Properties of shale-oil asphalts from Colorado oil shale

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1951 · Proc. Assoc. Asphalt Paving Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7287799

Kommes, W C; Stanfield, K E

Asphalts from N-T-U crude oil of Green River oil shale at Rifle (Colo.) were prepared by vacuum distillation, propane precipitation, air-blowing, and by thermal cracking of the crude oil, and were then evaluated according to commercial specification tests. A 116 penetration (at 77/sup 0/ F.) asphalt, prepared by vacuum distillation and representing 17 percent of the crude oil, contained 85.02 percent carbon, 10.24 percent hydrogen, 2.82 percent nitrogen, 0.56 percent sulfur, and 1.36 percent oxygen (by difference). A similar asphalt of 173 penetration contained 15 percent asphaltenes, 47 percent resins, and 38 percent oils. The nitrogen contents of these constituents increased with increasing molecular weight; the oils contained 1.1 percent nitrogen, resins 3.4 percent, and asphaltenes 4.5 percent.

• OSTI ID: 7287799
• Journal Information: Proc. Assoc. Asphalt Paving Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Assoc. Asphalt Paving Technol.; (United States) Vol. 20; ISSN PRPTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040500* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
ASPHALTENES
ASPHALTS
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
EVALUATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GREEN RIVER FORMATION
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
NTU PROCESS
OIL SHALES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PYROLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
TAR
THERMAL CRACKING