Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits
Scaling is frequently observed in geothermal fields and reduces the energy harvesting of power plants. Recently, Sb-rich deposits have developed in many fields around the world. Various polymeric macromolecules have been used as antiscalants to mitigate the formation of scale. Testing potential comm...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2020-01-01
|
| Series: | Geofluids |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8867084 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832560291422928896 |
|---|---|
| author | Celal Çiftçi Emre Karaburun Serhat Tonkul Alper Baba Mustafa M. Demir Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar |
| author_facet | Celal Çiftçi Emre Karaburun Serhat Tonkul Alper Baba Mustafa M. Demir Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar |
| author_sort | Celal Çiftçi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Scaling is frequently observed in geothermal fields and reduces the energy harvesting of power plants. Recently, Sb-rich deposits have developed in many fields around the world. Various polymeric macromolecules have been used as antiscalants to mitigate the formation of scale. Testing potential commercial antiscalants in field conditions is a tedious and costly process. The artificial synthesis of geothermal deposits in the lab is a more practical and economical way to test the performance of antiscalants. This study obtained a Sb-rich deposit by refluxing SbCl3 and Na2S·3H2O in 18 h. The product was found to be a mixture of Sb2O3 and Sb2S3. We examined the performance of antiscalants such as poly(ethylene glycol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), Gelatin, and poly(vinyl alcohol) of various molecular weights at 5 to 100 ppm. The formation of Sb2S3 is suppressed in the presence of the polymeric antiscalants. The dosage was found to be critical for the solubilization of Sb-rich deposits. Gelatin of 5 ppm showed the highest performance under the conditions employed in this study. While low dosages improve the concentration of [Sb3+], high dosages are required to increase the solubility of [S2-]. Moreover, the amount of deposit is reduced by 12.4% compared to the reference (in the absence of any polymeric molecules). Thus, comparatively, Gelatin shows the most promising performance among the molecules employed. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-fb56828bb1834f058839f830d84b2f7c |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1468-8115 1468-8123 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2020-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Geofluids |
| spelling | doaj-art-fb56828bb1834f058839f830d84b2f7c2025-02-03T01:27:59ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88670848867084Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal DepositsCelal Çiftçi0Emre Karaburun1Serhat Tonkul2Alper Baba3Mustafa M. Demir4Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar5Department of Materials Science and Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Gülbahçe, Urla, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Gülbahçe, Urla, İzmir, TurkeyProgram of International Water Resources, İzmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Gülbahçe, Urla, İzmir, TurkeyProgram of International Water Resources, İzmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Gülbahçe, Urla, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Gülbahçe, Urla, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Harran University, 63050 Şanlıurfa, TurkeyScaling is frequently observed in geothermal fields and reduces the energy harvesting of power plants. Recently, Sb-rich deposits have developed in many fields around the world. Various polymeric macromolecules have been used as antiscalants to mitigate the formation of scale. Testing potential commercial antiscalants in field conditions is a tedious and costly process. The artificial synthesis of geothermal deposits in the lab is a more practical and economical way to test the performance of antiscalants. This study obtained a Sb-rich deposit by refluxing SbCl3 and Na2S·3H2O in 18 h. The product was found to be a mixture of Sb2O3 and Sb2S3. We examined the performance of antiscalants such as poly(ethylene glycol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), Gelatin, and poly(vinyl alcohol) of various molecular weights at 5 to 100 ppm. The formation of Sb2S3 is suppressed in the presence of the polymeric antiscalants. The dosage was found to be critical for the solubilization of Sb-rich deposits. Gelatin of 5 ppm showed the highest performance under the conditions employed in this study. While low dosages improve the concentration of [Sb3+], high dosages are required to increase the solubility of [S2-]. Moreover, the amount of deposit is reduced by 12.4% compared to the reference (in the absence of any polymeric molecules). Thus, comparatively, Gelatin shows the most promising performance among the molecules employed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8867084 |
| spellingShingle | Celal Çiftçi Emre Karaburun Serhat Tonkul Alper Baba Mustafa M. Demir Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits Geofluids |
| title | Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits |
| title_full | Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits |
| title_fullStr | Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits |
| title_short | Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits |
| title_sort | testing the performance of various polymeric antiscalants for mitigation of sb rich precipitates mimicking stibnite based geothermal deposits |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8867084 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT celalciftci testingtheperformanceofvariouspolymericantiscalantsformitigationofsbrichprecipitatesmimickingstibnitebasedgeothermaldeposits AT emrekaraburun testingtheperformanceofvariouspolymericantiscalantsformitigationofsbrichprecipitatesmimickingstibnitebasedgeothermaldeposits AT serhattonkul testingtheperformanceofvariouspolymericantiscalantsformitigationofsbrichprecipitatesmimickingstibnitebasedgeothermaldeposits AT alperbaba testingtheperformanceofvariouspolymericantiscalantsformitigationofsbrichprecipitatesmimickingstibnitebasedgeothermaldeposits AT mustafamdemir testingtheperformanceofvariouspolymericantiscalantsformitigationofsbrichprecipitatesmimickingstibnitebasedgeothermaldeposits AT mehmetirfanyesilnacar testingtheperformanceofvariouspolymericantiscalantsformitigationofsbrichprecipitatesmimickingstibnitebasedgeothermaldeposits |