Preliminary Program subject to change
T6007 Synthetic Fuels from Oil Shale, Coal and Natural Gas
OverviewThe symposium will primarily deal with recent advances in the production of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons from unconventional resources, including oil shale. Papers dealing with modeling approaches, R&D activities aimed at commercialization, and current commercial operations are appropriate for this session.
Primary SponsorTopical 6: 6th Natural Gas Utilization (T6)

Chair

Hugh D. Guthrie
Senior Management Technical Advisor
U.S. Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Center
Morgantown, WV 26507
Phone Number: 304-285-4632
Fax Number: 304-285-4403
Email: hugh.guthrie@netl.doe.gov

CoChair

Venkat Venkataraman
Petroleum Fuels Coordinator
National Energy Technology Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
Morgantown, WV 26507
Phone Number: 304-285-4105
Fax Number: 304-285-4403
Email: Venkat.Venkataraman@netl.doe.gov

CoChair

Rameshwar Srivastava
Principal Engineer
Science Applications International Corporation, National Energy Technology Laboratory
626 Cochrans Mill Road
P.O. Box 10940
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Phone Number: 412-386-4473
Email: Ram.Srivastava@sa.netl.doe.gov
Comparison of the Acceptability of Various Oil Shale Processes
Alan K. Burnham, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P. O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550 and James R. McConaghy, Antero Engineering, LLC, 11100 CR 195, Salida, CO 81201-8503
Overview of Retorting of Eastern Oil Shale
Burtron H. Davis, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511
Compact, Mobile Synthetic Fuel Unit
Kai Jarosch1, Terry Mazanec1, Jeff McDaniel2, Anna Lee Tonkovich1 and Sean Fitzgerald1, (1)Technology Development, Velocys, Inc., 7950 Corporate Boulevard, Plain City, OH 43064, (2)Business Development, Velocys, Inc., 7950 Corporate Boulevard, Plain City, OH 43064
Opportunities for Co-Feeding Coal and Natural Gas to a Liquids Plant
Diane. Hildebrandt1, David Glasser2, B. Patel2 and B. Hausberger2, (1)Centre of Material and Process Synthesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa, (2)Centre of Material and Process Synthesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Topical 6: 6th Natural Gas Utilization