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Votes (UUSAC) | | | A list of the number of applicants and votes. |
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3-D structure of a local minimum of the Siskin model of oil shale kerogen using the RHF/STO-3G method | 2008 | Siskin model; oil shale kerogen; RHF/STO-3G method; kerogen; 3-D structure of kerogen; oil shale | Kerogen is a mixture of organic chemical compounds that make up a portion of the organic matter in sedimentary rocks. It is insoluble in normal organic solvents because of the huge molecular weight (upwards several thousand Daltons). When heated in the Earth's crust, (oil window ca. 6 ∞-120∞C; g... |
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Water for commercial oil shale development in Utah: Allocating scarce resources and the search for new sources of supply | 2010 | commercial oil shale development; allocating resources; oil shale; bitumen | BACKGROUND A. What Is Oil Shale and Why Do We Care? Oil shale is a sedimentary rock containing solid bituminous materials. When oil shale is heated, petroleum-like liquids and gasses are released. The process of heating shale and capturing resulting liquids and gasses is called retorting and can occ... |
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Treatment of produced water by pressure-assisted ozonation and sand filtration | 2009 | produced water; pressure assisted ozonization; sand filtration; energy production; heavy petroleum sources; oil sands | Ever increasing energy demand worldwide necessitates energy production from heavy petroleum sources such as oil sands and oil shale. Extraction of bitumen from oil sands and in situ extraction of kerogen from oil shale result in large quantities of water containing hydrocarbon contaminants. The cont... |
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Heightened oil sands extraction by pressure cycles | 2009 | oil sands extraction; pressure cycles; hot water extraction of bitumen | Hot water extraction of bitumen from oil sands has been commercially applied for decades. The extraction process is greatly aided by the addition of caustics and other reagents, which can adversely impact handling and disposal at process end. Recent attention has been on increasing process efficienc... |
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Development of baseline data and analysis of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of petroleum-based fuels | 2008-11-26 | baseline data and analysis; life cycle greenhouse gas emissions; petroleum based fuels; alternative transportation fuel options; GHG emissions; reduce greenouse gass emissions | Alternative transportation fuel options are currently being explored or implemented across the nation to (1) reduce climate change impacts from the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs), (2) reduce our reliance on foreign sources of energy, and (3) provide an economically-stable transportation fuel sou... |
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Propulsion and power rapid response research and development (R&D) support - Delivery order 0011: Advanced propulsion fuels research and development -- Subtask: Framework and guidance for estimating greenhouse gas footprints of aviation fuels | 2009-04 | propulsion research and development; power rapid response research and development; R and D; greenhouse gas emissions; petroleum based fuels; alternative fuels; propulsion fuels | Although there have been extensive analyses of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with petroleum based fuels and alternative fuels, there are still substantial uncertainties associated with some of the estimates of the greenhouse gas impacts of these fuel systems. Nevertheless, a variety of gov... |
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An evaluation of the extraction, transport and refining of imported crude oils and the impact on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions | 2009-03-27 | imported crude oils; life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gas emissions; crude oil; GHG emissions | The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has analyzed the full life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of transportation fuels derived from domestic crude oil and crude oil imported from specific countries. Estimates of the well-to-tank (WTT) GHG emissions associated with producing diesel ... |
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University of Utah Staff Advisory Committee (UUSAC) 1995-96 Cathey Eckart Chair | 1996 | | |
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Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources: Quarterly progress report - January 2015 to March 2015 | 2015 | quarterly report; domestic oil shale resources; domestic oil sands resources; unconventional fuels; oil shale; oil 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 ... |
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University of Utah Staff Advisory Committee (UUSAC) 1996-1997 | 1997 | Year end report; University of Utah staff; University of Utah employees | Year end report of UUSAC activities, membership and other committee work. |
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University of Utah Staff Advisory Committee (UUSAC) 1997-1998 | 1998 | | |
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University of Utah Staff Advisory Committee 1993-1994 | 1994 | | |
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University of Utah Staff Advisory Committee (UUSAC) By-laws Revision, 1996 | 1996-05-22 | By-laws; University of Utah employees; University of Utah staff | Revision of the UUSAC By-laws |
