Pressurized Fluidized-Bed Hydroretorting of eastern oil shales. Final report, June 1992--January 1993
- Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Alabama Univ., University, AL (United States). Mineral Resources Inst.
- Kentucky Univ., Lexington, KY (United States). Center for Applied Energy Research
- Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)
The Devonian oil shales of the Eastern United States are a significant domestic energy resource. The overall objective of the multi-year program, initiated in September 1987 by the US Department of Energy was to perform the research necessary to develop the pressurized fluidized-bed hydroretorting (PFH) process for producing oil from Eastern oil shales. The program also incorporates research on technologies in areas such as raw shale preparation, beneficiation, product separation and upgrading, and waste disposal that have the potential of improving the economics and/or environmental acceptability of recovering oil from oil shales using the PFH process. The program was divided into the following active tasks: Task 3 -- Testing of Process Improvement Concepts; Task 4 -- Beneficiation Research; Task 6 -- Environmental Data and Mitigation Analyses; and Task 9 -- Information Required for the National Environmental Policy Act. In order to accomplish all of the program objectives, tho Institute of Gas Technology (ICT), the prime contractor, worked with four other institutions: The University of Alabama/Mineral Resources Institute (MRI), the University of Alabama College of Engineering (UA), University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK-CAER), and Tennessee Technological University (TTU). This report presents the work performed by IGT from June 1, 1992 through January 31, 1993.
- Research Organization:
- Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States); Alabama Univ., University, AL (United States). Mineral Resources Inst.; Kentucky Univ., Lexington, KY (United States). Center for Applied Energy Research; Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-87MC11089
- OSTI ID:
- 10177895
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/11089-3388; ON: DE93040362
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Mar 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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