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Table 5 Main cations and anion of selected water samples during experiments C, D and E (mg/L)

From: Hydrogen sulfide removal from geothermal fluids by Fe(III)-based additives

Sample

Treatment

Na+

K+

Ca2+

Mg2+

HCO3

Cl

SO42−

Fe

Water

Filtered

520

23

430

130

172

860

1400

< 0.02

Water

Unfiltered

510

22

420

130

233

800

1300

< 0.02

Exp. C

Before addition

510

22

430

120

nm

nm

1500

< 0.02

After GFH_1

510

22

430

120

nm

nm

1500

4.5

After GFH_2

510

21

420

120

nm

nm

1500

10.5

After GFH_2

510

22

430

120

nm

nm

1500

< 0.02

Exp. D

Before addition

480

21

400

120

nm

nm

1500

< 0.02

Before addition

480

20

400

110

nm

nm

1400

< 0.02

After GFH

480

20

400

110

nm

nm

1400

< 0.02

After GFH

450

18

350

100

nm

nm

1200

< 0.02

After GFH

460

19

370

110

nm

nm

1300

< 0.02

Before addition

510

22

430

120

nm

nm

1500

< 0.02

Exp. E

After FeCl3

530

21

420

120

nm

nm

1400

6.7

After FeCl3

510

22

420

120

nm

nm

1500

< 0.02

After FeCl3

510

22

430

120

nm

nm

1400

<0.02

After FeCl3

510

21

420

120

nm

nm

1400

2.186

  1. nm not measured