CATALYTIC HYDRORETORTING OF EASTERN US OIL SHALES - CHESS PROCESS

Authors
ROBERTS MJ RUE DM
Citation
Mj. Roberts et Dm. Rue, CATALYTIC HYDRORETORTING OF EASTERN US OIL SHALES - CHESS PROCESS, Fuel, 74(8), 1995, pp. 1125-1132
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Fuel → ACNP
ISSN journal
00162361
Volume
74
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1125 - 1132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0016-2361(1995)74:8<1125:CHOEUO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Laboratory tests of the CHESS process were conducted using beneficiate d Alabama oil shale and regenerable catalysts at 500 degrees C and 7 M Pa with 20 min shale residence time. Product oil sulfur and nitrogen c ontents were reduced by up to 98 and 74% respectively, compared with u ncatalysed pressurized fluidized-bed hydroretorting (PFH). Operation w ith the catalysts reduced the density of the oil by 10% to 0.909 g cm( -3) while still achieving 200% Fischer assay oil yield.