Extraction of Mercury from it's ore
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Pyrometallurgy
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Pyrometallurgy. The pyrometallurgical extraction of mercury from its ore is essentially a distillation process. When heat is applied to the sulfide ore in the presence of air, oxygen combines with the sulfur to form sulfur dioxide, and the metal is liberated at a temperature above its boiling point.
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