Antioxidant control of leachable mercury in fluorescent lamps
US5754002A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/82
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The formation of leachable mercury upon disposal or during TCLP testing of mercury vapor discharge lamps is substantially prevented by incorporation of an antioxidant in the lamp structure or in the test solution.
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