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University of Utah Staff Advisory Committee (UUSAC) presidential staff awards, 1996 | 1996 | University of Utah awards; Staff guidelines; University of Utah employees; Presidential awards | This is the "bible" for the Presidential Staff Awards. Everything you need to know about the process is contained in this binder. Annually the chair of the nominating and selection committees should each file a report, noting problems, recommendations, ideas. Then, this binder should be passed to ne... |
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The role of gas bubbles in bitumen recovery from tar sands in hot-water processing | 1994-05 | gas bubbles in bitumen recovery; bitumen recovery; hot water process | Complete bitumen disengagement and displacement from tar sand during digestion is a determining but not sufficient condition for satisfactory bitumen recovery in the hot water process. The density of most bitumens is close to that of the aqueous phase, and fine, mineral particles reside in the bitum... |
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Supercritical fluid extraction of oil sand bitumen | 1994-05 | supercritical fluid extraction; oil sand bitumen; PR Spring oil sand deposit | The supercritical fluid extraction of bitumen from the PR Spring oil sand deposit (Utah) was studied using commercial propane as the solvent . The bitumen volatility was 36.3 wt % and its asphaltene content was 19.3 wt %. Experiments were performed at five different operating conditions which includ... |
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Pyrolysis of bitumen impregnated sandstones: A comparison of fluidized-bed and rotary-kiln reactors | 1991-04 | bitumen pyrolysis; bitumen impregnated sandstones; fluidized-bed reactor; rotary-kiln reactors; reactor comparison; hydrocarbon recovery; processing strategies | The recovery of hydrocarbon values from the bitumen impregnated sandstones of Utah can be accomplished by any of several mining-surface recovery techniques. These processing strategies include aqueous separation, diluentassisted aqueous separation and solvent extraction of the bitumen from the sand ... |
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Pyrolysis of oil shale from the Whiterocks tar sand deposit in a rotary kiln | 1992-04 | oil shale pyrolysis; Whiterocks tar sand deposit; rotary kiln; hydrocarbon value recovery; oil sands | The recovery of hydrocarbon values from the oil sands of Utah can be accomplished by any of several mining-surface recovery techniques. These processing strategies include aqueous separation, diluent-assisted aqueous separation and solvent extraction of the bitumen from the sand, and pyrolysis of th... |
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Properties of GPC separated maltene fractions derived from Utah and Athabasca bitumen | 1989-11-17 | GPC; maltene fractions; Utah bitumen; Athabasca bitumen; oil sands; Gel Permeation Chromatography | This work deals with bitumens derived from two different types of oil sands: 1) Athabasca from the HcHurray formation in Alberta, Canada and 2) from the Unita basin in the green River formation, Utah, USA. Maltenes separated from these two bitumen were fractionated by Gel Permeation Chromatography (... |
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Recovering oil from tar sand using the ROPE process | 1988-12 | oil recovery; tar sand; ROPE process; oil from tar sands; Asphalt Ridge tar sands; Sunnyside tar sands; Athabasca tar sands | Western Research Institute (WRI) is developing a new pyrolysis process called ROPE© (Recycle Oil Pyrolysis and Extraction) for recovering products that require a minimum of upgrading to produce finished marketable fuels (motor gasoline, diesel and aviation fuels). Three tar sand resources - Asphalt... |
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New algorithms for steam assisted gravity drainage using combinations of vertical and horizontal wells | 1994-04 | steam assisted gravity drainage; vertical and horozontal wells; SAGD; oil sand reservoirs; vertical injectors | New algorithms have been presented for steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) in oil sand reservoirs using vertical injectors-producers and vertical injectors-horizontal producers. Although SAGD with a pair of horizontal wells has been reported to be promising, it may be necessary to use a combinati... |
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Similitude studies in three-phase ebullieted bed reactors | 1993-05 | similitude studies; three-phase ebullieted bed reactors; reactors; processing heavy oils, bitumen, and bitumen derived liquids | The length of a commercial reactor, in three-phase ebullieted bed processes with pelleted catalysts, for the processing of heavy oils, bitumen and bitumen-derived liquids are long due to the requirement of low space velocities. The reactor length, for laboratory scale studies of such processes, can ... |
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U.S. tar sand oil recovery projects--1984 | 1984-11 | U.S. tar sand; oil recovery projects; Eastern Oil Shale Symposium; alternate liquid hydrocarbon sources; oil shale; coal; tar sand | With a temporarily stable world oil price, which is lower than estimated values for most unconventional liquid hydrocarbon fuels, interest and activity in U. S. tar sands has declined. Data are reported for 52 projects involving in situ, mining and plant extraction, and modified in situ technologies... |
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U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration field experiment | 1976-06 | U. S. energy research and development; field experiment; reverse combustion process; oil recovery; tar sand; alternative forward process | The Laramie Energy Research Center of the U. S. Gov Research and Development Administration is equiping a small-scale field experiment to test the reverse combustion process to recover oil from tar sand. This field experiment, the first of a planned series, will extend the results of laboratory work... |