Properties
The properties of raw shale oil vary with the shale's composition and the extraction technology from aromatic to aliphatic. Typically it contains 0.5 to 1% oxygen, 1.5 to 2% nitrogen, and 0.15 to 1% sulfur. Mineral particles are often present as well. The oil is less fluid than crude oil, becoming pourable at temperatures between 24 and 27 °C (75 and 81 °F), while conventional crude oil is pourable at temperatures between -60 to 30 °C (-76 to 86 °F); this property affects shale oil's ability to be transported in existing pipelines.
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