Waste Oil
Waste Oil
Waste Oil
Overview
Used Oil Management System
A unique membrane filtration system was
installed in July 2001 at a major waste oil Site Map
re-refining operation in Portland, Oregan.
The system manufactured by New Logic Motor Oil
Research, Inc. of Emeryville, California Sales
near San Francisco, is being used to pro-
cess used crankcase waste oil and produce
filtrate that can be sold as a higher value
bunker oil. The V*SEP, (Vibratory Shear
Enhanced Process), system uses a Micro- Do-It-Yourselfer
filtration membrane module with special
construction for service with high tempera-
ture solvents and waste oils and is able to Improperly
process up to 80% of the dewatered waste Disposed Collection Center
oil. The use of high temperature polymeric
membranes has many significant advantag-
es over the conventional methods of oil re- Space Heater
refing and also over expensive ceramic and Transporter
inorganic filter media. New Logic's use of
Polymeric membranes in it's V*SEP Filter
Pack is ground breaking and has stirred Processor Re-Refiner
the interest of oil recycling companies
around the world.
End-User
Background
The waste oil re-refining operation in Port- This is done through a process Regulators have been improving
land services a large area in the Northwest of vacuum distillation. The re- incentives for recycling and have
and has several satellite transfer stations refined oil is blended with a been addressing the roadblocks to
for pick up of used oil from many customers fresh additive package to make recycling like providing more conven-
and other waste oil generators. Used oil is the finished lubricant. 75% of ient ways to drop off oil, increasing
produced by many activities including auto used oil which is reclaimed is the number of collection sites, pro-
repair, metal working, machine lubrication, reconditioned and marketed to: viding suitable containers for drop
and hydraulic equipment repair. Oil can be off, and monetary rebates similar to
recycled to make new lubricants or industrial 43% Asphalt Plants deposits paid on glass bottles.
fuels. When properly recycled, used oil is ex- 14% Industrial Boilers
cluded from regulation as a hazardous waste. 12% Power Plant Boilers
12% Steel Mills
Used oil does not wear out, it just gets dirty. 5% Cement/Lime Kilns
It can be used over and over again. 14% of 5% Marine Boilers (Bunker Fuel)
used oil that is reclaimed is re-refined to its 4% Pulp & Paper Mills
original virgin state. Re-refining base oil is the 5% Other
end product of a long process. The oil is first
Used oil that is actually reclaimed
cleaned of its contaminants, such as dirt, water,
represents a small fraction of oil
fuel, and additives.
actually sold and the majority of
this oil migrates its way into the
air and water posing a threat to
the environment.