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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - July 2014-September 2014 | 2014 | domestic oil shale; domestic oil sands; ICSE; utilization of oil shale and oil sands resources with CO2 management; liquid fuel production; in-situ thermal processing of oil shale; shale oil and pyrolysis products | The Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ... |
| 52 |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - April 2013-June 2013 | 2013 | domestic oil sands; domestic oil shale; ICSE; unconventional fuels development; life-cycle analysis | The Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ... |
| 53 |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - October 2014-December 2014 | 2014 | domestic oil shale; domestic oil sands; ICSE; CO2 management; clean energy; oil and gas production; liquid fuel production; thermal processing of oil shale/sands | The Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ... |
| 54 |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - October 2013-December 2013 | 2013 | domestic fuel resources; ICSE; CO2 management; unconventional fuels; Flameless Oxy-gas Process Heaters; Efficient CO2 Capture; Production Modules for CLEARuff | The Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ... |
| 55 |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - January 2013-March 2013 | 2013 | clean energy; domestic fuels; oil shale resources; oil sands resources; CO2 management; liquid fuel procuction; in-situ thermal processing; oil shale processing | The Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ... |
| 56 |
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Utah Clean Coal Center: Gasification research activities | 2009-09 | clean coal center; gasification research; UC3; gasification; low CO2 production; electric power from coal; entrained-flow gasification; simulation tools for coal gasifiers | The Utah Clean Coal Center (UC3) was established at the University of Utah through a cooperative agreement from the U.S. DOE / NETL. The center had five thrust areas critical for successful development of advanced technologies for power production from coal with minimal environmental impact. One of ... |
| 57 |
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Rates and mechanisms of oil shale pyrolysis: A chemical structure approach | 2014-11 | Green River oil shale; oil and natural gas technology; oil shale pyrolysis; chemical structure of oil shale | Three pristine Utah Green River oil shale samples were obtained and used for analysis by the combined research groups at the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. Oil shale samples were first demineralized and the separated kerogen and extracted bitumen samples were then studied by a host... |
| 58 |
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Policy issues associated with using simulation to assess environmental impacts | 2014-11 | oil and natural gas technology; policy issues with using simulation; environmental impacts; simulation-based science; judicial assessments and models; environmental policymaking | This report examines the relationship between simulation-based science and judicial assessments of simulations or models supporting evaluations of environmental harms or risks, considering both how it exists currently and how it might be shaped in the future. This report considers the legal standard... |
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STAR-CCM+ simulations of in-situ thermal treatment of oil shale | 2013-03 | in-situ thermal treatment; oil shale; shale oil/gas; oil shale formations | Presentation given at the STAR Global Conference on March 13, 2013. |
| 60 |
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Utah's 10 Year Energy Plan | 2012-05-15 | Governor Gary R. Herbert; energy initiatives; strategic energy plan; energy development; responsible energy resource development | Presentation given at the 2012 Unconventional Fuels Conference, on May 15. |
| 61 |
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Welcome and Introduction: 2009 Western U.S. Oil Sands Conference | 2009-02-27 | oil sands industry; industrial combustion; gasification technology research; CO2 capture technologies; coal; OxyFuel Combustion; chemical looping; gasification; oil shale/sands | Summary of challenges facing U.S. oil sands industry and the role of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy at the University of Utah in addressing those challenges, presented at the 2009 Western U.S. Oil Sands Conference by Philip Smith, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Director... |
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Clean and secure energy from domestic oil shale and oil sands resources: Quarterly progress report - Jul. 2013-Sept. 2013 | 2013 | domestic oil shale resources; domestic oil sands resources; utilization of oil shale and oil sands with CO2 management; liquid fuel production | The Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ... |
| 63 |
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Evaluation of well spacing and arrangement for in-situ thermal treatment of oil shale using HPC simulation tools | 2014-10 | well spacing; in-situ thermal treatment; oil shale; HPC simulation tools; oil shale resources; oil sands resources; basin scale simulation; liquid fuel production | The mission of this presentation is to pursue research that improves industry's ability to utilize the vast energy stored in oil shale and oil sands resources with minimal environmental impact. Three main research areas looked at are: 1. Basin scale simulation of environmental and economic impacts o... |
