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Table 1 Composition and conditions of experimental solutions in the reservoir container. All solutions contain initially 1 mM Cu

From: Copper precipitation as consequence of steel corrosion in a flow-through experiment mimicking a geothermal production well

Experiment name

Oxygen

Temperature (°C)

Salt content

Type of steel

Others

O

Oxic

25

2 M NaCl, 1.5 M CaCl2

Carbon steel

 

A

Anoxic

25

2 M NaCl, 1.5 M CaCl2

Carbon steel

 

B

Anoxic

50

2 M NaCl, 1.5 M CaCl2

Carbon steel

 

C

Anoxic

80

2 M NaCl, 1.5 M CaCl2

Carbon steel

 

D

Anoxic

80

0

Carbon steel

Perforated capillary

E

Anoxic

80

2 M NaCl, 1.5 M CaCl2

Stainless steel