Experimental results of silica removal from simulated solutions of geothermal brine of Kizildere field, Turkey

Abstract

The Denizli-Kizildere geothermal power plant in western Anatolia, Turkey, has a capacity of 20 MW. The waste brine from the plant has a flow rate of 1500 ton/h and contains approximately 400 mg/dm3 of silica, which causes scaling. This paper describes experimental work carried out to investigate the optimum conditions of silica removal from Denizli-Kizildere geothermal wastewater by precipitation. © 2001 CNR. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.