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Desulfurization of Jordanian oil shale

Abstract

Oxy desulfurization process and caustic treatment were applied in this work to remove sulfur from Jordanian oil shale. The oxy desulfurization process has been studied in a batch process using a high pressure autoclave, with constant stirring speed, and oxygen and water were used as desulfurizing reagents. Temperature, oxygen pressure, batch time, and particle size were found to be important process variables, while solid/liquid ratio was found to have no significant effect on the desulfurization process. The response of different types of oil shale to this process varied, and the effect of the process variables on the removal of total sulfur, pyritic sulfur, organic sulfur, total carbon, and organic carbon were studied. An optimum condition for oxy desulfurization of El-Lajjun oil shale, which gave maximum sulfur removal with low loss of carbon, was determined from the results of this work. The continuous reaction model was found to be valid, and the rate of oxidation for El-Lajjun oil shale was of the first order with respect to total sulfur, organic sulfur, total carbon, and organic carbon. For pyritic sulfur oxidation, the shrinking core model was found to hold and the rate of reaction controlled by diffusion through product ash layer. An  More>>
Authors:
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1990
Product Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Report Number:
INIS-mf-13489
Reference Number:
SCA: 041000; PA: AIX-24:029773; SN: 93000955731
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Thesis (M.Sc.).; PBD: 31 Dec 1990
Subject:
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS; OIL SHALES; DESULFURIZATION; CARBON; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; JORDAN; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SULFUR; 041000; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
OSTI ID:
10133746
Research Organizations:
University of Jordan, Amman (Jordan)
Country of Origin:
Jordan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93619315; TRN: JO9300015029773
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
[260] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Abu-Jdayil, B M. Desulfurization of Jordanian oil shale. Jordan: N. p., 1990. Web.
Abu-Jdayil, B M. Desulfurization of Jordanian oil shale. Jordan.
Abu-Jdayil, B M. 1990. "Desulfurization of Jordanian oil shale." Jordan.
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title = {Desulfurization of Jordanian oil shale}
author = {Abu-Jdayil, B M}
abstractNote = {Oxy desulfurization process and caustic treatment were applied in this work to remove sulfur from Jordanian oil shale. The oxy desulfurization process has been studied in a batch process using a high pressure autoclave, with constant stirring speed, and oxygen and water were used as desulfurizing reagents. Temperature, oxygen pressure, batch time, and particle size were found to be important process variables, while solid/liquid ratio was found to have no significant effect on the desulfurization process. The response of different types of oil shale to this process varied, and the effect of the process variables on the removal of total sulfur, pyritic sulfur, organic sulfur, total carbon, and organic carbon were studied. An optimum condition for oxy desulfurization of El-Lajjun oil shale, which gave maximum sulfur removal with low loss of carbon, was determined from the results of this work. The continuous reaction model was found to be valid, and the rate of oxidation for El-Lajjun oil shale was of the first order with respect to total sulfur, organic sulfur, total carbon, and organic carbon. For pyritic sulfur oxidation, the shrinking core model was found to hold and the rate of reaction controlled by diffusion through product ash layer. An activation energy of total sulfur, organic sulfur, pyritic sulfur, total carbon, and organic carbon oxidation was calculated for the temperature range of 130 -190 degrees celsius. In caustic treatment process, aqueous sodium hydroxide at 160 degrees celsius was used to remove the sulfur from El-Lajjun oil shale. The variables tested (sodium hydroxide concentration and treatment time) were found to have a significant effect. The carbon losses in this process were less than in the oxy desulfurization process. 51 refs., 64 figs., 121 tabs. (A.M.H.).}
place = {Jordan}
year = {1990}
month = {Dec}
}