Solar retorting of oil shale
Abstract
An apparatus and method for retorting oil shale using solar radiation. Oil shale is introduced into a first retorting chamber having a solar focus zone. There the oil shale is exposed to solar radiation and rapidly brought to a predetermined retorting temperature. Once the shale has reached this temperature, it is removed from the solar focus zone and transferred to a second retorting chamber where it is heated. In a second chamber, the oil shale is maintained at the retorting temperature, without direct exposure to solar radiation, until the retorting is complete.
- Inventors:
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- Morago, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864548
- Patent Number(s):
- 4382850
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10B - DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONAGEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- solar; retorting; oil; shale; apparatus; method; radiation; introduced; chamber; focus; zone; exposed; rapidly; brought; predetermined; temperature; reached; removed; transferred; heated; maintained; direct; exposure; complete; oil shale; solar radiation; retorting oil; /208/201/202/
Citation Formats
Gregg, David W. Solar retorting of oil shale. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Gregg, David W. Solar retorting of oil shale. United States.
Gregg, David W. Sat .
"Solar retorting of oil shale". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864548.
@article{osti_864548,
title = {Solar retorting of oil shale},
author = {Gregg, David W},
abstractNote = {An apparatus and method for retorting oil shale using solar radiation. Oil shale is introduced into a first retorting chamber having a solar focus zone. There the oil shale is exposed to solar radiation and rapidly brought to a predetermined retorting temperature. Once the shale has reached this temperature, it is removed from the solar focus zone and transferred to a second retorting chamber where it is heated. In a second chamber, the oil shale is maintained at the retorting temperature, without direct exposure to solar radiation, until the retorting is complete.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
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