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Title: Predicted costs of environmental controls for a commercial oil shale industry. Volume 1. An engineering analysis

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5650297· OSTI ID:5650297

The pollution control costs for a commercial oil shale industry were determined in a joint effort by Denver Research Institute, Water Purification Associates of Cambridge, and Stone and Webster Engineering of Boston and Denver. Four commercial oil shale processes were considered. The results in terms of cost per barrel of syncrude oil are predicted to be as follows: Paraho Process, $0.67 to $1.01; TOSCO II Process, $1.43 to $1.91; MIS Process, $2.02 to $3.03; and MIS/Lurgi-Ruhrgas Process, $1.68 to $2.43. Alternative pollution control equipment and integrated pollution control strategies were considered and optimal systems selected for each full-scale plant. A detailed inventory of equipment (along with the rationale for selection), a detailed description of control strategies, itemized costs and predicted emission levels are presented for each process. Capital and operating cost data are converted to a cost per barrel basis using detailed economic evaluation procedures. Ranges of cost are determined using a subjective self-assessment of uncertainty approach. An accepted methodology for probability encoding was used, and cost ranges are presented as subjective probability distributions. Volume I presents the detailed engineering results. Volume II presents the detailed analysis of uncertainty in the predicted costs.

Research Organization:
Denver Research Inst., CO (USA); Water Purification Associates, Cambridge, MA (USA); Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Denver, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EP-78-S-02-5107
OSTI ID:
5650297
Report Number(s):
COO-5107-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English