TITLE:
Experimental Study on Solvent Extraction of Quseir Oil Shale in Egypt
AUTHORS:
Ehssan Nassef, Aya Soliman, Ramadan Abou Al-Alla, Yehia Eltaweel
KEYWORDS:
Oil Shale, Solvent Extraction, Oil
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology,
Vol.5 No.3,
July
3,
2015
ABSTRACT: In the present work, the effect of solvent on the extraction of the organic matter from Quseir’s oil
shales was studied. The experimental results revealed that the extraction yield obtained by the
tetrahydrofuran was very high compared to other solvents. In addition, the solvent had a significant
effect on the yield and the composition of the obtained oil. The analysis carried out on the extracted
oil showed that the tetrahydrofuran was a very efficient solvent for oil shale extraction,
giving a better quality of the oils extracted containing a large proportion of aromatics compounds
and fewer amounts of sulphur and paraffin compounds.