Using (13)~C NMR Chemical Structure Data to Model Oil Shale Pyrolysis for Green River and Estonian Oil Shale

摘要

1. Advanced solid-state (13)~C NMR data for Green River oil shale show that kerogen is more connected than indicated by Siskin model 1.1 More refinement now possible based on advanced analysis 2. Kukersite (Estonian oil shale) significantly differs from GROS 2.1 Higher aromaticity (34% vs ～22%) 2.2 Shorter side chain lengths (～70 vs 140) 3. Kukersite pyrolysis not solely influenced by chemical structure 3.1 Kinetics of bridge breaking seem different.