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Title:	Retorting kinetics for oil shale from fluidized-bed pyrolysis
Authors:	Richardson, J. H. Huss, E. B. Taylor, J. R. Bishop, M. O. Ott, L. L.
Issue Date:	Dec-1981
Publisher:	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation:	Preprint: UCRL-86587
Type:	report
Pages:	30
Abstract:	A quartz isothermal fluidized-bed reactor has been constructed in order to measure kinetics and oil properties relevant to surface processing of oil shale. The rate of volatile hydrocarbon evolution is measured with a flameionization detector. Oil yield and composition is determined via subsequent analysis. This work is an extension and expansion of that originally reported by P. H. Wallman and co-workers at Chevron. We are determining gas evolution kinetics, oil yield, and oil composition as a function of both oil shale parameters (e.g., particle size, grade) and fluidized-bed parameters (temperature, sweep gas composition and velocity, bed particle size). Various techniques are evaluated for measuring species-selective (as opposed to total hydrocarbon) kinetics; an ultimate goal is the development of diagnostic methods relating oil yield and composition to processing parameters.
URI:	http://ds.heavyoil.utah.edu/dspace/handle/123456789/4879
Appears in Collections:	ICSE Digital Library

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