Determination of polar organic solutes in oil-shale retort water

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00104a015· OSTI ID:5514318

Leenheer, J A; Noyes, T I; Stuber, H A

A variety of analytic methods were used to quantitatively determine polar organic solutes in process retort water and a gas-condensate retort water produced in a modified in situ oil-shale retort. Specific compounds accounting for 50% of the dissolved organic carbon were identified in both retort waters. In the process water, 42% of the dissolved organic carbon consisted of a homologous series of fatty acids from C/sub 2/ to C/sub 10/. Dissolved organic carbon percentages for other identified compound classes were as follows: aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, 1.4%; phenols, 2.2%; hydroxypyridines, 1.1%; aliphatic amides, 1.2%. In the gas-condensate retort water, aromatic amines were most abundant at 19.3% of the dissolved organic carbon, followed by phenols (17.8%), nitriles (4.3%), aliphatic alcohols (3.5%), aliphatic ketones (2.4%), and lactones (1.3%). Steam-volatile organic solutes were enriched in the gas-condensate retort water, whereas nonvolatile acids and polyfunctional neutral compounds were predominate organic constituents of the process retort water. 28 references.

• OSTI ID: 5514318
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 16:10; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALCOHOLS
AMIDES
AMINES
AROMATICS
AZINES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONDENSATES
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
ESTERS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS CONDENSATES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
KETONES
LACTONES
LIQUID WASTES
LIQUIDS
MATERIALS
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
NITRILES
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
OIL SHALES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC AMINES
PYRIDINES
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RETORTING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER