Catalytic Thermal Liquefaction of Oil Shale in Tetralin

Figure 3

Effect of duration and fixings: (a) none, (b) tetralin 1 g/g OM, (c) tetralin and KF 848 pellets, (d) tetralin and activated KF 848 pellets, (e) tetralin and DN 3100 TH pellets, (f) tetralin and activated DN 3100 Th pellets, (g) tetralin and KF 1015 pellets, (h) tetralin and activated KF 1015 pellets, (i) tetralin and Dictyonema, (j) tetralin and pyrite on the yield of pyrolysis products: 1: gas, 2: maltenes (+water), 3: asphaltenes, 4: preasphaltenes, 5: solid residue. Time category: 1–1.5 h, 2–2 h. Temperature 400°C.

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