Can lime kiln show the way to cheaper shale oil
Sohio Petroleum Co.'s project to adapt the Paraho Development Corp.'s vertical, cylindrical limestone kiln with a patented grate mechanism to ensure continuous even flow of material through the vessel to process shale oil is discussed in relation to the four companies that have so far pledged to sponsor the project, including Gulf Mineral Resources, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron, Southern California Edison Co., and Arthur G. McKee and Co.; the basic features of the Paraho kiln and its economic advantages; the status of several other shale-oil retorting projects and experiments; and various findings showing that the economics of shale oil processing could be enhanced by recovering soda ash and alumina as by-products.
- OSTI ID:
- 7102620
- Journal Information:
- Chem. Week; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Week; (United States) Vol. 112:16; ISSN CHWKA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONATES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTORS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MINERAL OILS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RETORTING
RETORTS
SHALE OIL
SODIUM CARBONATES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM