USED OIL

  • What is used oil?
  • How does used oil effect the environment?
  • What do I do with my used oil?
  • How is used oil recycled?
  • The used oil value chain
  • Used oil Generator Guidelines

What is used oil?

Used oil is the lubricating oil that is drained from machinery, engines, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, turbines and air compressors, once it has become dirty and contaminated from usage including:

  • Used lubricating base oil that has deteriorated and degraded to acids.
  • Used oil that is contaminated with wear debris.
  • Used oil in which the additives have decomposed into other chemical species
  • Used oil that is contaminated because process fluids, degreasers and solvents have mixed into it.

Used oil contains wear metals such as iron, tin and copper as well as lead from leaded petrol used by motorists. Zinc arises from the additive packages in lube oils. Many organic molecules arise from the breakdown of additives and base oils.

Base oils can have widely differing physical and chemical properties. This makes it possible for the lubricant blending chemist to formulate a wide range of lubricating oils. Some base oils are so pure that they allow the lubricants manufacturer to make up very long life lubricants for use in turbines. Other base oils are very viscous and allow a thick film formation for lubricating very heavily loaded open gears or large gearboxes.

WHY IS USED OIL HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT?

Used oil is the lubricating oil that is drained from machinery, engines, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, turbines and air compressors, once it has become dirty and contaminated from usage including:

  • Used lubricating base oil that has deteriorated and degraded to acids.
  • Used oil that is contaminated with wear debris.
  • Used oil in which the additives have decomposed into other chemical species
  • Used oil that is contaminated because process fluids, degreasers and solvents have mixed into it.

Used oil contains wear metals such as iron, tin and copper as well as lead from leaded petrol used by motorists. Zinc arises from the additive packages in lube oils. Many organic molecules arise from the breakdown of additives and base oils.

Base oils can have widely differing physical and chemical properties. This makes it possible for the lubricant blending chemist to formulate a wide range of lubricating oils. Some base oils are so pure that they allow the lubricants manufacturer to make up very long life lubricants for use in turbines. Other base oils are very viscous and allow a thick film formation for lubricating very heavily loaded open gears or large gearboxes.

WHAT DO I DO WITH MY USED OIL?

Used oil is the lubricating oil that is drained from machinery, engines, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, turbines and air compressors, once it has become dirty and contaminated from usage including:

  • Used lubricating base oil that has deteriorated and degraded to acids.
  • Used oil that is contaminated with wear debris.
  • Used oil in which the additives have decomposed into other chemical species
  • Used oil that is contaminated because process fluids, degreasers and solvents have mixed into it.

Used oil contains wear metals such as iron, tin and copper as well as lead from leaded petrol used by motorists. Zinc arises from the additive packages in lube oils. Many organic molecules arise from the breakdown of additives and base oils.

Base oils can have widely differing physical and chemical properties. This makes it possible for the lubricant blending chemist to formulate a wide range of lubricating oils. Some base oils are so pure that they allow the lubricants manufacturer to make up very long life lubricants for use in turbines. Other base oils are very viscous and allow a thick film formation for lubricating very heavily loaded open gears or large gearboxes.

HOW IS USED OIL RECYCLED

Used oil is the lubricating oil that is drained from machinery, engines, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, turbines and air compressors, once it has become dirty and contaminated from usage including:

  • Used lubricating base oil that has deteriorated and degraded to acids.
  • Used oil that is contaminated with wear debris.
  • Used oil in which the additives have decomposed into other chemical species
  • Used oil that is contaminated because process fluids, degreasers and solvents have mixed into it.

Used oil contains wear metals such as iron, tin and copper as well as lead from leaded petrol used by motorists. Zinc arises from the additive packages in lube oils. Many organic molecules arise from the breakdown of additives and base oils.

Base oils can have widely differing physical and chemical properties. This makes it possible for the lubricant blending chemist to formulate a wide range of lubricating oils. Some base oils are so pure that they allow the lubricants manufacturer to make up very long life lubricants for use in turbines. Other base oils are very viscous and allow a thick film formation for lubricating very heavily loaded open gears or large gearboxes.

THE USED OIL VALUE CHAIN

Used oil is the lubricating oil that is drained from machinery, engines, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, turbines and air compressors, once it has become dirty and contaminated from usage including:

  • Used lubricating base oil that has deteriorated and degraded to acids.
  • Used oil that is contaminated with wear debris.
  • Used oil in which the additives have decomposed into other chemical species
  • Used oil that is contaminated because process fluids, degreasers and solvents have mixed into it.

Used oil contains wear metals such as iron, tin and copper as well as lead from leaded petrol used by motorists. Zinc arises from the additive packages in lube oils. Many organic molecules arise from the breakdown of additives and base oils.

Base oils can have widely differing physical and chemical properties. This makes it possible for the lubricant blending chemist to formulate a wide range of lubricating oils. Some base oils are so pure that they allow the lubricants manufacturer to make up very long life lubricants for use in turbines. Other base oils are very viscous and allow a thick film formation for lubricating very heavily loaded open gears or large gearboxes.

USED OIL GENERATOR GUIDELINES

Used oil is the lubricating oil that is drained from machinery, engines, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, turbines and air compressors, once it has become dirty and contaminated from usage including:

  • Used lubricating base oil that has deteriorated and degraded to acids.
  • Used oil that is contaminated with wear debris.
  • Used oil in which the additives have decomposed into other chemical species
  • Used oil that is contaminated because process fluids, degreasers and solvents have mixed into it.

Used oil contains wear metals such as iron, tin and copper as well as lead from leaded petrol used by motorists. Zinc arises from the additive packages in lube oils. Many organic molecules arise from the breakdown of additives and base oils.

Base oils can have widely differing physical and chemical properties. This makes it possible for the lubricant blending chemist to formulate a wide range of lubricating oils. Some base oils are so pure that they allow the lubricants manufacturer to make up very long life lubricants for use in turbines. Other base oils are very viscous and allow a thick film formation for lubricating very heavily loaded open gears or large gearboxes.