Oil shale gas

Oil shale gas

Oil shale gas is a synthetic gas mixture (syngas) produced by oil shale pyrolysis. Although often referred to as shale gas, it differs from the natural gas produced from shale, which is also known as shale gas.

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Process

Oil shale gas is produced by retorting (pyrolysis) of oil shale. In the pyrolysis process, oil shale is heated until its kerogen decomposes into vapors of a petroleum-like condensable shale oil, non-condensible combustible oil shale gas, and spent shale—a solid residue.[1] The process is a same as the shale oil extraction and oil shale gas usually occurs as a byproduct of shale oil production. The ratio of oil shale gas to shale oil depends of retorting temperature and as a rule increases by the rise of temperature.[1]

Composition

There is no exact formula of oil shale gas. Compositions of oil shale gas depends of retorted oil shale and exploited technology. Typical components of oil shale gas are usually methane, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and different hydrocarbons like ethylene. It may also consist of hydrogen sulfide and other impurities.[1][2]

Usage

Oil shale gas has served as a substitute for natural gas.[3] In the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century oil shale gas was used as illuminating gas. In 1920s, gas plants in Tallinn and Tartu produced oil shale gas as a town gas.[2] Since 1948, Estonian-produced oil shale gas was used in Leningrad and the cities in North Estonia.[4][5][6] For this purpose, 276 gas generators were operational in Kohtla-Järve until 1987.[7]

As oil shale gas occurs often as a byproduct of shale oil extraction, depending the processing technology it may be used for heating the pyrolysis process.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Koel, Mihkel (1999). "Estonian oil shale". Oil Shale. A Scientific-Technical Journal (Estonian Academy Publishers) (Extra). ISSN 0208-189X. http://www.kirj.ee/public/oilshale/Est-OS.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  2. ^ a b Kogerman, P. N. (1925). "The present status of the oil-shale industry in Estonia" (PDF). Journal of the Institution of Petroleum Technologists (London: Institute of Petroleum) 11 (50). ISSN 0368-2722. http://dspace.utlib.ee/dspace/bitstream/10062/3045/1/kogerman76.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  3. ^ Schora, F. C.; Tarman, P. B.; Feldkirchner, H. L.; Weil, S. A. (1976). "Hydrocarbon fuels from oil shale". Proceedings (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) 1: 325–330. A77-12662 02-44. 
  4. ^ Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (1977). "Usage of Estonian oil shale". Journal of Baltic Studies (University of Michigan) 8-9: 160. http://books.google.com/?id=gPtoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22oil+shale+gas%22&dq=%22oil+shale+gas%22. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  5. ^ "Detailed history". Viru Keemia Grupp. http://www.vkg.ee/eng/company/history/detailed-history. Retrieved 2011-07-09. 
  6. ^ Valgma, Ingo. "Map of oil shale mining history in Estonia". Mining Institute of Tallinn Technical University. http://www.ene.ttu.ee/maeinstituut/mgis/mapofhistory.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  7. ^ Ots, Arvo (2006) [2004]. Toni Tyson; Mary McQuillen. ed. Oil Shale Fuel Combustion. Tallinn: Arv Ots; Eesti Energia. p. 15. ISBN 9789949137107. 

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