| 64 |
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Validation results for core-scale oil shale pyrolysis | 2015-02 | oil and natural gas technology; validation results; core-scale oil shale pyrolysis; in situ production of oil from oil shale; oil shale; pyrolysis of oil shale | This report summarizes a study of oil shale pyrolysis at various scales and the subsequent development a model for in situ production of oil from oil shale. Oil shale from the Mahogany zone of the Green River formation was used in all experiments. Pyrolysis experiments were conducted at four scales,... |
| 65 |
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The effects of oxy-firing conditions on gas-phase mercury oxidation by chlorine and bromine: Topical report: April 2009 to June 2010 | 2010-10 | oxy-firing conditions; gas-phase mercury oxidation; bench-scale experiments; liquid-phase oxidation | Bench-scale experiments were conducted in a quartz-lined, natural gas-fired reactor with the combustion air replaced with a blend of 27 mole percent oxygen, with the balance carbon dioxide. Quench rates of 210 and 440 K/s were tested. In the absence of sulfur dioxide, the oxy-firing environment caus... |
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Subtask 3.2: Flameless oxy-gas process heaters for efficient CO2 capture | 2011-03-11 | Oxy-gas process heaters; efficient CO2 capture; oxy-gas combustion | This is a presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting in March 10-11, 2011. |
| 67 |
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Subtask 6.1: Engineering process models for economic impact analysis | 2011-03-10 | engineering process models; economic impact analysis; domestic heavy oil; developing domestic heavy oil/sands/shale resources | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. In the project objectives, the purpose of assessment is to "Examine limiting factors to the development of domestic heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources. Identify poli... |
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Subtask 4.3: Multiscale thermal processing of oil shale | 2011-03-10 | thermal processing; oil shale; oil shale treatment; thermal treatment | |
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Subtask 4.4: Effect of oil shale processing on water composition | 2011-03-10 | oil shale processing; water composition; unconventional fuels; oil shale; oil sands; oil shale development | A presentation at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. The overall goal is to asses aquifers in the Uinta Basin to determine where saline water (produced along with conventional petroleum development) can be disposed without harming fresh... |
| 70 |
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Subtask 4.5: Pore scale analysis of oil shale/sands pyrolysis | 2011-03-10 | pore scale analysis; oil shale pyrolysis; oil sands pyrolysis; x-ray CT; pore network structure; flow simulation; LB method | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. |
| 71 |
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Opportunities for oxy-firing to reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels | 2011-03-10 | GHG; oxy-firing; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; transportation fuel emissions; CO2 analysis; oil sands | The outline covers in this presentation covers: GHGs and the transportation fuel cycle. Motivation for reducing GHG emissions. Use of oxy-firing for CO2 capture in refining of conventional fuel. Use of oxy-firing for extraction and upgrading of oil sands. GHG emissions from other scenarios Would oxy... |
| 72 |
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Subtask 4.6: Kerogen/asphaltene/mineral matrix: Structure and interactions | 2011-03-10 | DOE review meeting; mineral matrix; recover organic material from oil shale/sands | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. |
| 73 |
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Development of HPC-based simulations tool for in situ thermal processing of oil shale/sands | HPC-based simulations tool; in situ thermal processing; oil shale; oil sands; commercial production of oil shale; ecoshale in-capsule process | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. | |
| 74 |
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DOE project review: Subtask 4.2 (B): Examination of in situ production models | 2011-03-11 | DOE project review; in situ production models; oil shale; unconventional fuels; oil sands; geomechanics; general reservoir simulation tool | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. The objectives of the presentation is the examination of in-situ production methods, different in-situ production method options, rigorous energy and carbon balances, exploratio... |
| 75 |
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A market assessment of heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources | 2011-03-10 | unconventional fuels; market assessment; developing domestic heavy oil, oil sands, and oil shale resources; preliminary infrastructure needs | A presentation given at the Unconventional Fuels from Oil Shale and Oil Sands Project Review Meeting on March 10-11, 2011. |