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Retrospective Analysis of Geothermal Mineral Recovery and Domestic Resource Assessment References

Oct 20, 2021
1.69 MB
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This reference database in RIS format contains all of the references that were collected as part of our retrospective analysis of geothermal mineral recovery (REE and Li) activities and domestic resource assessment. The outputs detail the chemistry and molecular processes used in ...
Authors
Dobson, P. and Stringfellow, W. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergylithiumreemineral recoveryrecoverygeothermal brinesbrinesgeochemistytechnologydomestic resourceresourcemineral

Core-Shell REE Sorbent Extraction Data

Apr 27, 2017
19.17 kB
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Solution chemical analysis data for magnetic core shell sorbent materials. Deionized water and brine solutions were spiked with five rare earth elements and the solutions analyzed after approximately 5 minutes exposure to the sorbent particles.
Authors
Thallapally, P. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyreemineral recoveryrare earth elementschemistrychemical analysismagneticcore shellsorbent materialsbrine studybrine

Dynamic Column Extraction for Europium on Media 1 at Ambient Temperature

Apr 07, 2015
252.59 kB
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This is a dataset for a 200ppm europium solution sent through a column with 12g of media #1 at pH of 3.2. This column experiment was run at ambient temperature at a flow rate of 2mL/min.
Authors
Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.
geothermaleuropiummedia 1ambient temperaturedynamic column extractionmedia #1eusolutioncolumnexperimentchemistryaqueous chemistryreerare earth elementrecoveryextractionbrinebrine studymineral recovery

Magnetic Nanofluid Rare Earth Element Extraction Process Report, Techno Economic Analysis, and Results for Geothermal Fluids

Mar 14, 2016
1.86 MB
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This GDR submission is an interim technical report and raw data files from the first year of testing on functionalized nanoparticles for rare earth element extraction from geothermal fluids. The report contains Rare Earth Element uptake results (percent removal, mg Rare Earth Ele...
Authors
McGrail, P. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalreemofnanofluidrare earth elementmetal organic frameworkgeothermal mineral recoveryneodymiumeuropiumyttriumdysprosiumcesiummagnetic separationmetal uptaketechno economic analysisrare earth element extractiontechno economicsilica sorbentsuptake results

Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of Rare Earths, Precious Metals and Other Critical Materials from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics

Sep 21, 2016
438.56 kB
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The work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials (silica and MOF...
Authors
Addleman, R. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalsorbentsnanorare earth elementsreesprecious metalsmineral recoverygreen mininginorganic sorbent removal efficiencyorganic sorbent removal efficiencycomposite thin filmree

Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics

May 25, 2017
483.89 kB
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This work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials demonstrated h...
Authors
Addleman, S. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalsorbentsnanorare earth elementsreesprecious metalsmineral recoverygreen mininginorganic sorbent removal efficiencyorganic sorbent removal efficiencycomposite thin filmtechnoeconomicslanthanumeuropiumholmiumsilvercopperzinc

SubTER Final Magnetotelluric (MT) Data: Mineral Mountains, Utah

Oct 13, 2021
15.16 MB
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Subsurface Science, Technology and Engineering Research, and Development (SubTER) Crosscut is a collaboration across the Department of Energy offices involved in research activities in energy production/extraction, subsurface storage, and environmental remediation. This submission...
Authors
Wannamaker, P. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergysubtersubter mtmagnetotelluric datamt datamineral mountainsmineral mountains mtutah subterutah mtutahmagneticsgeophysicsprocessed datadatamagnetotelluricmtmt soundings

SSGF Mineral Major Elements and Lithium Concentration

May 01, 2023
1.38 MB
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Presented are major element and lithium concentrations of minerals from the Salton Sea Geothermal Field (SSGF), located in the Imperial Valley, California. With a recent increase in demand for lithium, the area is now being studied as a source of geothermal brine for lithium extr...
Authors
Humphreys, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermallithiummineralrockssalton sea geothermal fieldbrinelithium isotopteschloritegeologygeochemistryhydrothermalisotope quantificationextractionsalton sealithium valleygeothermal brineimperial countyraw data

Repetitive Regeneration of Media #1 in a Dynamic Column Extraction using Brine #1

Oct 14, 2015
235.97 kB
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This data is from a regeneration study from a dynamic column extraction experiment where we ran a solution of REE's through a column of media #1 then stripped the REE's off the media using 2M HNO3 solution. We then re-equilibrated the media and repeated the process of running a RE...
Authors
Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalmedia 1brine 1regeneration studydynamic column extractiongeothermal mineral recoverymedia #1brine #1brine studyreerare earth elements

SSGF Trace Element Concentrations

Jan 08, 2026
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Presented are trace element concentrations of minerals from the Salton Sea Geothermal Field (SSGF), located in the Imperial Valley, California. With a recent increase in demand for lithium, the area is actively being studied as a source of geothermal brine for lithium extraction. ...
Authors
Kovalick, A. et al University of California Riverside
geothermaltrace elementssalton sea geothermal fieldrocksmineralhydrothermallithium valleygeothermal brineraw dataimperial countyssgfimperial valleyrare earth elementsreecritical mineralsmnznconibrine-rock reactionrock samplesbrine samplesrhyolitic domesdurmid hillsschmitt and hulenca 2-14wellschemistryfluid chemistrygeochemistrysalton sealithium extraction

