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The last factor in the list has been exploited successfully for the Imperial Valley plants.
The geofluid is “seeded” with silica particles in large vessels called flash-crystallizers,
providing favorable precipitation sites for the supersaturated solution. After two stages
of this process, the precipitated silica is removed, dried, compacted, and disposed of.
The steam that is generated is ready for use in turbines and the waste liquid is clean
enough to be reinjected without fear of clogging the reservoir [8].