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Recycling Used Engine Oil into Fuel Oil
8 August 2006
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| Fuji Oil process recycles waste oil for use as boiler fuel oil. |
Nikkei. Japanese environmental equipment manufacturer and vendor Fuji Energy Co. has developed a compact processing device for converting used engine oil or other waste oils into fuel oil.
This device mixes used engine oil and type A fuel in a 40-60 ratio, heats it to 60° C and removes solids using a centrifuge. Following this, the oil is passed through a precision filter six or seven times, breaking it down to micron-sized units.
When these are emulsified, the result is an alternative fuel for boilers with virtually the same composition as type A fuel oil.
Fuji Energy has already built a large model of the processing device and is testing it at a hot-bath facility in Ehime Prefecture. The device clears exhaust gas regulations, the company says. It can process around 100 liters of oil a day and costs around ¥1,000 (US$8.70) a month to operate.
The compact version—priced at ¥5.5 million (US$48,000)—is 80 x 80 x 130cm and can be installed beside and connected to a type A fuel oil boiler. Fuji Energy aims to ship 50 a year to transportation companies and food factories, using as a selling point the device’s ability to reduce fuel expenses by 30%.
August 8, 2006 in Fuels | Permalink | Comments (23) | TrackBack (1)
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Posted by: Patrick | August 08, 2006 at 12:55 PM
What happens to vegetable motor oil when it is changed out? Can it be used in a similar way? Can it be sequestered, or recycled?
Posted by: allen Z | August 08, 2006 at 01:42 PM
Allen, Maybe I'm out of the loop, but I'm not aware of vegetable oil being used as motor oil lubricant. It's used by some as a diesel/biodiesel fuel alternative, although my brother's diesel Vanagon engine went south some months after he converted it to run on vegetable oil. I know that Castor oil used to be used as a racing engine oil in the old days.
Posted by: pauln | August 08, 2006 at 03:44 PM
I would be concerned about this. Used Motor oil contains metals and nasty hydrocarbons. It can be reprocessed commercially, but I would be concerned about the disposal of the by-products of the reprocessing.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz | August 08, 2006 at 06:02 PM
Here is a company that specializes in bio-oils:
http://www.peaksandprairies.com/bio-based-oil-lubricants-products.html
There are a few others that make motor oil as well.
Posted by: Chingy | August 09, 2006 at 05:12 AM
Robert -
what happens to those metals and nasty hydrocarbons (and spent additives) if the waste engine oil/transmission fluid is not reprocessed at all?
Posted by: Rafael Seidl | August 09, 2006 at 05:22 AM
NICE...good link Chingy,
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Perhaps a syngas Conbined Cycle incinerator/generator. That way, you will get the metals/unwaned elements out.
Posted by: allen Z | August 09, 2006 at 07:22 AM
Rafael,
Robert may be getting at the fact that burning a fuel laced with metals and spent additives is more dangerous that sequestering used motor oil in sealed containers, because releasing these nasties into the atmosphere can probably cause even more harm than having them slowly leak into the groundwater.
The purification process described here may be adequate to prevent such outcomes, but I think we can all agree that rigorous quality control over the fuel that comes out of this process is a must, in order to avoid these problems of atmospheric pollution. If I am not mistaken, metallic compounds in engine exhaust can also poison catalytic converters, creating further air pollution problems.
Since these devices are designed for small scale use at distributed locations, this is a real concern. The fuel that comes out of this device is piped right over to an adjacent hot water boiler and burned, not distributed through typical fuel-distribution channels, where it can be tested with regular fuel. Who is going to make sure the factory which uses one of these things maintains it properly, changes its filters, and disposes of the contaminant-laced used filters (and centrifuge discharge) in an appropriate way? It is entirely feasible that the manufacturer (or his agent) will take care of all these things -- but there no assurance that this will happen with certainty. Good policy controls need to be put in place to make sure these items don't fall through the cracks.
Posted by: NBK-Boston | August 10, 2006 at 10:20 AM
could i know what is the process of recycling used car motor oil,,,
Posted by: ahmed el dali | March 17, 2007 at 06:22 AM
please can you send me more information and price of equipment
Posted by: john pierre | May 25, 2007 at 04:19 PM
Could you let me know about treating used transmission fluid for diesel fuel?
Posted by: M.Danblaus | November 09, 2007 at 05:01 PM
need information about company that specializes in motor oil conversion to diesel for overseas usage
Posted by: Frantz Turnier | January 04, 2008 at 03:05 AM
I found the directions on making diesel at home by mixing
used motor oil with diesel and filtering it,but can,t
find the web site now. I am mixing and using veggie oil in my truck now and the process if i remember right is the same but want to make sure before starting can any body help.
Posted by: Larry | January 30, 2008 at 08:32 PM
Please send me further information about it
Posted by: Francisco Rasch | March 09, 2008 at 09:36 AM
I think 100 litres per day is rather too small. Is it a day of 24 hrs?
Posted by: Ifeakor | April 02, 2008 at 11:55 AM
tat is type "A" fuel? and can you run the type"A" used oil mix threw a diesel truck?
Posted by: kenton | May 20, 2008 at 04:30 PM
id like to to find the prosses for makeing used motor oil into off road diesel fuel
Posted by: michael smutek | June 28, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Please send me more information about from used motor oil recycle process into diesel fuel ,and the price for the equipment.
Regards
Richard
Posted by: Richard | August 10, 2008 at 06:05 PM
HI PLEASE SEND MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR PLANT,TO CONVERT USED ENGINE OIL INTO DIESEL,PLEASE SEND INFORMATION AND QUOTE FOR A PORTABLE UINT,THANKS NEIL
Posted by: NEIL | August 26, 2008 at 05:33 PM
Please send info on converting waste oil to diesel fuel and phone number and email address where to purchase equipment
Posted by: joseph thellen | September 18, 2008 at 12:35 PM
we use waste engine oil , filtered thro a vehicle fuel filter , mixed with about 20 % petrol and 30 % diesel ... or whatever is available , and chuck it in our Toyota truck ... works great .
Doug .
Posted by: | October 02, 2008 at 05:32 AM
please can you send me more information about it, how it operates, what it requires including the cost. I think its great.
Posted by: Iyke Awa | October 09, 2008 at 05:15 PM
I need more information about your device. Can it convert used engine oil or other waste oils into fuel useable for the tractors. Can the sludge/solid procuced after processing be used as fertilizer?
Posted by: Aftab Ikram | October 24, 2008 at 01:12 AM
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Tracked on Aug 9, 2006 5:44:12 AM
A large auto parts chain which accepts used engine oil (such as Checkers/Schucks/Kragen) should be interested in this...if they have a market to sell the fuel to.