Brazil processes 7800 tons oil shale daily.Brazil: 7,800 tons of shale that are processed every day at SIX generate tons of fuel oil, shale naphtha, fuel gas (LPG) and sulfur, in addition to variable volumes of asphalt inputs and byproducts that can be used in the cement, agricultural, and ceramics industries.
Fuel Oil
The industrial fuel oils obtained via shale processing are produced with Petrobras / Six technology.
LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas obtained from shale. The product complies with the National Petroleum Agency (NPA) requirements.
Shale Gas
Shale fuel gas, similar to natural gas, however richer in hydrogen. This product is provided to the Incepa ceramics pant, via a gas pipeline, and consumed internally in that Petrobras unit’s kilns.
Shale Naphtha
Similar to petrochemical naphtha. A light shale byproduct, with low sulfur content and high caloric power, appropriate for direct consumption in combustion installations, where it can be an interesting alternative to industrial kerosene. It can also be used as raw material to produce solvents and industrial diluents.
Scaled Sulfur
High purity and sold in bulk.
Asphalt Additives
Because of its chemical nature (low asphaltene and high nitrogenate content), bitumen coming from shale oil derived from pyrolysis is, by and large, an excellent input for asphalt additive production. It can be used to produce wide-spectrum asphalt additives (implementing adhesiveness, weather-resistance and resistance to permanent deformation), and even specific additives as adhesiveness renewers and promoters. shale-derived asphalt additives and modifiers are effective in increasing pavement resistance and durability.
Medium-Cure Input (MCI)
Product used to
manufacture medium-cure diluted asphalts (MC). These are dark agglutinating materials made out of complex, high-molecular mass hydrocarbon mixes.
Rejuvenation emulsion input (REI)
Product used as raw material to produce CAP-DOPE at the Asphalt Plant.
Asphaltic mix Additive (AMA)
Input to manufacture a “pothole-filling” product, which, briefly, is pre-mixed while cold and then bagged. The AMA has proven action in maintaining the final product’s workability for at least six months.
Antidust Input (ADI)
Product used to manufacture the antidust input for use in primary coatings. The ADI improves product penetration in the bases where it is applied.
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