Pressurized fluidized-bed hydroretorting of Indiana New Albany shale in batch and continuous units

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7079920

Roberts, M J; Rue, D M; Lau, F S ^[1]; Roosmagi, C ^[2]

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1. Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA)
2. USDOE Laramie Energy Technology Center, WY (USA)

Work is being conducted at the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) to develop a pressurized fluidized-bed hydroretorting (PFH) process for the production of oil from Eastern oil shales. The PFH process, using smaller particle sizes than the moving-bed hydroretorting process, offers higher oil yields and greater reactor mass fluxes through higher selectivity of organic carbon to oil and shorter residence times, respectively. Batch PFH tests have been conducted to study the effects of shale preheat time (15 to 30 min) and temperature (25{degree} to 320{degree}C), retorting temperature (450{degree} to 710{degree}C), hydrogen pressure (2.8 to 7.0 MPa), particle size (65 to 330 microns), and residence time (5 to 30 min) on the product yields from Indiana New Albany shale. Oil yield has been found to increase with increasing hydrogen pressure. Results are discussed. 10 refs., 14 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: IGT
• OSTI ID: 7079920
• Report Number(s): CONF-891167-2; ON: TI90007582
• 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
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDIZED BEDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN
HYTORT PROCESS
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
OIL SHALES
OIL YIELDS
OPTIMIZATION
PARTICLE SIZE
PRESSURE EFFECTS
RETORTING
SIZE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
YIELDS