Recovery and upgrading of oil from Utah tar sands: Final report
The main areas for study in this report are bitumen upgrading by hydropyrolysis, a low coke-producing process pioneered at the University; bitumen recovery by pyrolysis of tar sand in a fluidized-bed retort; bitumen recovery in coupled fluidized-beds with interbed heat transfer via heat pipes; and bitumen recovery by water-assisted separation methods of bitumen from ore. The principal reactions occurring in hydropyrolysis have been defined and grouped. The reaction kinetics (mathematical models) have been determined for the individual reaction types, thus making it possible to predict product distribution obtainable from bitumens and hydrogen consumption as a function of process variables. 93 refs., 118 figs., 77 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Utah Univ., Salt Lake City (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG21-84LC11057
- OSTI ID:
- 6202812
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/LC/11057-2668; ON: DE89000946
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALKANES
AROMATICS
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
CONSUMPTION RATES
COST
CYCLOALKANES
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FEDERAL REGION VIII
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PROGRESS REPORT
PYROLYSIS
REACTION INTERMEDIATES
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