| Title | Chemical Recovery as Alternative of Environmental Solution by Geothermal Brines in Cerro Prieto |
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| Authors | Mercado, S.; Lopez, J. A.; Angulo, R. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Brine Chemistry; Brine Technology; Waste Disposal; Minerals; Mexico; Salton Trough; Cerro Prieto; Well Fields; High Temperature; Setting Pond; Potassium Chloride; Lithium Chloride; Power Plant; Reinjection; Waste Brine; CFE |
| Abstract | The Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field is a large area of hydrothermal alteration. In order to use the geothermal energy 55 wells have been drilled. Some of them are in continuous operations, discharging a high pressure steam brine mixture. After the process of separation have taken place, the steam (1,500 T/hr) is sent to a generating plant, and the brine (3,500 T/hr) to a setting pond. The brine has a high content of salts and some of them like KC1 and LiC1 can be recovered economically. It has been a solution to dispose the brine and prevent environmental problems. |