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Oil Shale Processing, Chemistry, and Technology

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Glossary

Bitumen:

Organic solvent-soluble portion of oil shale organic matter

Direct retorting:

Retorting in which the process heat requirement is accomplished by a combustion of a portion of the oil shale within the retort

Ex situ retorting:

Oil shale retorting performed aboveground (requiring mining of the oil shale)

In situ retorting:

Heating of oil shale underground in order to release shale oil (also called underground retorting). Confinement of the shale is provided by the surrounding earth, in this case

Indirect retorting:

Retorting in which the process heat requirement is provided by heated gaseous or solid heat carriers produced outside the retort and then brought into contact with the retort contents

Kerogen:

Macromolecular and organic solvent-insoluble organic matter of oil shale, but more broadly applied to these sorts of organic components of sedimentary rocks

Oil shale:

Oil shale has a wide range of definitions. A general definition that encompasses most is that it...

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Oja, V., Suuberg, E.M. (2020). Oil Shale Processing, Chemistry, and Technology. In: Malhotra, R. (eds) Fossil Energy. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9763-3_102

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