title: Solvent extraction of organomercury compounds with quaternary amines.
abstract: Methylmercuric chloride and phenylmercuric acetate extract very efficiently with quaternary amines dissolved in diethylbenzene or other simple solvents. The extraction is effective from either alkaline or acidic solution. The technique considerably extends the scope of conventional solvent extraction practice to permit the extraction and concentration of total mercury in environmental and biological matrices.
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines; D000838:Anions; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D008628:Mercury / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000838:Anions; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D008628:Mercury