Oil shale, tar sands, and underground coal gasification. Quarterly progress report, April-June 1983

Technical Report · Fri Jul 29 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5405543

Research on kerogen decomposition is being carried out. Samples of partially retorted shales were prepared with a Fischer assay retort to test the NMR measurement techniques. Data on coking kinetics verified that the degree of shale oil coking can be correlated with alkene/alkane ratios for 9 to 14 carbon number materials. Retort bed analysis, novel processing methods, and environmental impact mitigation were also studied for oil shales, for tar sands, and in-situ coal gasification. Laboratory experiments are being developed to identify processing conditions for improving the efficiency of tar sand oil recovery. A predictive capability for evaluating the efficiency of underground coal gasification is being developed.

• Research Organization: University of Wyoming Research Corp., Laramie (USA). Western Research Inst.
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-83FE60177
• OSTI ID: 5405543
• Report Number(s): DOE/FE/60177-1533; ON: DE84003065
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010400 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Processing
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040400* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Oil Production
Recovery
& Refining
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONIZATION
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL GASIFICATION
COKING
CONTROL
DECOMPOSITION
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
IN-SITU GASIFICATION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
KEROGEN
KINETICS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
OIL SANDS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATTER
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
REACTION KINETICS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESONANCE
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES