How does GSE’s LIQUEX™ technology work for oil shale?
Mined oil shale is ground into fine particles ranging in size from 20 mesh (2 mm) to 60 mesh (0.25mm) and then blended with GSE’s proprietary reagent, GSX™, at ambient or near ambient pressure and temperature in a simple mixing vessel to dissolve the kerogenous organic matter. The resultant liquid and particulate-solid streams are subsequently conveyed to a filtering system to separate them. The liquid stream comprises a homogeneous solution of kerogenous organic matter and the extraction reagent. The particulate-solid stream, to be discarded as solid waste, comprises mainly inorganic mineral matter, such as clay, sand and dolomite, as well as a trace amount of residual kerogen.
