Chemistry and kinetics of oil shale retorting

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1032, Issue , 2010, Pages 115-134

  Burnham, Alan K ^a  

^a American Shale Oil LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETICS; OIL SHALE RETORTING; REACTION KINETICS;

CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; GREEN RIVER FORMATION; HEATING METHOD; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES;

OIL SHALE;

EID: 84905564235     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2010-1032.ch006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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