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In the Republic of Estonia, electricity is produced by high-temperature (1200-1400°C) combustion of powdered oil shale, which contains 20-25% organic matter and 60-70% mineral matter (Table 1)[1]. It has a heating value of 8-10 MJ/kg. Because of its high mineral matter content, a large quantity of ash—up to 5-6 million tons per year in all of Estonia—is formed by its combustion [2].
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Kuusik, R., Kaljuvee, T. (2000). Types of Oil Shale Ash and Methods for Increasing their Reactivity. In: Rofer, C.K., Kaasik, T. (eds) Turning a Problem into a Resource: Remediation and Waste Management at the Sillamäe Site, Estonia. NATO Science Series, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4092-8_26
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