Nanobubbles as Corrosion and Scale Inhibitor

Geothermal resources with lower temperatures highlight many successful industrial applications; however, many share a common problem of scaling and/or corrosion. The cost to mitigate the problems with scaling and corrosion should not be underestimated so that the operators can better plan for the maintenance. It is also increasingly becoming difficult to justify using chemical agents to prevent these problems because of the elevated level of environmental concerns. The authors have started to investigate environmentally friendly and cost-effective ways to solve these problems. In this paper, we will share our preliminary experimental results on nanobubble usage as a corrosion and scale inhibitor.