mercury distiller made in China
The Amalgam Mercury retort or amalgam retort, is a simple processing plant which concentrates gold and silver. Much like the gold amalgamator, mercury is used to accumulate gold particles and join it to the mercury forming an amalgam. The mercury is then separated from the metals by retorting and recycled for further use. Retorting is the process of distilling off the mercury from the metal/mercury amalgam and is done in a cast iron retort or steel vessel. The cover of the vessel is secured tightly with clamps so that no toxic fumes can be exhausted, as the mercury fumes are extremely hazardous. The only way the mercury can exit the vessel is via the condenser, which extends from the lid of the retort to another container with water. The mercury fumes are then condensed into a liquid state and recycled. In this way, the retort is safe for human use and the mercury has a high recycle rate.
Amalgam retorts are commonly used in conjunction with other amalgam distillation equipment for small and medium sized gold mines. The retort has a small footprint, is highly portable and requires minimal installation time. Our retorts also have a special water cooling design to ensure the mercury is completely liquefied.
The following is the recommended working method for using the mercury retort:
- Place the mercury and gold into the iron retort vessel and secure lid tightly with clamps. Double check to ensure the lid is secured very tightly as this is crucial to the safety of the operators. Ensure the condenser tube is connected to the lid of the vessel.
- Heat the distilling vessel using the furnace.
- When the vessel reaches a temperature of above 350°C, the mercury and gold will be amalgamated and the mercury will begin to gasify. The mercury gas will then travel out of the condenser and into a separate container partially filled with water.
- Once in the separate container, mercury gas can be recycled and reused.
- In order to completely distill the mercury from the amalgam, maintain a temperature of at least 400°C. The temperature should then be raised a few hundred degrees for the remaining 30 minutes to ensure all mercury is distilled and removed from the amalgam.
- Distill the mercury for around 5-6hours, the gold recovery rate can reach 99%.
| mercury distiller specification | |||||
| Model | Capacity | Paricle Size mm | Water | Outer dimension | Weight |
| kg/per | L | mm | kg | ||
| MR5 | 5 | ≤10 | 100 | 300*250*300 | 20 |
| MR15 | 15 | ≤10 | 300 | 500*350*450 | 40 |
- Low capital and operating costs results in a fast recovery of costs
- Small footprint, very easy to carry and install
- Efficient and easy operation
- Mercury recycle use