Chemical composition and physicochemical characteristics of shale tar from the Kotsebinskoe deposit

Resumo

The chemical composition of shale tar from the Kotsebinskoe deposit in Saratov oblast was established. The following its physicochemical characteristics were studied: density, total sulfur content, refractive index, calorific value, and relative viscosity. Based on the experimental data, the areas of application of the shale tar as a plasticizing agent for bitumen emulsions and as fuel upon the preliminary removal of sulfur compounds were proposed.