Refining Used Lubricating Oils

Refining Used Lubricating Oils

by James Speight, Douglas I. Exall
Released April 2014
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781466551503

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Book description

Used lubricating oil is a valuable resource. However, it must be re-refined mainly due to the accumulation of physical and chemical contaminants in the oil during service. Refining Used Lubricating Oils describes the properties of used lubricating oils and presents ways these materials can be re-refined and converted into useful lubricants as well as other products. It provides an up-to-date review of most of the processes for used lubricating oil refining that have been proposed or implemented in different parts of the world, and addresses feasibility and criteria for selecting a particular process.

The book begins with an overview of lubricating oil manufacturing, both petroleum-based and synthetic-based. It reviews the types and properties of lubricating oils and discusses the characteristics and potential of used lubricating oils. The authors describe the basic steps of used oil treatment including dehydration, distillation or solvent extraction, and finishing. They explore the combustion of used oil for use as fuel, covering chemistry and equipment, fuel oil properties, and combustion emissions.

The book considers alternative processing options such as refinery processing and re-refining. It also reviews the major refining processes that have been suggested over the years for used oil. These include acid/clay, simple distillation, combinations of distillation and hydrogenation, solvent extraction, filtration, and coking processes. The book addresses economic, life cycle assessment, and other criteria for evaluating the attractiveness of an oil recycling project, examining various costs and presenting an economic evaluation method using an Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the publisher’s website. The book concludes with a chapter offering insights on how to choose the most suitable process technology.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents (1/2)
  3. Contents (2/2)
  4. Preface
  5. Authors
  6. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (1/9)
  7. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (2/9)
  8. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (3/9)
  9. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (4/9)
  10. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (5/9)
  11. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (6/9)
  12. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (7/9)
  13. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (8/9)
  14. Chapter 1: Manufacture of Lubricating Oil (9/9)
  15. Chapter 2: Types and Properties of Lubricating Oils (1/6)
  16. Chapter 2: Types and Properties of Lubricating Oils (2/6)
  17. Chapter 2: Types and Properties of Lubricating Oils (3/6)
  18. Chapter 2: Types and Properties of Lubricating Oils (4/6)
  19. Chapter 2: Types and Properties of Lubricating Oils (5/6)
  20. Chapter 2: Types and Properties of Lubricating Oils (6/6)
  21. Chapter 3: Used Lubricating Oils (1/4)
  22. Chapter 3: Used Lubricating Oils (2/4)
  23. Chapter 3: Used Lubricating Oils (3/4)
  24. Chapter 3: Used Lubricating Oils (4/4)
  25. Chapter 4: Composition and Treatment (1/5)
  26. Chapter 4: Composition and Treatment (2/5)
  27. Chapter 4: Composition and Treatment (3/5)
  28. Chapter 4: Composition and Treatment (4/5)
  29. Chapter 4: Composition and Treatment (5/5)
  30. Chapter 5: Combustion of Used Engine Oil (1/6)
  31. Chapter 5: Combustion of Used Engine Oil (2/6)
  32. Chapter 5: Combustion of Used Engine Oil (3/6)
  33. Chapter 5: Combustion of Used Engine Oil (4/6)
  34. Chapter 5: Combustion of Used Engine Oil (5/6)
  35. Chapter 5: Combustion of Used Engine Oil (6/6)
  36. Chapter 6: Alternative Processing Options (1/3)
  37. Chapter 6: Alternative Processing Options (2/3)
  38. Chapter 6: Alternative Processing Options (3/3)
  39. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (1/24)
  40. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (2/24)
  41. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (3/24)
  42. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (4/24)
  43. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (5/24)
  44. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (6/24)
  45. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (7/24)
  46. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (8/24)
  47. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (9/24)
  48. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (10/24)
  49. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (11/24)
  50. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (12/24)
  51. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (13/24)
  52. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (14/24)
  53. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (15/24)
  54. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (16/24)
  55. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (17/24)
  56. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (18/24)
  57. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (19/24)
  58. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (20/24)
  59. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (21/24)
  60. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (22/24)
  61. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (23/24)
  62. Chapter 7: Refining Processes for Used Oil Recycling to Base Oils or Fuels (24/24)
  63. Chapter 8: Economics and Other Evaluation Criteria (1/4)
  64. Chapter 8: Economics and Other Evaluation Criteria (2/4)
  65. Chapter 8: Economics and Other Evaluation Criteria (3/4)
  66. Chapter 8: Economics and Other Evaluation Criteria (4/4)
  67. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (1/16)
  68. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (2/16)
  69. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (3/16)
  70. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (4/16)
  71. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (5/16)
  72. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (6/16)
  73. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (7/16)
  74. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (8/16)
  75. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (9/16)
  76. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (10/16)
  77. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (11/16)
  78. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (12/16)
  79. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (13/16)
  80. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (14/16)
  81. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (15/16)
  82. Chapter 9: Choice of a Process Technology (16/16)
  83. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (1/12)
  84. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (2/12)
  85. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (3/12)
  86. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (4/12)
  87. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (5/12)
  88. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (6/12)
  89. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (7/12)
  90. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (8/12)
  91. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (9/12)
  92. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (10/12)
  93. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (11/12)
  94. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (12/12)
  95. Appendix A: Conversion Factors
  96. Appendix B: Lagrangian Interpolation in a Table
  97. Appendix C: Unit Operations in a Re-Refinery (1/2)
  98. Appendix C: Unit Operations in a Re-Refinery (2/2)
  99. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Refining Used Lubricating Oils
  • Author(s): James Speight, Douglas I. Exall
  • Release date: April 2014
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781466551503