Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale

Ahmed Yehia; F. I. El-Hosiny; S. S. Ibrahim; M. A. Abdel Khalek; Rasha M. Amin

doi:doi:10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11

| Peer-Reviewed

Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale

Ahmed Yehia, F. I. El-Hosiny, S. S. Ibrahim, M. A. Abdel Khalek, Rasha M. Amin

Published in Petroleum Science and Engineering (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Received: 27 January 2017 Accepted: 15 February 2017 Published: 2 March 2017

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

Evaluation possibility of a low quality Egyptian oil shale from Wadii El-Nakhil, Red sea region as an alternative clean fuel by flotation technique was investigated. Oil shale sample was characterized using XRD and FTIR analyses to determine its mineral content and surface characteristics. XRD analysis showed that the non-clay minerals present in the oil shale sample include; quartz, siderite, apatite, anhydrite and calcite. The clay mineral is mainly represented by kaolinite while the organic matter is 30%. The effects of frother and collector dosages and pulp Ph on the flotation performance were investigated using kerosene as a collector. The pine oil or MIBC were used as frothing agents. By using 5g/kg kerosene as a collector and 9g/kg of MIBC as a frother at pH 9, a kerogen of 38% with recovery of 88.5% was obtained from oil shale sample of 28%.

Published in	Petroleum Science and Engineering (Volume 1, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11
Page(s)	23-29
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Oil Shale, Flotation, Characterization, Energy Minerals

