Pyrolysis of Ellajjun Oil Shale and Particle Size Effect on Product Components, joint research with Balqa Applied University and Natural Resources Authority, 2009.
The effect of particle size on sample total weight loss percent, gas loss, and oil yield of oil shale has been investigated at 1 – 2 oCmin-1 constant heating rate. Particles size was varied from sizes of 37.5, 31.5, 25.0, 19.0, 9.5 mm of particle has been used during the pyrolysis of Ellajjun oil shale specimens. The total weight loss percent decreased from 28% to 21% at 550oC final pyrolysis temperature, as particle diameter increased from 9.5 mm to 37.5 mm. Gas loss percent also decreased from 9% to 6% in the investigated range. Oil yield measured on Fischer Assay basis was found to decrease from 90% to 67% with increase particle size.
The Combustion of Jordanian Oil Shale using Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor, CFB, joint research with the University of Jordan in the year 1999-2000.
A stainless steel circulating fluidized bed combustor was designed, constructed and tested by burning oil shale particles. During experimental work chromel-alumel (K-type) thermocouples were used to measure the temperature distribution along the bed. Further and in order to control the emitted gases, gas chromatography technique was used to analyze the exhaust products from the bed. Finally, the remaining ash in the bed was analyzed for the unburned carbon and hence the combustion efficiency of the bed was determined.
Generating oil derivatives from oil shale "One Barrel Retort from oil shale" Project funded by the Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan 2008-2010.
This project deals with thermal cracking pyrolysis of oil shale to generate oil derivatives from crushed oil shale. The locally fabricated retort is intended to build the national capacity through operating on different particle size, temperature, and retort design. The research team consisted from different local institutions and universities.
Participating in Jordan Oil-shale committee in the study "Jordan Oil Shale Technical Study", Implemented by BEHRE DOLBEAR & Company (USA), the beneficiary was Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, This study was funded by USTDA-USA, 2007-2008.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the current state of oil shale processing technologies and to assess how these might best be used to develop Jordan's extensive oil shale resources.
The Status of Oil shale R & D and Research Priorities,
This study describes the current status of oil shale research and development in Jordan, the barriers facing research activities, the most pressing research topics and environmental considerations.Oil extraction from oil shale using organic solvent extraction, A one year research program was conducted to study the extraction of bitumen from oil shale using different organic solvents and soxhlet extractor. An extraction of 29.3% of oil was achieved using CS2 as a solvent with mixing and water path. This study represents the findings of nine solvents operating at different temperatures and mixing rates.
Oil shale ash was used in construction materials like concrete with different percentages from 0 to 30 %. It was concluded that mixtures of 20% oil shale ash have no significance deviation in the strength and compression tests, and have better thermal insulating properties.