Recycling of Used Engine Oil into Reusable Oil: A Waste to Wealth Inventiveness

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January 18, 2023
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ABSTRACT

This study examined recycling of used engine oil into reusable oil: a waste to wealth inventiveness. Using a unique combination of solvent extraction and activated alumina adsorbent, the refinement of lubricating oils from used lubricating oil was investigated. Experimental evaluation of these solvent extraction blends’ activity using oil-to-solvent ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:3 was done for combination blends of toluene, butanol, and methanol (A), toluene, butanol, and ethanol (B), and toluene, butanol, and isopropanol (C) (C). The outcomes show that solvent mixture (A) removed the most sludge with the best efficiency. With an increase in the solvent-to-oil ratios, the maximum percent of sludge removal improves. Measurements were made of the recycled oil’s physical characteristics. The outcomes demonstrate improved efficiency and a change in the characteristics of recycled oil.

Keywords: Used Engine Oil; Recycling; Reusable Oil

Authorship

¹Nneka Perpetua Onuoha and ²Obiageli Ugwuanyi Nnadi

FULL PDF | DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7662448

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