Geochemical and Process Engineering Challenges for Geothermal Power Generation (pages 2093–2104)Stephanie Frick, Dr. Simona Regenspurg, Stefan Kranz, Dr. Harald Milsch, Dr. Ali Saadat, Henning Francke, Wulf Brandt and Prof. Dr. Ernst Huenges
Article first published online: 9 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1002/cite.201100131

Handling of geothermal fluid, which is typically a complex mixture of salt solution and dissolved gases, is one of the main challenges for designing and operating reliable and efficient geothermal power plants. This paper outlines geochemical and process engineering aspects as well as research activities in these fields.