Papers by Keyword: Waste Oil

Abstract: Waste oil as raw material, study the possibility of waste oil steam cracking to produce light olefins, and focus on pyrolysis temperature on liquid product distribution law. The experimental results show that light olefins yield increases with the pyrolysis temperature; Waste oil first ester fault occurs for a variety of long-chain fatty acids. As temperature increases, the various fatty acids gradually pyrolysis of a variety of small molecules, and its acid value decreased, aromatic compounds in liquid products gradually increased, and fatty acid content decreased. Study the liquid product with temperature variation can take the effective use of waste oil, waste oil for a partial substitute for naphtha to supple the steam cracking feeds.

Abstract: The stiffness of aged binder is highly contributed to the workability problem. Rejuvenating agent such as waste engine oil (WEO) is one of the sustainable modifiers that can be used to improve and attain the desired performance of the aged binder. However, concern arises on the consistency of the engine oil properties due to its unknown history usage. This study focused on the rutting properties evaluation of the partial aged binder integrating with engine oil (new and waste sources) using Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR). The findings showed that, the addition of WEO affects the rutting performance under ageing condition. From the isochronal curve, the complex modulus, G* of the rejuvenated binder was found lower than the aged binder at un-aged condition. However, after ageing process, the stiffness of the rejuvenated binder was increased and the phase angle, δ decreased obviously compared to virgin binder. The critical temperature of the binder was not differing substantially particularly under ageing. Meanwhile, the ageing index rutting factor (AIRF) clearly summarised that the rejuvenated binder with WEO with higher mass loss more susceptible to ageing.

Abstract: The anti-oxidation stability of waste oil biodiesel (WME) was evaluated on an oxidation simulator set up by the author. The results showed that oxidative stability of WME was worse than that of petrodiesel by exhibiting higher acid values and peroxide values, as well as greater viscosity increases after oxidation. Furthermore, a conjecture was taken about the configurational changes and the oxidation mechanisms of unsaturated fatty acid methyl ester molecules in the oxidation process, according to the principles of free radical reactions and the results of both infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopic analysis. An idea was put forward that, during oxidation, cis-trans isomerization might occur in unsaturated fatty acid methyl ester molecules and conjugated double-bond might produce due to transfer of double-bond.

Abstract: In order to better understand superficial abrasive wear and metal processing sclero-topometric investigations have been developed and applied to spheroidal cast iron at boundary lubrication regime with new, waste and regenerated oils. Recycling of waste oils is the major challenge of worldwide society today, specifically for petroleum resources, and therefore, for derivatives like transformer oil. The contradictory characteristics from physical approach of transformer oil, requiring and insuring simultaneously a high thermal conductivity as well as an electrical resistivity, are specific for their applications. During the efficient lifetime, these characteristics progressively decrease, due to complex pollution (divers pollutions, water absorption, Polychlorobiphenyl (PCB), etc) and degradation (acids, resins, polluted oils, biological invasions, wear debris's du to local frictions, fretting, etc…), ultimately making the oil unsuitable for the initial application. [1] The strategy to upgrade the waste oil is investigated in the presented work using improved sclerometric and topometric characterisations [2,3] on deliberately selected heterogeneous material - ductile cast iron (with spheroidal graphite precipitations) widely manufactured for various transport industry[4].

Abstract: This study employed statistically based on experimental designs to optimize transesterification conditions for biodiesel production from waste oil via lipase-catalyzed in homoeothermy. Optimization of different reaction parameters were done by using response surface methodology. Results indicated optimum conditions including: alcohol to oil molar ratio 3:1, lipase concentration 58.38 U each gram of oil, water and n-hexane content were 24.59% and 13.28% respectively, reaction temperature at 20 °C , and reaction time for 24 h. Under these optimal conditions, 98.24% yield of biodiesel was obtained. This study will probably contribute to the development of continuous enzymatic processes, and maybe a suitable method for industrial production of biodiesel.

Abstract: Waste oil is an important part of the renewable energy, the main component is triglyceride that can be used to generate light olefins by steam cracking. The steam cracking feedstock is naphtha mixed with different proportions of waste oil, mainly in order to study the effect of different mixing ratio on the yield of ethylene, propylene and butadiene. In the case of the mixing ratio of naphtha and waste oil is 1:1, the optimum operating conditions are obtained: the steam cracking temperature is 775°C, the water- oil ratio is 0.65, the residence time is 0.4s.