References

[1]	Tissot B. P. and Welte D. H., 1984, Petroleum Formation and Occurrence, Springer Verlag, Germany.
[2]	Jelena Hruljova, Natalja Savest, Vahur Oja and Eric M. Suuberg, 2013, Kukersite oil shale kerogen solvents welling in binary mixtures, Fuel 105, 77-82.
[3]	Al-Thyabat E. Al-Zoubi, Alnawafleh H. and Al-Tarawneh K., 2014, Beneficiation of Oil Shale by Froth Flotation: Critical Review S., The Open Mineral Processing Journal, 7, 1-12.
[4]	Larsen J. W., Parikh H. M., Michels R., Raoult N. and Pradier B., 2000, Kerogen macromolecular structure. Prepr Symp Am Chem. Soc. Div. Fuel Chem, 45: 211-5.
[5]	Savest N., Hruljova J and Oja V., 2009, Characterization of thermally pretreated kukersite oil shale using the solvent-swelling technique. Energy Fuels, 23: 5972-7.
[6]	Hutton A. C., 1987, Petrographic classification of oil shales, Int. J. Coal Geol. 8, 203-231.
[7]	Dyni J. R., 2006, Geology and resources of some world oil-shale deposits, Report, U.S. Geological Survey.
[8]	Lille U., 2003, Current knowledge on the origin and structure of Estonian kukersite kerogen. Oil Shale, 20: 253-63.
[9]	Dyni J. R., 2003, Geology and resources of some world oil-shale deposits, Oil Shale 20 (3) 193-252.
[10]	Qian J., Qian J. and Wang S., 2003, Oil shale development in China, Oil Shale 20 (3) 356-359.
[11]	Bokanyi L. and Csoke B., 2003, Preparation of clean coal by flotation following ultra fine liberation, Appl. Energy 74, 349-358.
[12]	Ceylan K. and Kucuk M. Z., 2004, Effectiveness of the dense medium and the froth flotation methods in cleaning some Turkish lignites, Energy Convers. Manag. 45, 1407–1418.
[13]	Wills B. A., 1985, Mineral Processing Technology, 3rd Ed., Pergamon Press, Exeter.
[14]	Abd El-Rahman M. K. and Al-Wakeel M. I., 2007, Enrichment of organic matter of some Egyptian black shales, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 116, 3, 189-196.
[15]	Abd El-Rahiem F. H., Hassan M. S, Selim K. A. and Abdel-Khalek N. A., 2013, Characterization and beneficiation of the Egyptian black shale, Journal of ore dressing, 15, 29, 1-9.
[16]	Ibrahim K. M. and Jaber J. O., 2007, Geochemistry and environmental impacts of retorted oil shale from Jordan, Environmental Geology, 52, 979-985.
[17]	Zhirjakove Y., 2006, Ecological aspects of oil shale processing, In: 26 oil shale symposium.
[18]	Kelemen S. R., Afeworki M., Gorbaty M. L., Sansone M., Kwiatek P. J. and Walters C. C., 2007, Direct characterization of kerogen by X-ray and NMR, Energy & Fuels, 21, 1548-1561.
[19]	Fatimah and Colin R. Ward, 2009, Mineralogy and organic petrology of oil shales in the Sangkarewang Formation, Ombilin Basin, West Sumatra, Indonesia, International Journal of Coal Geology, 77, 3-4, 424-435.
[20]	Murray A. M., Zaim Y., Rizal Y., Aswan Y., Gunnell G F. and Ciochon R. L., 2015, A fossil gourami (Teleostei, Anaban-toidei) from probable Eocene deposits of the Ombilin Basin, Sumatra, Indonesia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35, 2, 236-247.
[21]	Natalie O’shea, E. Arthur Bettis, Yahdi Zaim ,Yan Rizal, Aswan Aswan, Gregg F. Gunnell, John-Paul Zonneveld and Russell L. Ciochon, 2015, Paleo environmental conditions in the late Paleogene, Sumatra, Indonesia, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 111, 384-394.
[22]	Evgeniy A. Zvonok, Nikita V. Zelenkov & Igor G. Danilov, 2016, A new unusual water bird from Eocene of Kazakhstan, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 36, 1, 173-184.
[23]	Verma D., Katti K. and Katti D., 2006, Photoacoustic FTIR spectroscopic study of undisturbed nacre from red abalone, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 64, 1051-1057.
[24]	Renzo M. D.; Ellis T. H.; Sacher E. and Stangel I., 2001, A photo acoustic FTIR study of the chemical modifications of human dentin surfaces. I. Demineralization, Biomaterials 22, 787-792.
[25]	Amarasinghe P. M., Katti K. S. and Katti D. R., 2009, Nature of organic fluid–montmorillonite interactions: an FTIR spectro-scopic study, J. of Colloid and Interface Science 337, 97-105.
[26]	Porto I. M., Saiani R. A., Chan K. L., Kazarian S. G., Gerlach R.F. and Bachmann L., 2010, Organic and inorganic content measured by FTIR spectroscopy, Spectrochimica Acta Part A 77, 59-63.
[27]	Kristin N. Alstadt, Dinesh R. Katti and Kalpana S. Katti, 2012, FTIR step-scan photoacoustic investigation of kerogen and minerals in oil shale Spectrochimica Acta Part A 89, 105-113.
[28]	Yahyaei M., Banisi S., and Javani H., 2006, Replacing Mechanical Flotation Cells by a Flotation Column at the Pilot Plant of the Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine, Separation Science and Technology, 41, 3609–3617.
[29]	Jena M. S., Biswal S. K., Das S. P. and Reddy P. S., 2008, Comparative study of the performance of conventional and column flotation when treating coking coal fines, Fuel Processing Technology, 89, 12, 1409-1415.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Ahmed Yehia, F. I. El-Hosiny, S. S. Ibrahim, M. A. Abdel Khalek, Rasha M. Amin. (2017). Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale. Petroleum Science and Engineering, 1(2), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Ahmed Yehia; F. I. El-Hosiny; S. S. Ibrahim; M. A. Abdel Khalek; Rasha M. Amin. Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale. Pet. Sci. Eng. 2017, 1(2), 23-29. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Ahmed Yehia, F. I. El-Hosiny, S. S. Ibrahim, M. A. Abdel Khalek, Rasha M. Amin. Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale. Pet Sci Eng. 2017;1(2):23-29. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11,
  author = {Ahmed Yehia and F. I. El-Hosiny and S. S. Ibrahim and M. A. Abdel Khalek and Rasha M. Amin},
  title = {Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale},
  journal = {Petroleum Science and Engineering},
  volume = {1},
  number = {2},
  pages = {23-29},
  doi = {10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.pse.20170102.11},
  abstract = {Evaluation possibility of a low quality Egyptian oil shale from Wadii El-Nakhil, Red sea region as an alternative clean fuel by flotation technique was investigated. Oil shale sample was characterized using XRD and FTIR analyses to determine its mineral content and surface characteristics. XRD analysis showed that the non-clay minerals present in the oil shale sample include; quartz, siderite, apatite, anhydrite and calcite. The clay mineral is mainly represented by kaolinite while the organic matter is 30%. The effects of frother and collector dosages and pulp Ph on the flotation performance were investigated using kerosene as a collector. The pine oil or MIBC were used as frothing agents. By using 5g/kg kerosene as a collector and 9g/kg of MIBC as a frother at pH 9, a kerogen of 38% with recovery of 88.5% was obtained from oil shale sample of 28%.},
 year = {2017}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale
AU  - Ahmed Yehia
AU  - F. I. El-Hosiny
AU  - S. S. Ibrahim
AU  - M. A. Abdel Khalek
AU  - Rasha M. Amin
Y1  - 2017/03/02
PY  - 2017
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11
T2  - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JF  - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JO  - Petroleum Science and Engineering
SP  - 23
EP  - 29
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2640-4516
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11
AB  - Evaluation possibility of a low quality Egyptian oil shale from Wadii El-Nakhil, Red sea region as an alternative clean fuel by flotation technique was investigated. Oil shale sample was characterized using XRD and FTIR analyses to determine its mineral content and surface characteristics. XRD analysis showed that the non-clay minerals present in the oil shale sample include; quartz, siderite, apatite, anhydrite and calcite. The clay mineral is mainly represented by kaolinite while the organic matter is 30%. The effects of frother and collector dosages and pulp Ph on the flotation performance were investigated using kerosene as a collector. The pine oil or MIBC were used as frothing agents. By using 5g/kg kerosene as a collector and 9g/kg of MIBC as a frother at pH 9, a kerogen of 38% with recovery of 88.5% was obtained from oil shale sample of 28%.
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Ahmed Yehia

Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt
F. I. El-Hosiny

Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
S. S. Ibrahim

Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt
M. A. Abdel Khalek

Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt
Rasha M. Amin

Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Ahmed Yehia, F. I. El-Hosiny, S. S. Ibrahim, M. A. Abdel Khalek, Rasha M. Amin. (2017). Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale. Petroleum Science and Engineering, 1(2), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Ahmed Yehia; F. I. El-Hosiny; S. S. Ibrahim; M. A. Abdel Khalek; Rasha M. Amin. Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale. Pet. Sci. Eng. 2017, 1(2), 23-29. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Ahmed Yehia, F. I. El-Hosiny, S. S. Ibrahim, M. A. Abdel Khalek, Rasha M. Amin. Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale. Pet Sci Eng. 2017;1(2):23-29. doi: 10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11,
  author = {Ahmed Yehia and F. I. El-Hosiny and S. S. Ibrahim and M. A. Abdel Khalek and Rasha M. Amin},
  title = {Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale},
  journal = {Petroleum Science and Engineering},
  volume = {1},
  number = {2},
  pages = {23-29},
  doi = {10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.pse.20170102.11},
  abstract = {Evaluation possibility of a low quality Egyptian oil shale from Wadii El-Nakhil, Red sea region as an alternative clean fuel by flotation technique was investigated. Oil shale sample was characterized using XRD and FTIR analyses to determine its mineral content and surface characteristics. XRD analysis showed that the non-clay minerals present in the oil shale sample include; quartz, siderite, apatite, anhydrite and calcite. The clay mineral is mainly represented by kaolinite while the organic matter is 30%. The effects of frother and collector dosages and pulp Ph on the flotation performance were investigated using kerosene as a collector. The pine oil or MIBC were used as frothing agents. By using 5g/kg kerosene as a collector and 9g/kg of MIBC as a frother at pH 9, a kerogen of 38% with recovery of 88.5% was obtained from oil shale sample of 28%.},
 year = {2017}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Characteristics and Upgrading of Egyptian Oil Shale
AU  - Ahmed Yehia
AU  - F. I. El-Hosiny
AU  - S. S. Ibrahim
AU  - M. A. Abdel Khalek
AU  - Rasha M. Amin
Y1  - 2017/03/02
PY  - 2017
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11
T2  - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JF  - Petroleum Science and Engineering
JO  - Petroleum Science and Engineering
SP  - 23
EP  - 29
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2640-4516
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pse.20170102.11
AB  - Evaluation possibility of a low quality Egyptian oil shale from Wadii El-Nakhil, Red sea region as an alternative clean fuel by flotation technique was investigated. Oil shale sample was characterized using XRD and FTIR analyses to determine its mineral content and surface characteristics. XRD analysis showed that the non-clay minerals present in the oil shale sample include; quartz, siderite, apatite, anhydrite and calcite. The clay mineral is mainly represented by kaolinite while the organic matter is 30%. The effects of frother and collector dosages and pulp Ph on the flotation performance were investigated using kerosene as a collector. The pine oil or MIBC were used as frothing agents. By using 5g/kg kerosene as a collector and 9g/kg of MIBC as a frother at pH 9, a kerogen of 38% with recovery of 88.5% was obtained from oil shale sample of 28%.
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
ER  -

Copy | Download