Converting of oil shale and biomass into liquid hydrocarbons via pyrolysis

• Co-processing of oil shale with an arid land biomass for hydrocarbon production.
• Co-pyrolysis in TGA and fixed-bed reactor.
• Characterization of oil and char.

In this study, co-pyrolytic behaviors of oil shale and Euphorbia rigida were investigated at different temperatures in a fixed bed reactor at 450, 500, and 550 °C with a heating rate of 10 °C/min in the presence of nitrogen atmosphere. The obtained solid product (char) and liquid product (tar) were analyzed by using different types of characterization techniques. Experimental results showed co-pyrolysis of oil shale and biomass could be an environmental friendly way for the transformation of these precursors into valuable products such as chemicals or fuels.

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