Longling is characterized by a wide distribution of hydrothermal areas, among which the Banglazhang hydrothermal system is the most geothermally active. Banglazhang is marked by intensive hydrothermal activities including hot springs, geysers, fumaroles and hydrothermal explosions. The geothermal waters from the Longling region are mainly HCO3-Na type with low but comparable SO4 and Cl concentrations. Calculations based on a variety of chemical geothermometers and a K-Ca geobarometer indicate that the Banglazhang hydrothermal system has much higher subsurface temperature and CO2 pressure compared to the other systems such as Daheba, Dazhulin and Huangcaoba. However, geothermal water samples collected from all these alternative hydrothermal areas are either partially equilibrated with reservoir minerals or are immature. The silica-enthalpy relationships of Banglazhang geothermal waters indicate the presence of a deep geothermal fluid with an enthalpy value and silica concentration of 945 J/g（up to around 220 °C） and 339 mg/L. Our work indicates the Banglazhang area is a promising source in terms of long-term utilization of hydrothermal resources.
Rehai,a high-temperature hydrothermal system located in the southern part of the Tengchong volcanic geothermal area of Yunnan Province,is characterized by intensive hydrothermal activities. The hot springs at Rehai that have been sampled so far are Na-HCO3-Cl or Na-HCO3 springs except for the one at Diretiyanqu(experience geothermal area) which is an acid sulfate spring. As typical characteristic solution constituents in high-temperature hydrothermal systems with magma as heat source,Cl,B and As in the Rehai geothermal waters originate mainly from the addition of magmatic fluid. However,both the mixing of magmatic fluid and the dissolution of reservoir hostrocks contribute to the enrichment of fluoride in the Rehai geothermal waters,although their fluoride concentrations are primarily controlled by the solubility of fluorite as indicated by a clear negative relation between solution fluoride and calcium concentrations. The much higher concentration of SO2-4 in the Diretiyanqu Spring as compared to the other springs outcropping at Rehai implies a quite different geochemical genesis for this spring. The H2S-rich vapor,separated from the deep geothermal fluid during boiling process(i.e.,adiabatic cooling),can ascend to shallow aquifers where it is mixed with cold groundwaters and oxidized. Acid sulfate-rich hot springs are generally formed in this manner although only one spring of this type has been sampled during the field investigation of this study.
Reservoir temperature estimation is vitally important for assessing the exploitation potential of a geothermal field.In this study,the concentrations of major chemical constituents in geothermal water sampled from boiling and hot springs in the Tengchong hydrothermal area were measured,and quartz and cationic solutes geothermometers were used to calculate subsurface temperatures.Log(Q/K) diagrams and Na-K-Mg triangular diagrams were applied to evaluating the equilibrium status of geothermal water samples with regard to reservoir minerals,and results were used to select suitable geothermometers.The results show that samples RH01,RH03,RH04,RH05,and LL16 were in or very close to full equilibrium with the selected minerals,and therefore a NaK geothermometer is appropriate.A K/Mg geothermometer,however,is applicable to LP08 and PZH18 whose chemical compositions adjusted to the shallow reservoir temperatures during their re-equilibrium processes.In contrast,cationic solute geothermometers are unsuitable for SQ20 and RH07,which are categorized as immature water in the Na-K-Mg diagram;a quartz geothermometer was adopted to evaluate the corresponding subsurface temperatures of these samples.According to the reservoir temperature estimation made in this study,there is at least one high-temperature reservoir below Rehai with a possible temperature range of 210-270 ℃.
Xiaobo ZhangQinghai GuoJiexiang LiMingliang LiuYanxin WangYijun Yang
The adsorptive removal of arsenic by synthetically-prepared nano Fe-Mn binary oxides(FM) was investigated. A novel method using potassium permanganate and ferric chloride as raw materials was used to synthesise FM. The molar ratio of Fe and Mn in the synthetic Fe-Mn binary oxides was 4 : 3. The FM-1 and FM-2(prepared at different activation temperatures) having high specific surface areas(358.87 and 128.58 m^2/g, respectively) were amorphous and of nano particle types. The amount of arsenic adsorbed on FM-1 was higher than that adsorbed on FM-2 particles. After adsorption by FM-1, residual arsenic concentration decreased to less than 10 μg/L. The adsorption kinetics data were analyzed using different kinetic models including pseudo first-order model, pseudo second-order model, Elovich model and intraparticle diffusion model. Pseudo second-order kinetic model was the most appropriate model to describe the adsorption kinetics. The adsorption percentage of As(Ⅲ) increased in the p H range of 2–3 while it decreased with the increase of pH( 3
Mei YuYanxin WangShuqiong KongEvalde MulindankakaYuan FangYa Wu
