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Refining mercury from cinnabar
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I know that oxidizing cinnabar HgS make mercury and SO<sub>2</sub> but does somebody know a leach for leaching mercury out of it and
precipitate the mercury? I want mercury to make sodium hydroxide from electrolisis and disolve gold plating...
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My advice? Just don't do it unless you can buy some mercury and can use it safely.
You don't really need mercury to make NaOH and you really don't need to make NaOH as you can buy it just about anywhere.
To dissolve gold plating as an amalgam also requires being able to safely distill off the mercury to recover the gold. Are you equipped for that?
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I am not intended to distill the mercury , I will disolve the mercury in nitric acid to get the gold and re-precipitate the mercury.
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Don't do it. You'll end up with at least strong acute poisoning. Dude, that means roasting cinnabar. Essentially, boiling mercury.
And the idea to make homemade lye using mercury cathode... OMG just stop right there.
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Ok I won't do it... But does someone know where i can get 5-10ml of mercury metal? I can not paid more than 40$ for it.
I have found this at this time:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/50pcs-glass-electric-Mercury-Tilt-Swi...
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The cheapest source are old mercury sphygmomanometers. Not old enough to be considered expensive vintage equipment, but old enough to be considered
crap. They contain around the volume you need.
Or go to Kyiv with a sturdy bucket and a pair of very strong guys. 
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(I will not do it) But if I dry distill HgS with KClO<sub>3</sub> , MnO<sub>2</sub> or Ca(ClO)<sub>2</sub> and a
condence the vapor in a CH<sub>3</sub>OH/H<sub>2</sub>O sol cooled in a Ice/HCl bath (-30 degree C) does it will make liquid
mercury?
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That’s quite an interesting question, actually! And I’ve no clear idea of the answer.
KClO<sub>3</sub>: that releases oxygen from about 400 C, whether that temperature is enough to convert HgS to HgO +
SO<sub>2</sub> I’m not sure…
MnO<sub>2</sub>: SO<sub>2</sub> is actually capable of reducing MnO<sub>2</sub> in watery media to Mn (II),
that’s one way of extracting MnSO<sub>4</sub> from battery gunge. But here the MnO<sub>2</sub> would have to oxidise
sulphide to SO<sub>2</sub> first, which would then escape. Hmmm…
Ca(ClO)<sub>2</sub>: in watery media hypochlorite is certainly capable of oxidising sulphide to sulphur, even to sulphate apparently.
There are other oxidisers that could be considered (KMnO<sub>4</sub> and
K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> for instance).
This could be worth trying on a very small scale, provided you have adequate means to capture any formed Hg. A small test tube with a cooled (open)
end would probably be enough to condense the small amounts of mercury…
I would google this thoroughly first. I suspect that the fact that there seem to be no youtube vids demontrating this possibly provides an answer to
your question, though! 
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I have found an interresing link here , one cleam that HgS can be reduced with Fe or CaO.
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2004/hooper/extraction....
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I have read more pages and it seam that Hg could be leached from HgS with tincture of iodine ( KI , I<sub>2</sub> ....
8 HgS + 8 KI + 8 I<sub>2</sub> --> 8 K<sub>2</sub>HgI<sub>4</sub> + S<sub>8</sub>
Generaly mercury is extracted when HgS is reacted with oxygen and condencing the mercury so , there is probably a chance that other oxydiser work.
HgS + O<sub>2</sub> --> SO<sub>2</sub> + Hg
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Both reactions:
HgS + Fe → Hg + FeS
4 HgS + 4 CaO → 4 Hg + 3 CaS + CaSO<sub>4</sub>
… also require high temperatures to get started (or so I believe) which brings us back to not poisoning yourself with mercury vapours.
When you first popped your question, I was inclined to consider watery electrolysis of a HgCl<sub>2</sub> or
Hg(NO<sub>3</sub><sub>2</sub> solution, because at least
that would avoid any mercury vapour at all. Whether the formed mercury would coalesce into liquid mercury I don’t know (but I suspect it does).
Here’s one reference from the Journal of the American Chemical. Society that clearly suggests it is possible.
Bear in mind that cinnabar in terms of toxicity is a child’s toy compared to water soluble mercuric compounds…
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Quote: Originally posted by plante1999  | | (I will not do it) But if I dry distill HgS with KClO<sub>3</sub>, MnO<sub>2</sub> or Ca(ClO)<sub>2</sub> and a
condence the vapor in a CH<sub>3</sub>OH/H<sub>2</sub>O sol cooled in a Ice/HCl bath (-30 degree C) does it will make liquid
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I'm fairly sure that most sulphides are combustible and you plan to mix them with a strong oxidant, then heat the mixture.
Are you trying to win a Darwin award?
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| Quote: Originally posted by unionised | I'm fairly sure that most sulphides are combustible and you plan to mix them with a strong oxidant, then heat the mixture.
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Inorganic sulphides like HgS or FeS<sub>2</sub> require loads of air oxygen and high temperatures + time to convert ('combust' if you
prefer). Would you class these as 'combustibles'?
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Pyrites certainly burns.
Things like coke and coal "require loads of air oxygen and high temperatures + time to convert ('combust' if you prefer)."
I would class these as "combustibles".
Ferrous sulphide is sometimes pyrophoric
Mellor lists the reaction of copper sulphide with the chlorates of magnesium, zinc or cadmium as explosive.
(1965 vol 2 suppl 1 P584 if my copy of Bretherick is to be believed)
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Runaway oxidation of CuS (and by extension HgS) could lead to very quick formation of SO<sub>2</sub>, thus explosion if contained.
