The Galoter process was designed for thermal processing of fine-grain
shale (particle size below 25 mm) by the solid-heat-carrier method. The ash,
residue of oil shale burning, is used as heat carrier. The design capacity of
the retort plant is as high as 1.9 million tons per year. At present 125 tons per
hour of raw shale (with a moisture content of 1112%) is processed.
The Galoter process is characterized by the following wastewater flows:
1) wastewater from hydraulic ash removal (HAR), 2) phenolic water, 3) precipitation
water from the industrial site.