Bethlehem Apparatus

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Case Histories

Activated Carbon Processing

Pollution control systems in the mining industry use sulfur treated activated carbon to remove mercury vapor from both water and air streams. Bethlehem is in the design phase of building a retort for sulfur treated carbon with the capability of processing 1,000 tons per year. Read More...

Calomel/Mercury Chloride (HgCl) Conversion

Calomel is a mercury-bearing by-product that is generated from pollution control equipment used in the mining industry. Bethlehem's unique process converts calomel HgCI into elemental mercury and waste salt water. Process capacity is 600 tons per year. Read More...

Mercury and Oil Separation Technology

Waste oil generated from the mercury retort process presented us with a unique waste disposal problem. We developed a system that employs a set of centrifuges to properly separate oil and PCB's from mercury. Read More...

Mercury Pump Recycling

One of the world’s largest pump manufacturers turned to Bethlehem Apparatus for a solution concerning mercury. Large pumps containing mercury seals posed both a disposal and a refurbishing problem. Read More...

Mercury Compounds and Solutions

Bethlehem processes a variety of mercury compounds and solutions that many of our competitors are not able to handle. These include inorganic compounds, salts, and solutions like COD waste, oxides, chlorides, and nitrates. We use a specially designed reaction vessel with a daily capacity of 50 gallons. Read More...

Municipal Waste Water Treatment

Municipal Waste Water Treatment

All of our municipal waste water goes to the City of Bethlehem's waste water treatment plant. By statute we are not permitted to discharge any water that contains more than 4 parts per billion of mercury. Read More...