Catalytic hydroretorting of eastern US oil shales: CHESS process
โ Scribed by M.J. Roberts; D.M. Rue
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 878 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-2361
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โฆ Synopsis
Laboratory tests of the CHESS process were conducted using beneficiated Alabama oil shale and regenerable catalysts at 500ยฐC and 7 MPa with 20min shale residence time. Product oil sulfur and nitrogen contents were reduced by up to 98 and 74% respectively, compared with uncatalysed pressurized fluidized-bed hydroretorting (PFH). Operation with the catalysts reduced the density of the oil by 10% to 0.909 g cme3 while still achieving 200% Fischer assay oil yield.
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