Oil shale retorting method and apparatus

Patent · Tue Mar 22 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6325718

York, E D

Disclosed is an improved method and apparatus for the retorting of oil shale and the formation of spent oil shale having improved cementation properties. The improved method comprises passing feed comprising oil shale to a contacting zone wherein the feed oil shale is contacted with heat transfer medium to heat said shale to retorting temperature. The feed oil shale is substantially retorted to form fluid material having heating value and forming partially spent oil shale containing carbonaceous material. At least a portion of the partially spent oil shale is passed to a combustion zone wherein the partially spent oil shale is contacted with oxidizing gas comprising oxygen and steam to substantially combust carbonaceous material forming spent oil shale having improved cementation properties.

• Assignee: Standard Oil Co (Indiana)
• Patent Number(s): US 4377465
• OSTI ID: 6325718
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY TRANSFER
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HEAT TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
NONMETALS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
STEAM
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES