Environmental data from laboratory- and bench-scale Pressurized Fluidized-Bed Hydroretorting of Eastern oil shale

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10135137

Mensinger, M C; Rue, D M; Roberts, M J

As part of a 3-year program to develop the Pressurized Fluidized-Bed Hydroretorting (PFH) Process for Eastern oil shales, IGT conducted tests in laboratory-scale batch and continuous units as well as a 45-kg/h bench-scale unit to generate a data base for 6 Eastern shales. Data were collected during PFH processing of raw Alabama and Indiana shales and a beneficiated Indiana shale for environmental mitigation analyses. The data generated include trace element analyses of the raw feeds and spent shales, product oils, and sour waters. The sulfur compounds present in the product gas and trace components in the sour water were also determined. In addition, the leaching characteristics of the feed and residue solids were determined. The data obtained were used to evaluate the environmental impact of a shale processing plant based on the PFH process. This paper presents the environmental data obtained from bench-scale tests conducted during the program.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-87MC11089
• OSTI ID: 10135137
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/11089--92/C0003; CONF-911182--2; ON: DE92011198
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402
041000
ALABAMA
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EVALUATION
FLUIDIZED BEDS
INDIANA
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
OIL SHALES
RETORTING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE METHODS
WASTES