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Title: Extraction of hydrocarbon-containing solids

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5834618

This patent describes a process for recovering hydrocarbon liquids from oil shale solids which comprises: (a) contacting the oil shale solids with a hot, nonoxidizing gas in the substantial absence of an added liquid organic solvent at a temperature between about 550/sup 0/F and about 900/sup 0/F, wherein the solids are contacted with the hot gas at a pressure below the critical pressure of the gas and in the substantial absence of added ammonia and added amines; (b) contacting the heated oil shale solids from step (a) with a liquid organic solvent in an extraction zone by passing the solvent downwardly through the solids in the substantial absence of an aqueous phase at a temperature between about ambient temperature and about 600/sup 0/F in the presence of an added amine under conditions such that hydrocarbons are extracted from the solids. The added amine is selected from the group consisting of (1) a primary alkylamine having the formula R/sub 1/NH/sub 2/ where R/sub 1/ is a straight or branched chain alkyl radical having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl radical having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted bicycloalkyl radical having from 9 to 18 carbon atoms, (2) a diamine having the formula NH/sub 2/ - R/sub 2/ - NH/sub 2/ where R/sub 2/ is a straight or branched chain alkyl radical having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, (3) pyrrolidine and (4) N-methylaniline; and (c) recovering the extracted hydrocarbons from the organic solvent as the hydrocarbon liquids.

Assignee:
Union Oil Co. of California, Los Angeles, CA
Patent Number(s):
US 4695373
OSTI ID:
5834618
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 31 Jan 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English