| Title | Silica Separation from Reinjection Brines Having Different Composition at Monte Amiata Geothermal Plantt |
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| Authors | Sandra Vitolo and Maria Luisa Cialdella |
| Year | 1995 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Mt. Amiata geothermal area, geothermal brines, reinjection, silica scaling, silica separation |
| Abstract | process for tlic separation of silica Amiata reinjection geothermal scaling causes serious problems in operation and maintenance of reinjection facilities, is reported, in which the phases of coagulation, and of silica are involved Brines discharged from three wells were studied, in order to investigate the influence of the brine composition on of tlie separation treatment. The addition of amounts of calcium chloride and sodium hydroxide at temperatures were investigated and the separating operations were determined. The brine was revealed to be a factor in affecting the process of coagulation of tlie silica present |