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Oil Shale

ISSN 1736-7492 (Electronic)
ISSN 0208-189X (Print)

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PYROLYSIS OF OIL SHALE MIXED WITH LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; pp. 42–48

PDF | doi: 10.3176/oil.2011.1.05

Authors

LIU YAN-HUI, XUE XIANG-XIN, LI YONG

Abstract

The pyrolysis experiments on oil shale mixed with low-density polyethylene (LDPE) were carried out with the aid of thermogravimetric analyzer, differential scanning calorimetry system and distillation furnace. The results obtained indicate that a synergistic effect exists to some extent during pyrolysis of oil shale mixed with LDPE. The temperature of maximum degradation of the mixture is approximately 5 °C lower than that of oil shale. The difference in weight loss between the pure oil shale and that mixed with LDPE is 1.17% at 550 °C. Co-pyrolysis experiments of oil shale mixed with LDPE show an increased shale oil yield, and the obtained oil containes novel alkynes or allenes.

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