Control of sulfur emissions from oil shale retorting using spent shale absorption

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6339448

Van Zanten, K D; Chiaramonte, G R; Bates, E R

Control of sulfur emissions has been estimated to constitute a major portion of the environmental control cost for oil shale facilities. For example, the Denver Research Institute has estimated costs in the range of $1 - 3/bbl of shale oil produced. These substantial sulfur control costs have encouraged developers to seek less costly but equally or more effective methods for limiting sulfur emissions. Recently, a strong industry trend has been to look toward the potential for combusting carbon on carbonaceous retorted shale to recover its energy value (a plus in terms of economics and resource conservation), while exploring the possibility of absorbing the sulfur gases produced during retorting onto the calcined carbonate material present after combustion of retorted western oil shale.

• Research Organization: J and A Associates, Inc., 18200 West Highway 72, Golden, CO 80401
• OSTI ID: 6339448
• Report Number(s): CONF-851123-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ABSORPTION
ADSORBENTS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CALCINATION
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONATES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
CONTROL
COST
DECOMPOSITION
DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
MATERIALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NONMETALS
OIL SHALES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
PYROLYSIS
RETORTING
RETORTS
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
SPENT SHALES
SULFUR
SURFACE PROPERTIES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES