Table 1 Elemental Composition and Mineral Content of Oil Shale Samples.
From: The effect of temperature on pyrolysis products during oil shale thermal decomposition
Elemental analysis (wt%) | Proximate analysis (wt%) | Mineral composition (wt%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | 13.44 | Moisture | 3.8 | Quartz | 28 | Siderite | 0.5 |
H | 0.46 | Volatile matter | 22.4 | Feldspar | 5.2 | Pyrite | 1.7 |
N | 0.38 | Ash | 84.2 | Clay minerals | 23.2 | ||
S | 0.58 | Fixed carbon | 1.6 | Calcite | 33.8 | ||
O | 0.94 | – | – | Dolomite | 7.6 | ||
