Process for oil shale retorting
Abstract
Particulate oil shale is subjected to a pyrolysis with a hot, non-oxygenous gas in a pyrolysis vessel, with the products of the pyrolysis of the shale contained kerogen being withdrawn as an entrained mist of shale oil droplets in a gas for a separation of the liquid from the gas. Hot retorted shale withdrawn from the pyrolysis vessel is treated in a separate container with an oxygenous gas so as to provide combustion of residual carbon retained on the shale, producing a high temperature gas for the production of some steam and for heating the non-oxygenous gas used in the oil shale retorting process in the first vessel. The net energy recovery includes essentially complete recovery of the organic hydrocarbon material in the oil shale as a liquid shale oil, a high BTU gas, and high temperature steam.
- Inventors:
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- 300 Enterprise Bldg., Grand Junction, CO 80501
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- ANVIL POINTS
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864030
- Patent Number(s):
- 4297201
- Application Number:
- 05/866,358
- Assignee:
- Jones; John B. (300 Enterprise Bldg., Grand Junction, CO 80501); Kunchal; S. Kumar (300 Enterprise Bldg., Grand Junction, CO 80501)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; oil; shale; retorting; particulate; subjected; pyrolysis; hot; non-oxygenous; gas; vessel; products; contained; kerogen; withdrawn; entrained; mist; droplets; separation; liquid; retorted; treated; separate; container; oxygenous; provide; combustion; residual; carbon; retained; producing; temperature; production; steam; heating; net; energy; recovery; essentially; complete; organic; hydrocarbon; material; btu; retorting process; temperature steam; hydrocarbon material; btu gas; non-oxygenous gas; retorted shale; temperature gas; shale retort; oil shale; energy recovery; carbon material; shale retorting; shale oil; pyrolysis vessel; separate container; oil droplets; residual carbon; net energy; essentially complete; oxygenous gas; contained kerogen; /208/201/
Citation Formats
Jones, John B, and Kunchal, S Kumar. Process for oil shale retorting. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Jones, John B, & Kunchal, S Kumar. Process for oil shale retorting. United States.
Jones, John B, and Kunchal, S Kumar. Tue .
"Process for oil shale retorting". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864030.
@article{osti_864030,
title = {Process for oil shale retorting},
author = {Jones, John B and Kunchal, S Kumar},
abstractNote = {Particulate oil shale is subjected to a pyrolysis with a hot, non-oxygenous gas in a pyrolysis vessel, with the products of the pyrolysis of the shale contained kerogen being withdrawn as an entrained mist of shale oil droplets in a gas for a separation of the liquid from the gas. Hot retorted shale withdrawn from the pyrolysis vessel is treated in a separate container with an oxygenous gas so as to provide combustion of residual carbon retained on the shale, producing a high temperature gas for the production of some steam and for heating the non-oxygenous gas used in the oil shale retorting process in the first vessel. The net energy recovery includes essentially complete recovery of the organic hydrocarbon material in the oil shale as a liquid shale oil, a high BTU gas, and high temperature steam.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {10}
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