Removal of Hg from Real Polluted Sediments Using Enhanced-EK Decontamination: Verification of Experimental Methods and Batch-Test Preliminary Results

Table 1

Physicochemical properties of mercury and its compounds [9].

Properties	Hg^0	HgCl2	HgO	HgS	CH3HgOH
Melting point (°C)	−38.8	277			137
Water solubility (gL^−1)	49.6 10^−6	66	0.053	2 10^−24	—
Boiling point (°C)	356.7	303	—	—	—
Vapor tension (Pa)	0.18	0.009	9.2 10^−12	nd	0.9

Decomposition; sublimation.