Steam activation of oil shale to enhance the porosity of produced semicoke

H Pikkor, H Lees, A Konist, O Järvik… - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Finding a recycling method for waste materials is attracting increasing attention. In Estonia,
semicoke from the shale oil industry is a material that can be used for adsorbent production …

Oil shale kerogen-derived adsorbents and their application to trichloroethylene adsorption from aqueous solutions

H Lees, I Külaots, EM Suuberg - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines microporous oil shale kerogen-derived semicokes as potential
sorbents for environmental cleanup applications. This carbonaceous residue (“semicoke”) …

Effect of Steam Activation on Oil Shale Semi-coke Surface Properties

H Pikkor, A Konist, B Maaten, O Jörvik… - 2021 6th International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Broadening applications of waste materials is of great importance. One such underused
material is semi-coke waste from oil shale industry, which is the subject of this study. In this …