摘要 |
<p>In the electrolysis of an alkali metal chloride in a cell containing mercury there is produced an alkali metal amalgam which is withdrawn and decomposed to regenerate mercury containing impurities introduced from the alkali metal chloride. The impure mercury is mixed turbulently with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid having mercury (I) sulfate dissolved or suspended therein whereupon the impurities are extracted into the solution and the purified mercury is recycled.</p> |