Recovery of Rare Earths, Precious Metals and Other Critical Materials from Geothermal Waters with Advanced Sorbent Structures

Sep 30, 2015
1.4 MB
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The work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials demonstrated h...
Authors
Addleman, R. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalsorbentsnanorare earth elementsreesprecious metalsmineral recoverygreen miningsharkey hot springs water chemistryinorganic sorbent removal efficiencyorganic sorbent removal efficiencyrecovery of rare earths from sorbentssharkey hot springs aqueous chemistryrare earth elementsorbent rare earth element removal efficiencytechnical reportperformancerecyclesconcentrartion

Shaker Table Experiments with Rare Earth Elements Sorption from Geothermal Brine

Jul 21, 2015
251.16 kB
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This dataset described shaker table experiments ran with sieved 50 +100 mesh media #1 in brine #1 that have 2ppm each of the 7 REE metals at different starting pH's of 3.5, 4.5, and 5.5. The experimental conditions are 2g media to 150mL of REE solution, at 70C.
Authors
Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalshaker bath70cmedia 1-50 100 meshbrine 1various phrare earth elementsreesorbtion studymineral extractionexperimentmedia #1-50 +100 meshbrine #1shaker tableshaker testbrinebrine studyrecoveryextractionsequestration

Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production

Jan 01, 2013
2.13 MB
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Numerical simulations have shown that the use of supercritical CO2 instead of water as a heat transfer fluid yields significantly greater heat extraction rates for geothermal energy. If this technology is implemented successfully, it could increase geothermal energy production and...
Authors
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalco2-egsgeochemical reactionco2egsgeochemistrydissolutionprecipitationsequestrationsimulationchlorite dissolution kineticsmineral scalingmineral alterationfracture permeabilitygeochemical alterationmodelingtaupo volcanic zonenew zealandgreywackerhyolitedaciteegs-co2rock-gas interaction

Repetitive Regeneration of Media 1 after REE Sorption from Brine 1 at 70C

Jul 23, 2015
261.02 kB
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This dataset shows the ability of media #1 to be loaded with REE's, stripped of the REE's sequestered, regenerated, and reused over many cycles.
Authors
Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalmedia 1brine 1regenerationelevated temperaturemedia #1brine #1shakertablereerare earth elementrecoveryextractionchemistryaqueous chemistrysequestrationsorptionbrinebrine studyreusablemineral recovery

Synthetic Lithium Prize Brine for Finalists of the Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize Competition

Sep 29, 2023
30.75 kB
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The Department of Energy (DOE), Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) launched a multi-phase funding program to advance technologies for extraction of lithium from geothermal brines. This initiative, known as American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize (GLEP), had objectives ...
Authors
Neupane, G. and Smith, R. Idaho National Laboratory
lithium extractioncritical mineralsgeothermal brinedirect lithium extractionbrine miningbrine synthesiscompetitionsynthetic lithium prize brineslpbglepidaho national laboratorydlegeochemistrygeothermal fluidsalton seassgfamerican-made geothermal lithium extraction prize

Salton Sea Geothermal Development Nontechnical Barriers to Entry Analysis and Perspectives

Jun 28, 2022
5.95 MB
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The report included in this submission details the nontechnical barriers to entry for development of geothermal resources in the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea provides an economically viable opportunity for replacing the energy imported by California which makes up 25 percent of Cali...
Authors
Goodman, D. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergysalton seatechnoeconomic analysismageteanontechnicalbarrierslithiumresource developmentresourcecaliforniatechnoeconomictechno economictechno-economicanalysismodeldevelopmentfeasibilityreportresource potentiallithium extraction

Applications of Fractured Continuum Model to Enhanced Geothermal System Heat Extraction Problems

May 06, 2014
5.77 MB
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This paper describes the applications of the fractured continuum model to the different enhanced geothermal systems reservoir conditions. The capability of the fractured continuum model to generate fracture characteristics expected in enhanced geothermal systems reservoir environm...
Authors
Kalinina, E. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalsimulationegsheat extractionfracturefractured continuum modelfracture continuumfracture characteristicsreservoir environmenthorizontal wellsvertical wells

REE Sorption Study of Seived 50 +100 Mesh Fraction of Media 1 in Brine 1 at Different Concentrations of REE at 70C

Jun 29, 2015
269.69 kB
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This dataset shows the sorption capacities of smaller grain size (-50 +100 mesh) of media #1 in brine #1 at different starting concentrations of REE's at elevated temperature of 70C. The experimental conditions are 2g of 50 +100 mesh media #1 to 150mL of REE solution at concentrat...
Authors
Garland, G. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalmedia 1brine 1elevated temperature 70c-50 100 seivedph 5.5shakertablemedia #1brine #1-50 +100 seived70csorptionshaker tableshaker testshaker bathsequestrationreerare earth elementsrecoveryextractionmineral recoverybrinebrine studychemistryaqueous chemistryseive

