SHELL OIL SHALE RETORTING PROCESS PROMISING

Apart from in-situ processing, there are five main candidates in the oil shale retorting competition--most of them rather old in concept but not necessarily out of the running because of it. However, because they were conceived in a time when the commercial variables had different values, most of the older processes have some built-in impediments.

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NETL Point of Contact "\"Roy Long\""
NETL Point of Contact's Email "\"Roy.long@netl.doe.gov\""
NETL program or project "\"KMD\""
Publication Date "\"9/15/1980\""
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notes Apart from in-situ processing, there are five main candidates in the oil shale retorting competition--most of them rather old in concept but not necessarily out of the running because of it. However, because they were conceived in a time when the commercial variables had different values, most of the older processes have some built-in impediments.
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title SHELL OIL SHALE RETORTING PROCESS PROMISING