Abstract
The effects of the inorganic matrix of the oil shale on the oxidation of the kerogen at temperatures up to 1000°C in an air atmosphere were investigated Kerogen was isolated by successive HCl, HF and LiAlH 4 treatments. The initial shale and each product of every demineralization process were oxidized in a thermogravimetric system in an air atmosphere. The oxidation products were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Changes in the chemical structure of the organic material of the shale were correlated with the separated constituents of the inorganic matrix. Oxidation of the kerogen occurred in two stages. The first stage was complete at about 400°C. The oxidized product after the first stage contained a char of an aromatic ring system substituted with some aliphatic material and carbonyl groups. Calcium minerals increased the reactivity of the aromatic part of the organic material towards the oxidation reactions. Where calcium minerals were absent, mainly the aliphatic and the carbonyl groups decomposed. Silicates and pyrites did not affect the reactivity of the organic material in oxidation reactions.
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