Recovery of mercury from dental amalgam scrap-Indian perspective

• Main Authors: Kadandale Sadasiva (Author), Sreeram Rayar (Author), Unnikrishnan Manu (Author), Kumarappan Senthilkumar (Author), Srinivasan Daya (Author), Nagarajan Anushaa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Aim: The aim is to recycle mercury from dental amalgam scrap using the vacuum distillation method. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 g of dental amalgam scrap was taken in a round bottom flask and was subjected to vacuum distillation at 398°C. The vapor of mercury was collected in another round...