Waste lubricating oil research. A comparison of bench-test properties of re-refined and virgin lubricating oils
Three samples of waste lubricating oil were re-refined by processes developed by the Bureau of Mines and reformulated with additives to meet designated requirements for viscosity and service. Quality-defining bench-scale tests were used to compare and evaluate the quality of these three motor oils, eight commercially re-refined lubricating oils, and three new lubricating oils. Most of the re-refined oils studied could not be distinguished from new oils by the bench tests used to define quality. There was some evidence, however, that one and perhaps more of the re-refined products investigated might not meet all of the quality standards of new lubricating oil, suggesting the need for better quality controls by re-refiners.
- Research Organization:
- Bureau of Mines, Bartlesville, Okla. (USA). Bartlesville Energy Research Center
- OSTI ID:
- 7363903
- Report Number(s):
- BM-RI-7973
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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