Technological overview reports for eight shale oil recovery processes
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5548229
The purpose of the document is to supply background information for evaluation of environmental impacts and pollution control technologies in connection with oil shale development. Six surface retorting processes selected for characterization were: (1) Union Oil Retort B, (2) Paraho, (3) TOSCO II, (4) Lurgi Ruhrgas, (5) Superior Oil, and (6) USBM Gas Combustion. In addition, two in-situ retorting activities were selected: (1) the Occidental modified in-situ retort, and (2) the true in-situ development programs of Laramie Energy Technology Center (DOE). Each overview report contains information on oil shale processing. General process descriptions, shale preparation requirements, equipment types, operating conditions, process products and by-products, physical and chemical characteristics, energy and water requirements, process stream characteristics, processed shale disposal requirements, and site-specific environmental aspects are included.
- Research Organization:
- TRW Environmental Engineering Div., Redondo Beach, CA (USA); Denver Research Inst., CO (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5548229
- Report Number(s):
- PB-295665
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
041000 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Environmental Aspects
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS COMBUSTION PROCESS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
LURGI-RUHRGAS PROCESS
MANAGEMENT
MINERAL OILS
MINING
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
OIL SHALE MINING
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXY MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESS
PARAHO PROCESS
PROCESSING
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SOLID WASTES
SUPERIOR PROCESS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TOSCO PROCESS
UNION OIL PROCESS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER REQUIREMENTS
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
041000 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Environmental Aspects
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS COMBUSTION PROCESS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
LURGI-RUHRGAS PROCESS
MANAGEMENT
MINERAL OILS
MINING
MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES
OIL SHALE MINING
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXY MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESS
PARAHO PROCESS
PROCESSING
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SOLID WASTES
SUPERIOR PROCESS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TOSCO PROCESS
UNION OIL PROCESS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER REQUIREMENTS