Uptake of dissolved arsenic during the retrieval of silica from spent geothermal brine

Geothermics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-242

  Pascua, Chelo Supnet ^a,e   Minato, Mio ^b,e   Yokoyama, Shingo ^c,e   Sato, Tsutomu ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Asahi Pretec Corp   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Geothermal brine; Schwertmannite; Silica retrieval

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BRINES; CALCIUM; EXTRACTION; SILICATES;

GEOTHERMAL BRINE; RECIRCULATION SYSTEM; SCHWERTMANNITE;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

ARSENIC; BRINES; CALCIUM; EXTRACTION; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; SILICATES;

ARSENIC; BRINE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; SCHWERTMANNITE; SILICA;

EID: 34248563216     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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