Hydrogasification of oil shale

Hydrogasification -ofbiomass [FUELS FROM BIOMASS] (Vol 12) -of coal [FUELS, SYNTHETIC - GASEOUS FUELS] (Vol 12) -of oil shale [OIL SHALE] (Vol 17)... 

Catalysts. The catalysts used were commercial cobalt molybdate and a laboratory-prepared depleted uranium catalyst. The cobalt molybdate consisted of cobalt and molybdenum oxides on 6- to 8-mesh alumina granules. The uranium catalyst consisted of 7.7% depleted uranium (uranium from which the U-235 has been removed) in the oxide form on 1/8-in. H-151 alumina balls. This catalyst had produced high gas yields in previous hydrogenation experiments with shale oil, and these results suggested its possible use as a hydrogasification catalyst. Both catalysts were maintained under a hydrogen atmosphere at approximate reaction temperature and pressure for about 12 hours before each experiment. 

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