Evaluation of physical-chemical and biological treatment of shale oil retort water

Mercer, B.W.; Mason, Marcus; Spencer, R.R.; Wong, Anthony; Wakamiya, W.

doi:10.2172/6778101

1982

DOI: 10.2172/6778101

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Evaluation of physical-chemical and biological treatment of shale oil retort water

B.W. Mercer¹,

Marcus Mason²,

R.R. Spencer³

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“…Because of this concern, waste treatment processes are being developed to sufficiently improve the quality of retort water such that it can be recycled to help meet the needs of commercial oil shale operations. In this regard, there is additional concern that organic components of retort water may persist in recycled waters used in cooling systems, perhaps leading to extensive biofouling (11).…”

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Microbiological Degradation of Organic Components in Oil Shale Retort Water: Organic Acids

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Appl Environ Microbiol

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The losses of benzoic acid and a homologous series of both mono- and dibasic aliphatic acids in oil shale retort water were monitored with time (21 days) in liquid culture (4% retort water, vol/vol) inoculated with soil. The organic acids constituted approximately 12% of the dissolved organic carbon in retort water, which served as the sole source of carbon and energy in these studies. The levels of the acids in solution were reduced by 80 to 90% within 9 days of incubation. From mass balance calculations, the decrease in dissolved organic carbon with time of incubation was equal to the formation of CO 2 and bacterial cell carbon. The decrease in the level of the acid components, either from degradation to CO 2 or incorporation into bacteria, would account for ∼70% of the loss in dissolved organic carbon within the first 9 days of incubation and would account for ∼50% of the loss over the entire 21-day incubation period.

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