French Oil Shale Industry

Abstract

Three French oil-shale distillation plants were inspected by representatives of U.S. Bureau of Mines and U.S. Petroleum Administration. French Government is attempting to develop known deposits of shale for the purpose of supplying a portion of their requirements of motor fuel and lubricating oil. Data are given on equipment, capacity, production of plants, and chemical composition of shale. Brief description of a new report process developed in Grenoble is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1945
Accession Number
ADA801414

Entities

People

  • Emile L. Baldeschwieler
  • William W. Odell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorific Value
  • Chemical Composition
  • Combustion
  • Distillation
  • Fuels
  • Gases
  • Gasoline
  • Governments
  • Heat Energy
  • Lubricating Oils
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Petroleum
  • Pilot Plants
  • Processing Equipment
  • Producer Gases
  • Shale Oil

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design