Waste oil users, re-refiners in supply clash
Re-refiners who use waste oil as a lubricating-oil feedstock and users who burn it are competing for limited supplies. If a new and more efficient re-refining method that increases the reclaimed product from 60 to 90% gets DOE approval, the re-refiners will be able to outbid users. Tighter environmental standards for using waste oils will also favor re-refining by making burning uneconomical and unacceptable. Interviews with waste oil users indicate they plan to continue burning it as long as possible. Some collectors and reprocessors mix contaminants and hazardous industrial wastes with the oil, making the purchase of waste oil an uncertain process requiring precautions. Users disagree on the value of regulations to maintain quality. (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 5744556
- Journal Information:
- Energy User News; (United States), Journal Name: Energy User News; (United States) Vol. 7:7; ISSN EUSND
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
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