Geothermal Thermoelectric Generation (G-TEG) with Integrated Temperature Driven Membrane Distillation and Novel Manganese Oxide for Lithium Extraction Final Report

Mar 01, 2018
1.99 MB
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This project aims to develop an innovative Geothermal ThermoElectric Generation (G-TEG) system specially designed to both generate electricity and extract high-value lithium (Li) from low-temperature geothermal brines. The process combined five modular technologies including silic...
Authors
Renew, J. et al Southern Research Institute
geothermalenergygteglithium extractionlithium sorbencythermoelectric powerdevelopmentfabricationintegrated membrane distillationmethodstechnical assessmenteconomic assessmenttechnoeconomictechno-economicpower generationmanganese oxide sorbentmn-oxidemno2

Utah FORGE: Mineral Mountains West Fault System Report

Jul 01, 2019
25.06 MB
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This archive contains a report on the Mineral Mountains West fault system as part of phase 2C and the evidence for the northern terminus of this structure. Geologic field mapping, reprocessing of 3D seismic reflection data, and soil gas surveys contributed to this effort.
Authors
Simmons, S. and Miller, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergymineral mountainsutah forge phase 2cutah forgegeologic structurefaultsutah forge faultsmineral mountains west fault systemnorth milford valleyutahstructural geologysoil gas geochemistryphase 2c3d seismicgeochemicalgeophysicalgeologicalseismic reflectionfaultwell 58-32hydrothermal fluid flowhydrothermalco2 fluxhelium isotopessoil gasfault mappingsurface mappinggeomorphic analysisstratigraphyforgeegsroosevelt hot springsmilfordgeologygeophysicsgeochemistryseismic

In-Situ Process for Sorption and Stripping of Rare Earth Elements from Simulated Geothermal Brine

May 24, 2016
14.05 kB
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Description of a conceptual commercial process to remove rare earth elements (REEs) from geothermal brine, based on a small-scale laboratory experiment to load, strip, and regenerate a ligand-based media used to adsorb REEs from a simulated brine doped with known mineral concentra...
Authors
Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.
geothermalbrinerare earth elementsreeadsorptionmineral recoveryprocesssimulated brinebrine studymineral doping

Appendices for Geothermal Exploration Artificial Intelligence Report

Jan 08, 2021
2.76 GB
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The Geothermal Exploration Artificial Intelligence looks to use machine learning to spot geothermal identifiers from land maps. This is done to remotely detect geothermal sites for the purpose of energy uses. Such uses include enhanced geothermal system (EGS) applications, especia...
Authors
Duzgun, H. et al Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyartificial intelligencehydrothermally altered mineralsmineral markerssvmgeodatabasewellfaultseismicaiborderbradydesert peaksalton sealand surface temperaturedeformationgeophysicalgeophysicssupport vector machinehyperspectralhyperspectral imagingcalifornianevadaegsblindblind systemdeep learningmachine learningexplorationgeospatial datashort wavelength infraredswirdatabaseanomaly detectionsite detectionradarhydrothermalmodelconceptual modelzoteroraw datapreproccessedprocessed dataenhanced geothermal systemengineered geothermal systemremote sensingarcgisgisinsarmorphologymorphologicalmorphological featurestirvnirvisible near infraredthermal infraredcodepython

Techno-Economic Assessment for Integrating Biosorption into Rare Earth Recovery Process

Oct 09, 2017
1.2 MB
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The current uncertainty in the global supply of rare earth elements (REEs) necessitates the development of novel extraction technologies that utilize a variety of REE source materials. Herein, we examined the techno-economic performance of integrating a biosorption approach into a...
Authors
Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergytearesource recoveryreerare earthbrinetailings

Surface Complexation Modeling of Terbium Biosorption onto E. Coli Bacterial Surfaces with Lanthanide Binding Tags

Apr 01, 2018
142.53 kB
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Lanthanide binding tags (LBTs) have been engineered onto native Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterial surfaces to enhance extraction and recovery of rare earth elements (REEs). Three strains of E. coli were studied: (1) the native E. coli surface, (2) a mutant E. coli surface with ...
Authors
Jiao, Y. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergymodelingterbiumbiosorptione. colibacteriabacterialsurfacelanthanide bindingtaglbtreerare earthbrinefluidgeofluidgeochemicalgeochemistrybioadsorptionbioengineering

Applications of Geothermally-Produced Colloidal Silica in Reservoir Management Smart Gels

Jan 31, 2013
3.56 MB
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In enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) the reservoir permeability is often enhanced or created using hydraulic fracturing. In hydraulic fracturing, high fluid pressures are applied to confined zones in the subsurface usually using packers to fracture the host rock. This enhances r...
Authors
Hunt, J. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalzonal isolationreservoir managementfluid diversioncolloidal silicasilicacoproduction
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