Laboratory investigation of silica removal from geothermal brines to control silica scaling and produce usable silicates

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1597-1612

  Gallup, Darrell L ^a   Sugiaman, Frankie ^b   Capuno, Vilma ^c   Manceau, Alain ^d  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b Unocal Geothermal Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^c Unocal Philippines Inc   (Philippines)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; PH; POSITIVE IONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS; ZEOLITES;

DESILICATION;

BRINES;

GEOTHERMAL POWER; REMOVAL; SCALING; SILICATE;

BRINE; COATING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MITIGATION; SILICA;

EID: 0041847303     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(03)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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