Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi

Yazarlar: Ziya Sedat CETİNER

Konular:Mühendislik, Ortak Disiplinler

DOI:10.28948/ngumuh.386719

Anahtar Kelimeler:Geothermal waters,Metal-mineral recovery,Tuzla,Lithium

Özet:    The aim of this study is to identify and analyse the prospective areas in the Biga Peninsula in terms of geothermal waters as a source of commercially valuable materials. Identified potential sources will be evaluated integrating a sample cost analysis for a pilot reclamation process. The review of the geochemistry of geothermal resources in the Biga Peninsula indicates that geothermal waters with high temperature (T>60°C) and slightly acidic pH values will yield sufficiently quantifiable dissolved commercial element concentrations. In this respect, pilot feasibility analysis showed that a geothermal fluid representing Tuzla geothermal resources could produce approximately 22 Kg Li metal per day. Benefit-cost ratio was calculated to be 3.71, showing that such an investment is profitable for a ten years of operation

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