Some Aspects of Geothermal Waste Treatment Biotechnology
- Key words
- Production; Environmental; Regulatory; DOE; BNL; Brine; Chemical Composition; Hazardous Waste; Chromiun; Bioremediction; Biological; Chemical; Biotechnology; Bioreactor; Heavy Metals; Brine Sludge; Brine Residues
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1988
- Session
- Environmental aspects; Waste management
- Language
- English
Abstract
Recent studies have indicated that biotechnological processes for detoxification of geothermal residual brine sludges are feasible. Preliminary studies have also shown that such processes are controlled by several factors which include the concentration of the residual sludge in the bioreactor, the type of bioreactor and the strain of acidophilic microorganisms used. A brief discussion of these factors follows.
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