Ion-Molecule Reactions and Chemical Composition of Emanated from Herculane Spa Geothermal Sources
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Sampling of the Herculane Spa Area
2.2. Methods used of Gases Collection
2.3. Determination of Gases Composition
3. Results and Discussion
Acknowledgments
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Name | Type | Latitude (North) | Longitude (East) |
---|---|---|---|
Ghizela’s Cross Spa | drilling | 44° 53′ 31.35″ | 22° 25′ 28.29″ |
7 Hot Spas’s Right | drilling | 44° 53′ 24.14″ | 22° 25′ 25.70″ |
Scorillo Spa | drilling | 44° 53′ 18.10″ | 22° 25′ 32.46″ |
Neptun Spa 1 | drilling | 44° 53′ 8.59″ | 22° 25′ 7.73″ |
Dragalina Spa | spring | 44° 53′ 4.00″ | 22° 25′ 19.95″ |
Traian Spa | drilling | 44° 52′ 52.99″ | 22° 24′ 57.68″ |
Decebal Spa | drilling | 44° 52′ 34.99″ | 22° 24′ 49.99″ |
Well 5789 | drilling | 44° 52′ 27.87″ | 22° 25′ 0.08″ |
Lime Factory | drilling | 44° 52′ 24.41″ | 22° 24′ 52.82″ |
Mehadia (coal mine) | – | 44° 53′ 8.82″ | 22° 23′ 22.48" |
No | Location | Gas concentration (% volume)
| [CH4]/[C2H6] | |||||||
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CH4 | N2 | C2H6 | Ar | O2 | SH2 | CO2 | H2 | |||
1 | Ghizela’s Cross Spa | n.p. | 82.62 | n.p. | 1.47 | 14.73 | n.p. | 1.18 | n.p. | n.p. |
2 | 7 Hot Spa’s Right | 1.77 | 96.28 | 0.04 | 1.66 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.05 | n.p. | 44 |
3 | Scorillo Spa | 2.87 | 95.12 | 0.16 | 1.73 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.07 | n.p. | 18 |
4 | Neptun Spa 1 | 60.47 | 35.41 | 0.81 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 1.72 | 75 |
5 | Dragalina Spa | 67.61 | 28.75 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.61 | 0.11 | 1.85 | 119 |
6 | Traian Spa | 64.12 | 31.20 | 0.68 | 0.40 | 0.06 | 0.81 | 0.38 | 1.76 | 94 |
7 | Decebal Spa | 70.88 | 25.54 | 0.84 | 0.47 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 1.98 | 84 |
8 | Well 5789 | 64.77 | 32.13 | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 1.68 | 108 |
9 | Lime Factory | 59.51 | 37.06 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.66 | 1.43 | 86 |
10 | Mehadia (coal mine) | 12.01 | 8.05 | n.p. | 0.17 | n.p. | 0.14 | 79.63 | 0.31 | n.p. |
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Cosma, C.; Suciu, I.; Jäntschi, L.; Bolboacă, S.D. Ion-Molecule Reactions and Chemical Composition of Emanated from Herculane Spa Geothermal Sources. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 1024-1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms9061024
Cosma C, Suciu I, Jäntschi L, Bolboacă SD. Ion-Molecule Reactions and Chemical Composition of Emanated from Herculane Spa Geothermal Sources. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2008; 9(6):1024-1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms9061024
Chicago/Turabian StyleCosma, Constantin, Ioan Suciu, Lorentz Jäntschi, and Sorana D. Bolboacă. 2008. "Ion-Molecule Reactions and Chemical Composition of Emanated from Herculane Spa Geothermal Sources" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 9, no. 6: 1024-1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms9061024