Acid demineralization with critical point drying: A method for kerogen isolation that preserves microstructure

Fuel

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 492-497

  Suleimenova, Assiya ^a   Bake, Kyle D ^a   Ozkan, Aysen ^b   Valenza II, John J ^a   Kleinberg, Robert L ^a   Burnham, Alan K ^c   Ferralis, Nicola ^d   Pomerantz, Andrew E ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c American Shale Oil LLC   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical point drying; Demineralization; Kerogen; Microstructure; Shale

Indexed keywords

DRYING; MICROSTRUCTURE; OIL SHALE; SHALE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CAPILLARY STRESS; CRITICAL POINT DRYING; DEMINERALIZATION; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; LIQUID-GAS PHASE TRANSITION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; ORGANIC-RICH MUDSTONE; SURFACE AREA MEASUREMENT;

KEROGEN;

EID: 84905408010     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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