| Title | Geothermal Water Purification by Green Adsorbent |
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| Authors | Het TILALA, Hemil SAVALIYA, Deep KOTADIA, Manan SHAH |
| Year | 2020 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Geothermal Energy, Groundwater, Green Adsorbent |
| Abstract | This paper provides a critical overview of the purification of geothermal water by green absorbents. Geothermal water is highly useful and filled with abundant sources and it is highly useful for humans. Geothermal water is a chief natural resource in the Earth. It supports all the lives on the earth and plays a vital role in the development of humans. Geothermal water is very useful for household purposes and it is also used for irrigation purposes. The recently growing up industries occupation to the desires and luxuries of individuals consume volumes of water for his or her use. Geothermal water supplies are at risk of chemical pollution from fracking, agricultural chemicals, leaking or unfit landfills and septic tanks. Such contamination can render geothermal water unfit for use and difficult to clean up. For those reasons, it needs to be purified for the better use of it. Activated carbon, biochar, and the fruit peels seem to be low-cost adsorbents and also the natural adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from the geothermal water. Activated carbon is that the most generally used adsorbent as a result of its low value, exceptionally high porousness, tunable pore size, and high adsorbent capacities. Biochar as a stable carbon-rich material shows unbelievable potential to handle contaminants present in water. Fruit peels were chosen and used as green adsorbents for water purification. Thus purifying geothermal water with these natural adsorbents we can make the best use of geothermal water in house hold purposes and many industrial aspects. |