Hytort process
| Hytort process | |
|---|---|
| Process type | chemical |
| Industrial sector(s) | Chemical industry, oil industry |
| Feedstock | oil shale |
| Product(s) | shale oil |
| Developer(s) | Institute of Gas Technology |
Hytort process is an above-ground shale oil extraction process developed by the Institute of Gas Technology. It is classified as a reactive fluid process[1], which produce shale oil by hydrogenation.
Hytort process has advantage in processing the oil shales containing lesser amount of hydrogen like the eastern United States Devonian oil shales. In this process, oil shale is processed at controlled heating rates in a high-pressure hydrogen environment, which allows oil shale's organic carbon conversion rate around 80%.[2][3] Hydrogen react with coke precursors (a chemical structure in the oil shale that is prone to form char during retorting but has not yet done so). The reaction roughly doubles the yield of oil, depending on the characteristics of oil shale and process.[4]
In 1980, the HYCRUDE Corporation was established to commercialize the Hytort technology. The feasibility study was conducted by HYCRUDE Corporation, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bechtel Group and the Institute of Gas Technology.[5]
See also
- Galoter process
- Alberta Taciuk Process
- Petrosix process
- Kiviter process
- TOSCO II process
- Fushun process
- Paraho process
- Lurgi-Ruhrgas process
- Chevron STB process
- LLNL HRS process
- KENTORT II
References
- ↑ Burnham, Alan K.; McConaghy, James R. (2006-10-16). "Comparison of the acceptability of various oil shale processes" (PDF). 26th Oil shale symposium. Golden, Colorado: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. pp. 2; 17. UCRL-CONF-226717. https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/341283.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
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- ↑ Rex, Raymond C. (September 1985). "Combined beneficiation and hydroretorting of oil shale" (PDF). Symposium on Chemistry and Processing Supercritical Fluids. Chicago: American Chemical Society. pp. 237–246. http://www.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/preprint%20archive/Files/30_3_CHICAGO_09-85_0237.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
