PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF BITUMEN AND KEROGEN IN RED SEA OIL SHALE
Janette Saad Basta;
Abstract
t Nine Egyptian oil shale samples were assembled from
I the main producing mines (Abu-shigeili, El-Beida, EI-
Nakheil and Abu-Tundub) in Red Sea area. The oil shale rocks were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction and optical microscopic techniques in order to identify minerals of the oil shales. It was found that montmorillonite, quartz, gypsum, kaolinite, calcite and dolomite constitute the main bulk composition of the inorganic matrix. In addition, photomicrographs of the oil shales indicated that the pyrite crystals may also be present. Bitumen was extracted from the oil shale using benzene/methanol (70:30 vol/vol) under mild conditions. Bitumen was deasphalted and the deasphalted fraction (maltene) was separated into saturates, aromatics and resins by column chromatography. Saturate fraction was analyzed by
means of gas chromatography using capillary column.
From gas geochemical
chromatographic analysis, specific parameters were assessed. These
I the main producing mines (Abu-shigeili, El-Beida, EI-
Nakheil and Abu-Tundub) in Red Sea area. The oil shale rocks were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction and optical microscopic techniques in order to identify minerals of the oil shales. It was found that montmorillonite, quartz, gypsum, kaolinite, calcite and dolomite constitute the main bulk composition of the inorganic matrix. In addition, photomicrographs of the oil shales indicated that the pyrite crystals may also be present. Bitumen was extracted from the oil shale using benzene/methanol (70:30 vol/vol) under mild conditions. Bitumen was deasphalted and the deasphalted fraction (maltene) was separated into saturates, aromatics and resins by column chromatography. Saturate fraction was analyzed by
means of gas chromatography using capillary column.
From gas geochemical
chromatographic analysis, specific parameters were assessed. These
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| Title | PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF BITUMEN AND KEROGEN IN RED SEA OIL SHALE | Other Titles | دراسة فيزو كيميائية لتمييز وتحليل البيتومين والكيروجين فى الصخور الزيتية بالبحر الاحمر | Authors | Janette Saad Basta | Issue Date | 1999 |
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