Quantitative mineral distributions in Green River and Rundle oil shales
Journal Article
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· Energy Fuel; (United States)
A method for quantifying the mineral compositions of Green River and Rundle Ramsay Crossing oil shales based on X-ray diffraction (XRD) in combination with elemental analysis is described. After identification of the minerals in the starting oil shale by XRD, the mineral composition of products from reaction variable studies can be calculated from the elemental analysis. This procedure is only applicable to studies in which chemical/physical treatment does not alter the mineralogy (e.g. sink-float separations). This approach also allows for quantification of organic matter content, which is otherwise problematic in clay-rich resources.
- Research Organization:
- Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6270955
- Journal Information:
- Energy Fuel; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Fuel; (United States) Vol. 3:1; ISSN ENFUE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040500* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400102 -- Chemical & Spectral Procedures
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COHERENT SCATTERING
DATA
DIFFRACTION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GREEN RIVER FORMATION
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
MINERALS
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL SHALES
SCATTERING
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
040500* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400102 -- Chemical & Spectral Procedures
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COHERENT SCATTERING
DATA
DIFFRACTION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GREEN RIVER FORMATION
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
MINERALS
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL SHALES
SCATTERING
X-RAY DIFFRACTION