GOVPH

A portable retort for separation and recovery of mercury from amalgam comprising a channel-type base, a glass cooling jar mounted on said base with a holding rail being provided on the opposite sides thereof, a stainless steel cooling jar head screwably mounted on the glass cooling jar, said cooling jar head having relief valve to dissipate any pressure build-up therein, a heat-resistance glass collecting vessel submerged within said glass cooling jar with the top end of said heat-resistant glass collecting vessel being screwably connected to said stainless steel cooling jar head, a stainless steel condenser tube having one end connected to said stainless steel cooling jar head, a stainless steel evaporator head connected to the other end of said condenser tube, and a stainless steel evaporator screwably mounted to said evaporator head.