Paraho environmental data. Part I. Process characterization

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5371079

Heistand, R N; Richardson, K L

Most of the process characterization environmental data were obtained during 1977-1978 when both Paraho retorts were operated in the Direct Heat Mode to produce 100,000 barrels of crude shale oil for testing by the US Navy. The data compiled in this volume is arranged into the four categories, solids, liquids, gases and quality assurance. Included in the raw shale category are the following: raw shale feed, crushed and screened for feedstock to the Paraho retorts; raw shale fines, the - 1/2'' (minus one-half inch) material rejected from the crushing and polishing screen operations; raw shale dust, collected from the raw shale dust baghouse. Any fugitive dust emission data are not compiled in this volume. Included in the retorted shale category are the material conveyed to the disposal area and the retorted shale dust collected from the retorted shale dust baghouse. Liquids include crude shale oil and process water. Crude shale oil samples include wet oil from the run-down tanks and the dry oil from the oil-water separation tanks. Since the water is removed in the laboratory before performing chemical analyses, the data from the two oil samples are presented together. Process water includes the following: product water drained from the crude shale oil; process water, condensed and drained from the recycle gas blower and lines; evaporation pond, a collection of waters from the industrial sewer system, leachate from the retorted shale, and surface runoff from the retorting, shale disposal and oil storage areas. Included in the gases are the recycle, or product, gas and the stack gas from the thermal oxidizer. Not compiled in this volume are the fugitive gas emission data.

• Research Organization: Paraho Development Corp., Grand Junction, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78EV04708
• OSTI ID: 5371079
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/04708-T2-Pt.1; ON: DE82019377
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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