Novel Phosphonate Proves Useful in Geothermal Environments

摘要

In countries with inadequate access to fossil fuels, energy from geother-mal power plants provides a crucial service. In fact, right now the Asia-Pacific region supplies over one-third of the world's geothermal energy production. Geothermal power plants produce electricity using the natural heat of the earth, which is accomplished by:1.Injecting cold water into hot rock (usually >220 °C).2.Pumping hot water from the earth and using the heat to create steam.3.Using steam to run turbines and generators.Figure 1 illustrates this process.