Mineral oils: processes and products – Products and compositions – Lubricating oils
Patent
1977-06-13
1978-05-30
Levine, Herbert
Mineral oils: processes and products
Products and compositions
Lubricating oils
201 16, 201 34, 202113, 202121, C10G 102, C10B 5306
Patent
active
040922375
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with this invention, oil shale is introduced into a lock which discharges into a closed, vertical, stationary kiln fitted with mechanisms which cause the particulate oil shale to move continuously downwardly in a controlled, uniform plug type flow. The shale is heated by a counter flow of hot, nonoxidizing gases to the temperature required to pyrolyze the kerogen. The gaseous fraction of the kerogen joins the counter flowing gases for removal from the top of the kiln. The hot particulate shale containing the carbonaceous fraction of the kerogen moves downwardly through a second lock into a conveyance connected to the top of a second similar kiln wherein the carbonaceous residue is reacted with gaseous water and oxygen in a cocurrent manner to supply heat to the decarbonized shale and to produce carbon oxides and hydrogen. The heat in the decarbonized shale is then partially removed by a counter flow of a nonoxidizing recycle gas which joins with the carbon oxides and hydrogen to supply heat for retorting in the first kiln. The cooled decarbonized shale passes out of the second kiln through a lock onto a conveyor for disposal.
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Addison William G.
Kerr-McGee Corporation
Levine Herbert
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