
50.00%
6X
40.00% 8X
30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Time (min)
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