The Feasibility Study of In Situ Conversion of Oil Shale Based on Calcium-Oxide-Based Composite Materia Hydration Exothermic Reaction

Shiwei Ma, Shouding Li (), Zhaobin Zhang, Tao Xu, Bo Zheng, Yanzhi Hu, Guanfang Li and Xiao Li
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Shiwei Ma: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Shouding Li: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Zhaobin Zhang: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Tao Xu: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Bo Zheng: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Yanzhi Hu: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Guanfang Li: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Xiao Li: Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: Oil shale, as a vast potential resource, is considered an important alternative energy source, and its effective development and economic utilization are of significant importance in alleviating the contradiction between energy supply and demand. Presently, the in situ conversion technology for oil shale has gained significant global attention, with numerous extraction methods undergoing active research and development. One of these methods is the in situ conversion of oil shale based on the hydration reaction of calcium-oxide-based composite material (CaO-CM). This approach harnesses the heat produced by the reaction between CaO-CM and water as a heat source for the pyrolysis of oil shale. This paper conducted experiments to assess the feasibility of temperature associated with this method. The feasibility study mainly includes two aspects: First, it is necessary to investigate whether the temperature generated by the hydration reaction of CaO-CM can meet the temperature requirements for the pyrolysis of oil shale. Through pyrolysis experiments of Xinjiang oil shale, the minimum temperature required for oil shale pyrolysis was determined to be 330 °C. High-temperature and high-pressure reaction vessels were employed to explore the temperature generated by the hydration reaction of CaO-CM. The results show that with the increase in environment pressure, environment temperature, and reaction mass, the maximum temperature generated by the hydration reaction of CaO-CM also increases (reach 455.5 °C), meeting the temperature requirements for the pyrolysis of oil shale. Second, the study evaluates whether the hydration reaction of CaO-CM can induce pyrolysis hydrocarbons of the oil shale. Through the pyrolysis experiments of oil shale based on the hydration reaction of CaO-CM, the changes in the content of pyrolysis hydrocarbons (S 2 ) in oil shale before and after pyrolysis are measured. The results show that under 10 MPa pressure, the content of pyrolysis hydrocarbons in the oil shale decreased from 40.96 mg/g to 0.08 mg/g after pyrolysis. This confirms the feasibility of the temperature conditions for the in situ conversion of oil shale based on the hydration reaction of CaO-CM.

Keywords: calcium-oxide-based composite material; oil shale; in situ conversion; pyrolytic hydrocarbons; pyrolysis temperature of oil shale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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