Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report June 1 August 31 1993 written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All tasks are on schedule, or ahead of schedule. Particular progress has been made in identifying industrial entities, commodities and specialty products of target interest for shale oil-derived products. There is clearly a major emphasis worldwide on new chemicals and shale oil-derived structures are similar to many of these chemicals of interest. Details of the mathematical modeling, programming and algorithm development have progressed with excellent results. Considerable effort will be required to interface these with the output of the gc/ms but we are receiving excellent support from Hewlett Packard in this regard. The ability to concentrate particularly valuable compounds with reasonable projected cost processes continues to show promise. In one system, a single-stage extraction recovered 87% of the total nitrogen in an extract representing only 33% of the fraction. Special attention is being paid to both nitrogen types and oxygen types. The raffinates from the polar solvent extractions will be evaluated for their oil and wax contents. All of the start-up infrastructure is now in place. Subcontracts have been initiated and equipment and supplies have been procured. We are now planning a major push to reach some general findings by early in 1994. From these findings, we will be prepared to focus on experimental verification of process design needed for the second program phase.
Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report October 1 1993 December 31 1993 written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first year of this effort was focussed on the following broad objectives: (1) Analyze the molecular types present in shale oil (as a function of molecular weight distribution); (2) Determine the behavior of these molecular types in liquid-liquid extraction; (3) Develop the analytical tools needed to systematize the process development; (4) Survey the markets to assure that these have high value uses for the types found in shale oil; (5) Explore selective process means for extracting/converting shale oil components into concentrates of potentially marketable components; (6) Compile overview of the venture development strategy and begin implementation of that strategy. Each of these tasks has been completed in sufficient detail that we can now focus on filling in the knowledge gaps evident from the overview.
Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research First Quarterly Technical Progress Report March 1 1993 May 31 1993 written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concurrent progress is being made in all key areas, namely, separation, characterization and market assessment. The market area, not one of our traditionally strong areas, has been going better than expected. We believe this is due mainly to the emerging interest in new and unconventional materials. The characterization work has been progressing solidly with the fundamental Z-BASIC correlations providing information not heretofore available in the chemical literature. Our agreement with Hewlett-Packard regarding the purchase of equipment at a reduced price is complete and the gc-ms will be ordered shortly. The separation work has progressed satisfactorily although an unexpected amount of time has been required for ''facilities'' and ''equipment'' related issues. Some of these issues have dealt with safety and regulatory compliance when storing larger quantities of samples. These now seem to be solved. We have a lot of direct experience in shale oil separations dating back to the OXY project and before. Also, we will streamline our work by going to prepacked micro-separation tools for some of our separation characterization work. This will allow us to stay on schedule. Overall, we are on schedule with the project. All administration requirements are in place and the accounting and financial records are current.
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Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report June 1 August 31 1996 written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overall objective is to develop a new technology for manufacturing valuable marketable products from shale oil. The quarter's efforts were concentrated on (a) THDA and reaction of alkylpyridines at elevated conditions, (b) compound type analysis of kerogen oil and its derived products, (b) thermal hydrodealkylation of the> 290°C polar fraction, (c) secondary reactions of pyridinic type compounds to form marketable products, and (d) preparation of presentation to the Dawnbreaker Commercial Assistance Program. Excellent progress is being made in all cases. Our market analysis and industrial feedback indicate that the low molecular weight pyridines are the main market driving force. We are concentrating our effort toward increasing the yield of ''light'' pyridines before the end of Phase II(a). Our current laboratory set-up can only produce analytical quantity of samples, which is not sufficient for marketing purpose. However, the completion of a secondary flow THDA unit for a pilot-scale production depends on the availability of the Phase-II(b) and Phase-III funding.
Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report January 1 1996 March 31 1996 written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activities during this quarter focused on (a) compound type analysis of shale oil and its extraction products, (b) thermal hydrodealkylation of the> 290°C polar fraction, and (c) economic analysis of the SPX project. At the end of this quarter, Mr. Jerry Wiser - the chief process engineer of JWBA, took a job with an equipment and engineering firm in the Salt Lake City. Jerry still maintains his contact with us as an Associate of the company. With regard to the SPX project, Jerry's contribution included the process control and automation of various process units including the 15-stage distillation column and the continuous liquid-liquid extraction column. He also participated in data processing of the microanalysis of the complex hydrocarbon mixtures. All of the works he was involved in are fully functional and well-documented. At this transition stage, his previous duty is fulfilled by other JWBA staff. The current SPX team is well-suited for the upcoming tasks of running the PDU's and preparing samples for introduction to potential partners and buyers. The dialog with potential industrial partners is continuing. We keep receiving inquires about our pyridine technology, including companies outside of United States. We are also preparing for presentation of a business plan before the Dawnbreaker commercialization assistance program. At the present time, although we can put together a {open_quotes}presentable{close_quotes} package, the lack of manufacturing plan and proof of market assurance (the originally proposed Phase-III work which has yet to be funded) may turn out to be critical for making this project commercial attractive.
