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Title: Indirect heating pyrolysis of oil shale

Abstract

Hot, non-oxygenous gas at carefully controlled quantities and at predetermined depths in a bed of lump oil shale provides pyrolysis of the contained kerogen of the oil shale, and cool non-oxygenous gas is passed up through the bed to conserve the heat

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Grand Junction, CO
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Development Engineering, Incorporated
OSTI Identifier:
863193
Patent Number(s):
US 4116810
Application Number:
05/689,505
Assignee:
Paraho Corporation (Grand Junction, CO)
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
indirect; heating; pyrolysis; oil; shale; hot; non-oxygenous; gas; carefully; controlled; quantities; predetermined; depths; bed; lump; provides; contained; kerogen; cool; passed; conserve; heat; non-oxygenous gas; carefully controlled; oil shale; shale provides; predetermined depth; indirect heating; indirect heat; oxygenous gas; direct heat; controlled quantities; contained kerogen; /208/48/201/

Citation Formats

Jones, Jr., John B., and Reeves, Adam A. Indirect heating pyrolysis of oil shale. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Jones, Jr., John B., & Reeves, Adam A. Indirect heating pyrolysis of oil shale. United States.
Jones, Jr., John B., and Reeves, Adam A. 1978. "Indirect heating pyrolysis of oil shale". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863193.
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author = {Jones, Jr., John B. and Reeves, Adam A},
abstractNote = {Hot, non-oxygenous gas at carefully controlled quantities and at predetermined depths in a bed of lump oil shale provides pyrolysis of the contained kerogen of the oil shale, and cool non-oxygenous gas is passed up through the bed to conserve the heat},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/863193}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 1978},
month = {Tue Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 1978}
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