Effects of temperature and pressure on the hydroretorting yields of three Eastern oil shales

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6531892

Roberts, M J; Punwani, D V; Hu, W C.S.; Rex, Jr, R C

Hydroretorting has been demonstrated as a high yield approach for processing Eastern U.S. oil shales. HYCRUDE and IGT are conducting research under a cooperative agreement with DOE to determine the hydroretorting characteristics of Eastern oil shales. The results of hydroretorting shales from Indiana, Alabama, and Tennessee in 100-gram batch tests conducted in the Hydroretorting Assay Unit (HAU) are presented in this paper. Oil yields as high as 218% of the Fischer Assay and carbon conversions up to 90%, 79%, and 80% for Indiana, Alabama, and Tennessee shales, respectively, were achieved.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, 3424 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616
• OSTI ID: 6531892
• Report Number(s): CONF-861146-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
FISCHER ASSAY
FLUID MECHANICS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDRAULICS
HYDRORETORTING ASSAY
MATERIALS
MECHANICS
MINERAL OILS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OIL SHALES
OIL YIELDS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PRESSURE EFFECTS
PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RETORTING
ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS
SHALE OIL
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
YIELDS