Silica scrubbing from superheated steam using aqueous potassium carbonate solution: An experimental investigation

A study on scrubbing of superheated steam containing silica impurities is performed using an aqueous potassium carbonate solution as a potential application in mitigation of superheated geothermal steam. An experimental setup aimed at testing a silica particle scrubbing technique was built. The setup consists of a superheated steam generating system, a silica particle feeding and an injection system, a salt solution injection and separation...