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Size separation of oil shale particles for efficient retorting

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OSTI ID:6398351
Oil shale particles separated into coarse- and fine-particle streams prior to retorting in a downward moving bed, wherein the fine particles enter the retort below the top of the fluidized bed to minimize entrainment before pyrolysis occurs.
Assignee:
Chevron Research Co
Patent Number(s):
US 4366046
OSTI ID:
6398351
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English