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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1984
John D McCollum, Naperville, IL (US);
William F Wolff, Park Forest, IL (US);
Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a kerogen concentrate from oil shale comprises treating shale with a first aqueous caustic treating solution to produce a shale product of substantially transformed mineral content, and then treating the shale product with an aqueous acid solution to produce a first kerogen concentrate. The acid solution extracts minerals from the shale product to make a low ash content first kerogen concentrate. A spent acid solution containing the extracted minerals can be treated to recover minerals therefrom. The first kerogen concentrate is then treated with a second aqueous caustic treating solution to produce a second kerogen concentrate of lower ash content. The first and second aqueous caustic treating solutions are preferably the same.