Preparation of bitumen and kerogen through microwave assisted extraction and digestion
- Univ. of Scranton, PA (United States)
Microwave procedures are replacing Soxhlet and ultrasonic extractions in many applications and are also finding widespread use in acid digestion procedures. In microwave extractions solvent choice is not dictated by boiling point considerations, so the choice of solvent(s) can be made based on polarity. It is possible to operate at temperatures above the solvent boiling point and at increased pressures. As a result these extractions are characterized by high solvent efficiency, small sample size, low solvent volumes, and short extraction times. These characteristics are ideal for bitumen extractions. Similarly, in digestion procedures, a high recovery yield is obtained in a minimum time using smaller volumes of acids. We report a convenient procedure for preparation of both bitumen and kerogen from shale samples based on a study of the efficiency of a series of solvents of varying polarity for bitumen recovery and testing of acid composition and volumes at different microwave powers and digestion times.
- OSTI ID:
- 539011
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960807-; TRN: 97:004029-0079
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 212. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Orlando, FL (United States), 25-30 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 212th ACS national meeting; PB: 1830 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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