Effects of pH and operational conditions on silica removal from geothermal brine by seeding method using silica gel

Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 557-

  Sugita, Hajime ^a   Bando, Yoshiyuki ^a   Nakamura, Masaaki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Initial pH; Precipitation; Seeding method; Silica gel seed; Silica scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444454037     PISSN: 0386216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.24.552     Document Type: Article

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