Abstract: Production of alternative diesel fuel has been increasing drastically in many Asian countries. Since the reduction of petroleum production by Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the research on alternative fuel for diesel engine has gain interest. The target of this project is to substitute some percentage usage of conventional diesel fuel with waste substance without compromising on engine performance and exhaust emissions. This study has produced two type of alternative fuels. A test fuel consisting 30% of water into diesel fuel with the existence of additive or emulsifier (span 80) is called as DW Emul. Another test fuel which is named as DHW Emul produced by blending 30% of water into a mixture consisting of 20% of waste hydraulic oil and 80% of diesel fuel with the existence of span 80. The engine performance and exhaust emissions of DW Emul and DHW Emul are measured and has been compared with the conventional diesel fuel. A 600cc single cylinder direct injection diesel engine was used. The experiment was conducted at 1500 rpm with variable engine loads. Results show that DHW Emul and DW Emul has higher brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC). However, by considering the total use of diesel fuel contained in DW Emul, the quantity was lower at all loads. The same goes for DHW Emul at low load but deteriorate at high load which show slightly higher compared with of using 100% conventional diesel fuel. DHW Emul has suppressed CO emission that is usually high of using emulsion fuel to the level similar to conventional diesel fuel. NOx and Smoke emissions for DHW Emul are lower than conventional diesel. The use of DHW Emul can give significant reduction of NOx and Smoke emissions without deterioration of CO emission.

Abstract: Environment Protection and Food Security are included in the key issues of people’s livelihood during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan. The waste oil, which direct discharge of it would pollute the environment, thus threatening the environment; what’s more, it would do great harm to the health of people, challenges food security seriously. Enhancing the supervision of waste oil is an important task of social problem. Based on the practical researches in some areas such as Beijing and Chongqing, with other studies about the same subject and comparison of the experience abroad, this article elaborates on the current status, causes and hazards of the waste oil systematically. It also has put forward a sound system of supervision. All of these are important for people to have better understanding and complete solution of the problem.

Abstract: Bio-demulsifier has not been applied in industrial scale due to its production cost. In order to reduce the production cost and improve the efficiency of demulsification, cheap materials such as oilfield sludge, workshop waste oil and edible waste oil were used in experiments as carbon sources to culture PRJ-1 demulsifying bacteria. As a result, cell concentrations of 5.4g/L, 3.7g/L and 4.2g/L were gotten, which were higher than the concentration of 2.6g/L cultivated by using paraffin. PRJ-1 demulsifying bacteria were used to prepare the demulsifying solution with a concentration of 10g/L, which was used in the demulsification experiment on Liaohe crude oil with a water cut of 80%. With 100 ml/L being added into the crude oil, the demulsification efficiency at 12h reached 91%, which was higher than that of 100mg/L chemical demulsifier. Demulsification efficiency of 96% can be achieved by using the combination of 60ml/L demulsifying bacteria and 40mg/L chemical demulsifier, furthermore, the demulsifying speed was higher and dehydrated water was clearer.

Abstract: Thermogravimetry (TG) has been employed to yield information on the thermal volatilization of the fuels since the volatility influences the ignition quality of the fuels in a compression ignition engine. The chemical composition of -10 petrodiesel (-10PD) and waste oil biodiesel (WME) was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The thermal volatilization of biodiesel and its blends was investigated by TG and liquid volatile theory. Volatile index was put forward for describing biodiesel/petrodisel volatility. A good correlation model was proposed for calculate the biodiesel/petrodiesel volatility by biodiesel blending ratio. The study showed that -10PD and WME had similar chemical composition and structure. -10PD was mainly composed of long chain alkanes: C8–C26. WME was mainly composed of long chain fatty acid methyl esters: C14:0–C22:0, C16:1–C22:1, C18:2 and C18:3. The volatile indexes of WME and -10PD were 1.47E-04 and 3.64E-05, respectively. The biodiesel was considerably more volatile in comparison to the petrodiesel. The WME/-10PD volatility was better with increasing the biodiesel blending ratio.