Production of valuable hydrocarbons by flash pyrolysis of oil shale

Patent · Sun Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5473639

Steinberg, M; Fallon, P T

A process for the production of gas and liquid hydrocarbons from particulated oil shale by reaction with a pyrolysis gas at a temperature of from about 700/sup 0/C to about 1100/sup 0/C, at a pressure of from about 400 psi to about 600 psi, for a period of about 0.2 second to about 20 seconds. Such a pyrolysis gas includes methane, helium, or hydrogen. 3 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• Application Number: ON: DE86013794
• OSTI ID: 5473639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040400* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Oil Production
Recovery
& Refining
ALKANES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLASH HYDROPYROLYSIS PROCESS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GASIFICATION
HIGH PRESSURE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN
INFORMATION
LIQUEFACTION
MATERIALS
METHANE
MINERAL OILS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PYROLYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SHALE OIL
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE