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Fire and explosion hazards of oil shale | 1989 | fire and explosion hazards; oil shale; oil shale dust clouds; oil shale dust layers; oil shale rubble piles. | This U.S. Bureau of Mines publication presents the results of investigations into the fire and explosion hazards of oil shale rocks and dust. Three areas have been examined: the explosibility and ignitability of oil shale dust clouds, the fire hazards of oil shale dust layers on hot surfaces, and th... |
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Characterization of nickel and vanadium compounds in tar sand bitumen by petroporphyrin quantitation and size exclusion chromatography coupled with element specific detection | 1988-02 | Previously, we have examined the Ni and V in heavy crude oils, residua, and processed products by several metal speciation techniques to ascertain molecular structure and processing behavior. Two classes 01 metal compounds were found -- metallopetroporphyrins and metallo-nonporphyrins - each having ... | |
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Assessment of research needs for oil recovery from heavy-oil sources and tar sands | 1982-03 | The Fossil Energy Research Working Group (FERWG), at the request of J. W. Mares (Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy) and A. W. Trivelpiece (Director, Office of Energy Research), has reviewed and evaluated the U.S. programs on oil recovery from heavy oil sources and tar sands. These studies were p... | |
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Secure fuels from domestic resources: The continuing evolution of America's oil shale and tar sands industries | 2007-06 | secure fuels; domestic fuel; energy security; foreign imports; oil; oil conservation; fuel conservation; domestic fuel; bio-fuels. | Energy security is essential to preserve America's economic strength and national security. Reducing our dependence on foreign imports of oil and refined products is essential to achieving the energy security objective. Import reductions can be achieved in two fundamental ways--reducing our demand f... |
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