Effect of aluminum ion on silica removal from geothermal brine by seeding method using silica gel

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 462-464

  Sugita, Hajime ^a   Suzuki, R U I ^a   Bando, Yoshiyuki ^a   Nakamura, Masaaki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminum ion; Initial ph; Seeding method; Silica gel seed; Silica scale

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BRINES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DESCALING; IONS; PH EFFECTS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SUPERSATURATION;

SEEDING METHOD;

SCALE (DEPOSITS);

ALUMINUM; BRINE; REMOVAL; SILICA GEL;

EID: 3543113087     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.31.462     Document Type: Article

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