| Main Title |
Combustion of oil shale in fluidized-bed combustors--an overview : final report / |
| Author |
Roeck, Douglas R.
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| CORP Author |
GCA Corp., Bedford, MA. GCA Technology Div.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory ; GCA Corp., |
| Year Published |
1982 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/7-82-045; EPA-68-02-2693 |
| Stock Number |
PB82-249889 |
| OCLC Number |
25821602 |
| Subjects |
Oil-shales--United States ;
Fluidized-bed furnaces ;
Combustion
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| Additional Subjects |
Air pollution control ;
Oil shale ;
Fluidized bed processors ;
Sulfur dioxide ;
Nitrogen oxides ;
Combustion products ;
Industrial wastes ;
Sorbents ;
Economic analysis ;
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAD |
EPA 600-7-82-045 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
04/10/2014 |
| NTIS |
PB82-249889 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
vii, 59 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
The report gives an overview of the combustion of oil shale in fluidized-bed combustors. Oil shale can be combusted directly, or as a supplement to coal fuel, and can function as an SO2 sorbent in atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion (AFBC). Spent shale from retorting processes may provide for SO2 sorption and add some residual fuel value in AFBC. Commercial applications of direct combustion of oil shale in AFBC are limited, and known to exist only in Estonia (Soviet Union), China, and southern Germany. Pilot- and laboratory-scale combustion of shale and coal/shale mixtures in AFBCs in the U.S. has been investigated. A preliminary economic analysis indicates that substituting oil shale for limestone in an AFBC may have significant cost advantages, especially where shale (or spent shale) is readily available and at low cost. |
| Notes |
"May 1982." "EPA-600/7-82-045." Includes bibliographical references. |
