DISCUSSION WITH ROYAL DUTCH SHELL

The Royal Dutch Shell Company has the following facilities for hydrogenation work: (1) gas-heated batch-type bombs, 3” i.d., 5”o.d.; (2) semi-batch type units (5-liters and 25-liter capacity) for operation at 100 atmopsheres and at temperature up to 300°C.; (3) twelve 100 milliliter capacity continuous once-through plants; (4) one 10-bbl./day, 200 atmospheres hydrofining plant.

Solids from crude shale oil have been hydrogenated by Shell using a Co-Mo-bauxite catalyst at 450°C. and 150 atmospheres. The following product was obtained:

	Percent of crude shale oil
Shale	0.5
Gas	5.5
Naphtha	22.8
Gas oil	40.9
Residuum	25.2
Tar acids from naphtha	0.0
Tar acids from gas oil	0.1
Tar bases from naphtha	0.9
Tar bases from gas oil	2.8
Loss	1.5

Net H₂ consumption	Std. Cu.m./metric ton
for making H₂S	5.4
for making NH₃	34.1
for making H₂O	20.6
taken up by oil	200.0

Detailed results on the shale oil hydrogenation work of Shell were presented at the Shale oil conferences n Glasgow, Scotland, July 3-7, 1950.

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