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Abstract
Synthetic fuel and fuel
gas have been produced by microwave interaction with fuel precursors,
particularly oil shale and Colorado
coal. Preliminary results with lignite, tar sands, and viscous crudes also show promise. The derived products have been
analyzed using a microcoulometric system and
important differences in oil flow properties and gas composition are
discussed. The objectives of the study, presented in this paper, were
designed to provide accurate and precise data on the nitrogen, sulfur, carbon, hydrogen, and on the water, gases, and
oil, both from microwave retorting procedures and on parallel Fischer assay
tests. The microwave equipment used in this study consisted of a modified
commercial microwave oven, together with a specially designed, stainless
steel, high temperature and pressure retort.
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