Evaluation of the potential end use of oils produced by the ROPE copyright process from California tar sand

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6182712· OSTI ID:6182712

Thomas, K P; Harnsberger, P M

The oil products produced by the rope process from Process Development Unit (PDU) run SPR-111 were evaluated for potential end use. This run was a five-day test using Arroyo Grande tar sand from California as the feed to the PDU. The distillate from knockout {number sign}2 was hydrotreated to produce a series of process intermediates. One of the intermediates was evaluated as a feedstock for the production of transportation fuels. The heavy product oil was distilled to produce a residue that was evaluated as an asphalt. Analysis of a selected process intermediate shows that it is not suitable for the production of gasoline or for use as a gasoline-blending feedstock. The process intermediate was not suitable for the production of aviation turbine fuels because of a high concentration of alkanes. However, the presence of alkanes does make the oil valuable as a feedstock for the production of diesel fuel. The heavy oil product as received from the PDU is not suitable for the production of an asphaltic material because it contains a large amount of very fine solid material. However, after filtration and distillation, the application of ASTM D-3381 specification tests to the +410{degree}C residue shows that all of the requirements are met except for the trichloroethylene solubility requirement. This value is below specification because a small amount of mineral matter was not removed during the filtrations process. Also, the residue had a very high aging index. Results from successive freeze-thaw cycling also show that the residue is comparable to petroleum asphalts when it is coated on the same appropriate aggregate. 14 refs., 8 figs., 8 tabs.

• Research Organization: Western Research Inst., Laramie, WY (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-86MC11076
• OSTI ID: 6182712
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/11076-2950; ON: DE91002030
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040500* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
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ALKANES
ASPHALTS
AVIATION FUELS
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CALIFORNIA
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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ENERGY SOURCES
EVALUATION
FEDERAL REGION IX
FOSSIL FUELS
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HYDROGENATION
MATERIALS
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OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RESIDUES
ROPE PROCESS
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