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Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report July 1 1994 September 30 1994 written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activities during this quarter focused on using the phase-I results to define process sequence alternatives for phase-II. Two process alternatives have been devised while obtaining the desired marketable product slate. The status of required process units has been evaluated. While there are some units that need to be designed and fabricated, the upstream process units are in place to proceed with the process plan. Separations have been completed and analyzed on three of the four shale oil fractions. The extraction work on the heaviest fraction has run into difficulties due to equipment design limitations. Modifications are in progress to rectify this problem and to complete the planned work. The separations and analytical work on the middle distillate fraction (275-400 C) have been completed. The solvent system has performed as expected and will be used in the pilot system in phase-II. The work on conversions task has steered in the direction of using thermal hydrodealkylation (THD) process to dealkylate polar fractions. The THD process is expected to yield low molecular weight polar compounds/concentrates that are suitable for market needs. The design and fabrication will be initiated in the next quarter. The analytical procedures and characterization task is in the final stages of refinement to complete the software as expected. The Z-BASIC software, eventually, will be used to monitor separations by tracking compound types or z-types. Present modifications are expected to provide z-type distributions. The decision-making routines need further refinement. The progress of the development work slowed a little during this quarter due to work load demand from other projects. However, serious efforts will be made to meet the original project schedule.
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Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report April 1 1995 June 30 1995 written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of the marketing, compositional analysis, and process data has pointed to a simplification of the process scheme envisaged for the phase-H continuous process work. This translates into a higher probability of success, both for the R & D and the likelihood of securing an industrial partner for future commercialization. The phase-II PDU construction work is well-along and will be completed in the next quarter. The high efficiency distillation unit is complete and the liquid-liquid extraction unit is operable at ambient temperature and pressure conditions. Flow diagrams of preferred processes for recovery of refinery feeds, aromatics, waxes, and lube oils from oil shale are presented.
Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report December 1 1994 February 28 1995 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objectives for the Quarter were: Perform six-stage extraction of total shale oil using the dual solvent system; complete modifications to the extraction unit to extract +400 'C fraction; conduct hydrodealkylation experiments on the shale oil fractions; complete cost and economic analysis for both schemes; and continue marketing efforts aimed at identifying additional majors as candidate partners for commercialization. Accomplishments for each task is described.
Download or read book Shale Oil Value Enhancement Research Quarterly Report March 1 May 31 1994 written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activities during this quarter focused on integrating the various tasks and elements. During Phase-1, substantial effort was placed on designing and automating the identification of molecular types present in shale oil. The ability to know the molecular composition and to track a given ''target'' species through the initial concentration steps was deemed critically important to the ultimate success of the three-phase project. It has been this molecular tracking ability that clearly distinguishes the JWBA work from prior shale oil research. The major software and hardware tasks are not in place to rapidly perform these analytical efforts. Software improvements are expected as new questions arise. The existence of the major nitrogen and oxygen types in shale oil has been confirmed. Most importantly, the ability to convert higher molecular weight types to lower molecular weight types was preliminarily confirmed in the present quarter. This is significant because it confirms earlier hypothesis that values are found though out the boiling range. Potential yields of extremely high value chemicals, e.g., $1000/bbl of up to 10% by weight of the barrel remain a feasible objective. Market and economic assessment continue to show encouraging results. Markets for specialty and fine chemicals containing a nitrogen atom are expanding both in type and application. Initial discussions with pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries show a strong interest in nitrogen-based compounds. Major progress was made during this quarter in completing agreements with industry for testing of shale oil components for biological activity. Positive results of such testing will add to the previously known applications of shale oil components as pure compounds and concentrates. During this quarter, we will formulate the pilot plant strategy for Phase-11(a).
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