Plausible.
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Hi plante go to a used building supplies and try to buy mercury heat controll thermostat
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| Quote: Originally posted by unionised |
I'm fairly sure that most sulphides are combustible and you plan to mix them with a strong oxidant, then heat the mixture.
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I will not win an darwin award. I do safely my experiments ,and I am not intended to kill me, but I want some mercury so I will find a SAFE process to
get some.
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For:
HgS(s) + 2/3 KClO<sub>3</sub>(s) === > Hg(l) + SO<sub>2</sub>(g) + 2/3 KCl(s)
… the Standard Enthalpy of Reaction is about - 264 kJ/mole of HgS (*). That’s quite a lot and it’s likely that once the reaction has been
initiated it will briskly sustain itself with liberation of vaporous Hg (and of course gaseous SO<sub>2</sub>. It would be worth trying this on a very small scale, using a long or extended test
tube, OUTSIDE and standing upwind from the experiment.
(*) All data for Standard Enthalpies of Formation by Wolfram Alpha.
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I thinked to something interressing , why not reduce HgS powder with Al or Zn powder ... It could self sustain and make mercury vapor that can be
condensed.
2 Al + 3 HgS --> 3 Hg + Al<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>
Zn + HgS --> ZnS + Hg
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Al<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> has quite a high HoF, about - 724 kJ/mole (Wolfram Alpha). The HoF of HgS (Wolfram Alpha) is only
about - 58 kJ/mole. That puts the Standard Enthalpy of Reaction for that reaction at about - 183 kJ/mole of HgS. Quite hot still.
For ZnS Wolfram gives a Standard HoF of about - 200 kJ/mole, thus for that reaction the Standard Enthalpy of Reaction would be roughly - 150 kJ/mole
of HgS reduced. That's quite manageable and could be 'tamed' even further by adding a heat sink. In this case ordinary fine sand could be used, as
neither zinc nor mercury are even remotely capable of reducing silica. This is definitively worth test tubing with a small quantity... Zinc powder
would be required.
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Does somebody have cinnabar powder for making the test? If nobody can I will buy some in a few weeks.
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Who sells cinnabar?
You could of course make it by mixing Hg and S but I'm getting the impression that you want the Hg. The best thing to do is to by a sphygmo...whatever
it is called from ebay. They cost around 35$. Make sure you buy the "vintage" ones.
You can even find some for 10$.
When I bought it, it gave me 60 g of Hg.
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LOL, you envision building a Castner cell to make lye?
There are much, much easier ways to make lye. The basic approach is to heat chalk (calcium carbonate) in a furnace at 1000C to convert it to lime
(calcium oxide). Add water to make lime water (calcium hydroxide). Then combine with washing soda (sodium carbonate) to make lye.
Or you could buy lye for 50 cents a pound or whatever it is. Its cheaper than sawdust.
All of this is irrelevant of course because anyone who is dumb enough to not know this sort of thing will never in million years be able to make a
Castner cell. You realize that requires machining right? Have you ever even TOUCHED a lathe in your life? Probably not.
Here's another tip: don't breathe mercury fumes because that will make you even dumber than you already are.
I advise taking up a hobby that doesn't involve heavy metals or sharp objects.
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Cinnabar can be bougth on ebay.... I did touched a late and machined an small engine cylinder.
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| Quote: Originally posted by jsc | LOL, you envision building a Castner cell to make lye?
There are much, much easier ways to make lye. The basic approach is to heat chalk (calcium carbonate) in a furnace at 1000C to convert it to lime
(calcium oxide). Add water to make lime water (calcium hydroxide). Then combine with washing soda (sodium carbonate) to make lye.
Or you could buy lye for 50 cents a pound or whatever it is. Its cheaper than sawdust.
All of this is irrelevant of course because anyone who is dumb enough to not know this sort of thing will never in million years be able to make a
Castner cell. You realize that requires machining right? Have you ever even TOUCHED a lathe in your life? Probably not.
Here's another tip: don't breathe mercury fumes because that will make you even dumber than you already are.
I advise taking up a hobby that doesn't involve heavy metals or sharp objects.
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Spoken like one who has snuffed far to much Hg in their lifetime.
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| Quote: Originally posted by jsc | LOL, you envision building a Castner cell to make lye?
There are much, much easier ways to make lye. The basic approach is to heat chalk (calcium carbonate) in a furnace at 1000C to convert it to lime
(calcium oxide). Add water to make lime water (calcium hydroxide). Then combine with washing soda (sodium carbonate) to make lye.
Or you could buy lye for 50 cents a pound or whatever it is. Its cheaper than sawdust.
All of this is irrelevant of course because anyone who is dumb enough to not know this sort of thing will never in million years be able to make a
Castner cell. You realize that requires machining right? Have you ever even TOUCHED a lathe in your life? Probably not.
Here's another tip: don't breathe mercury fumes because that will make you even dumber than you already are.
I advise taking up a hobby that doesn't involve heavy metals or sharp objects.
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You don't need to insult people.
Making NaOH with a starting material of CaCO<sub>3</sub> is a big waste of time. You have to heat it to some high temperature and for a
good while to allow it to decompose to CaO. Then the biggest problem = Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub> doesn't dissolve much in water. Then you have
to dry it. NaOH is very hygroscopic. Even if you heat it to dryness, it will react with your glassware (presuming you are using glassware).
I have attempted to make KOH using mercury. It is an interesting experiment but again, a big time consumer.
If you need kilogram quantities of NaOH, I know a place in Montreal. I bought 4 Kg for 27$ taxes included. It is used for making soap.
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