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TOSCO II process
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<p>The TOSCO II process is an above ground retorting technology for <a href="/facts/Shale_oil_extraction/wcSV5C12">shale oil extraction</a>, which uses fine particles of <a href="/facts/Oil_shale/WSREUH8t">oil shale</a> that are heated in a <a href="/facts/Rotary_kiln/T8Meq7T0">rotating kiln</a>. The particularity of this process is that it use hot ceramic balls for the heat transfer between the retort and a heater. The process was tested in a 40 tonnes per hour test facility near <a href="/facts/Parachute%2c_Colorado/z2KYWo9u">Parachute, Colorado</a>. </p>