A Cost-Effective Treatment System for the Stabilization of Spent Geothermal Brines
- Key words
- Brine Technology; Economics; Treatment; USA; California; Salton Sea; Flash Tank; Clarifier; Reactor; Sludge; Waste Cake; Dewatering; Environmental; Disposal; Cost Estimate; Injection; Reinjection; Pilot Plant; Silica; US DOE; SDG&E
- Location
- Salton Sea, California; Imperial Valley
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1979
- Session
- Economics; Waste management; Injection
- Language
- English
Abstract
A treatment system has been developed in which spent geothermal brines from a flash tank heat extraction plant area stabilized to permit reinjection of the treated brine while maintaining the integrity of the wells over an extended period. This treatment system is both cost effective and environmentally sound.
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