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Destruction of Baltic shale kerogen in an aluminum bromide melt (in Russian)

Journal Article · · Khim. Tverd. Topl.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6458739
Results of experiments on the destruction of Baltic shale oil kerogen in an aluminum bromide melt are presented. A comparative study is made of kerogen and its destruction products by infra-red spectroscopy and x-ray analysis. A hypothesis is advanced that the destruction of shale kerogen in AlBr/sub 3/ causes a rupture in the methylene chains. Up to 65 percent (of the original organic mass) of the products formed are soluble in water and organic solvents. The reaction products soluble in organic solvents are shown to represent polyfunctional oxygen-containing compounds. 3 tables, 13 references.
OSTI ID:
6458739
Journal Information:
Khim. Tverd. Topl.; (United States), Journal Name: Khim. Tverd. Topl.; (United States) Vol. 5; ISSN KTVTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
Russian