Treatment of geothermal waters for production of industrial, agricultural or drinking water

Geothermics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-483

  Gallup, Darrell L ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Boron; Desilication; Geothermal water treatment; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATE TREATMENT; EVAPORATION; ION EXCHANGE; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

DESILICATION; GEOTHERMAL WATER TREATMENT;

GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES;

CONDENSATE TREATMENT; EVAPORATION; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; ION EXCHANGE; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRINKING WATER; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 34748832262     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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