ABOUT THE GASIFICATION OF KUKERSITE OIL SHALE; pp. 283–293

The production of oil shale gas from kukersite oil shale is a successfully implemented industrial process. The above process was urgently introduced in the former Soviet Union due to the energy crisis after World War II. During the second half of the 20th century the oil shale processing technologies and material sciences developed very fast, and with no doubt, whenever the need for the production of oil shale gas emerges today, we have valuable experience in this field. An economic analysis must give the answer to the profitability of this kind of production. The environmental issues are also important, first of all those related to the residue of organic matter in the solid waste from oil shale pyrolysis.