Once oil has been used, it can be collected, recycled, and used over and over again. An estimated 380 million gallons of used oil are recycled each year. Recycled used oil can sometimes be used again for the same job or can take on a completely different task. For example, used motor oil can be [...]
The below table lists common types of used oils that are regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and provides examples of wastes and products that do not meet EPA’s definition of used oil. Please note that this list does not include all types of used oil. Used Oil Is: Used synthetic oil [...]
The production of modern lubricants requires both good quality base oils, good quality additives and excellent additive formulations. It has been demonstrated in the production practice of natural lubricating oils that the quality of the lubricating oil depends both on the additive and on the base oil. The deeper the refined depth of the base [...]
Lubricating oils generally consist of two parts, base oil and additive. Base oil is the main component of lubricating oil, which determines the basic properties of lubricating oil. Additives can make up for and improve the performance of base oil, and give some new properties. It is an important part of lubricating oil. Lubricating oil [...]
If you are one of the many people who change their own motor oil, you too need to know how to properly manage the used oil. After all, used oil from one oil change can contaminate one million gallons of fresh water — a years’ supply for 50 people! When handling used oil, be sure [...]
In the case of using the original engine oil, we need to replace the engine oil according to the instructions in the maintenance manual. After the new car was bought back, it was maintained in the 4S shop. The maintenance engine oil was also the so-called original engine oil. In this case, it is only necessary [...]
One gallon of used motor oil seems harmless enough. It's hard to be a mechanic without getting it on your hands, your tools, your clothes. Generally, there's no noticeable damage-at least none that a good scrubbing or laundry day won't remedy. So what's all the fuss about the dangers of used motor oil? The fact [...]
A new type of slow-release fertiliser that results in better plant health and fewer wasted nutrients has been invented by Flinders University ‘green chemistry’ researchers. Dr Justin Chalker and his team in the Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology developed a way to make fertiliser more effective and slower to release into soils after being coated with an [...]
If your business produces waste oil, you are familiar with the trials and tribulations that come with disposal. Handling a highly toxic substance puts you in a position of high-risk, so minimizing that is in your best interest as a business owner. Recycling your waste oil is a good option, one that many business owners [...]
If your business produces waste oil, you are familiar with the trials and tribulations that come with disposal. Handling a highly toxic substance puts you in a position of high-risk, so minimizing that is in your best interest as a business owner. Recycling your waste oil is a good option, one that many business owners [...]