Market analysis of shale oil co-products. Summary report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5371269· OSTI ID:5371269

This study examines the potential for separating, upgrading and marketing sodium mineral co-products together with shale oil production. The co-products investigated are soda ash and alumina which are derived from the minerals nahcolite and dawsonite. Five cases were selected to reflect the variance in mineral and shale oil content in the identified resource. In the five cases examined, oil content of the shale was varied from 20 to 30 gallons per ton. Two sizes of facilities were analyzed for each resource case to determine economies of scale between a 15,000 barrel per day demonstration unit and a 50,000 barrel per day full sized plant. Three separate pieces of analysis were conducted in this study: analysis of manufacturing costs for shale oil and co-products; projection of potential world markets for alumina, soda ash, and nahcolite; and determination of economic viability and market potential for shale co-products.

• Research Organization: Lewin and Associates, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79RA34014
• OSTI ID: 5371269
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/34014-T2; ON: DE82011715
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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