Currently, Russia takes 15th place in the world in the production of automotive products. For the period from January to July inclusive, the country produced about a million units of cars and trucks, buses, and at the moment the Russian fleet has more than 44 million units. On the roads still ride motorcycles, mopeds and even tractors.
All these products pollute the air with exhaust fumes, which even a child can easily feel. But there is another acute environmental problem that does not hurt the pedestrian’s eyes and smell and is rarely remembered by the driver himself. It is a matter of disposing of used oil.
Motor oil is …
The engine has moving metal parts such as pistons and valves. Their operation without lubrication will resemble a turning process. Depreciation is inevitable in the shortest possible time. The oil product enveloping the details is of suitable viscosity, chemical composition, stable consistency (a lot depends on the manufacturer) and is an engine oil.
Reducing friction due to oil increases the efficiency of the motor, globally extends the life of the mechanism. In addition, the circulation of a viscous fluid helps to eliminate engine overheating, washes off combustion products.
Motor oils are: universal, for diesel engines, aircraft piston engines, carburetors.
Why oil needs to be changed?
During operation, the oil is contaminated with its own decay products, resins, and mechanical impurities (mainly fine iron powder, which is obtained during normal wear of engine parts). There comes a time when its further use increases the mechanical and corrosive wear of the engine exponentially.
Oil changes 1 time in 8-10 thousand kilometers. This is optimal to keep the motor in good condition. For a car enthusiast riding his vehicle several times a week, you get 2 oil changes per year. If you use the car as a taxi, you need to change the lubricant about once a month. With an average volume of a serving of oil of 3.5 liters, a huge annual consumption is obtained.
Why are special disposal methods needed?
Used engine oil has the following negative characteristics:
- insoluble;
- may contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals;
- slowly collapses;
- penetrates everywhere, and especially harms, soaking in any soil and in the plumage of birds;
- is a major source of waterway pollution and can lead to spoilage of drinking water sources.
When draining oil from the crankcase, make sure that it does not spill. Contain the product only in a sealed, insoluble container.
What to do with used engine oil?
In civilized countries, a massive collection of old-time oil has been established in special tanks. In Russia, for a simple car owner, this remains a big problem. After all, not everyone will have a hand to drain the oil on the ground, on the roadway or in the pond. So the canisters with oil working out in garages are stored for years, taking up space and increasing fire hazard. And even a teenager, having learned that dad does not need it, can come up with an original application for oil.
In the last decade, companies have appeared that buy this raw material for processing. The price of used oil averages about 6 rubles per kg. But the probability of selling an amount of less than 200 kg tends to zero. You can try to pass this value to the service station. If you change the oil there, they leave it at home and, possibly, accumulate volumes sufficient for sale.
There are craftsmen who use mining to lubricate bicycle sprockets, rotating tool elements, to smear buried wooden and iron parts buried in the ground such as pipes or fence posts. But do not forget about the possible high toxicity of this liquid.
How to collect used engine oil
In the event that in the near future reception of oil processing at the inhabitants will be established, you will need to follow these rules:
- Do not mix oil with other automotive fluids or household chemicals (other oil, antifreeze, thinner, paint).
- Avoid using containers that previously stored these chemicals to store used oil.
- Hand over as soon as possible after use, as its ability to regenerate decreases.
Compliance with this order greatly simplifies and reduces the cost of disposal of used motor oils.
The economic benefits of processing
The benefits of arranging the processing of used engine oil will affect literally everyone. The advantages of the process will be:
- The ability not to pollute the environment and, therefore, not to invest in its salvation.
- The oil can be cleaned and get almost the same amount of fuel oil.
- Used oil product after more thorough cleaning gives ≈ 60% at the base oil output. By adding standard additives, various types of modern lubricants can be obtained.
- Saving a natural irreplaceable resource.
- Preservation of funds required for the disposal of toxic waste.
- Reduction of landfills for any unrecycled waste.
- Less energy will be spent on the production of a liter of oil from refined materials than from basic raw materials from oil.
Who is buying used oil now
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Title |
Activities |
Served area |
The processes |
Methods |
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LLC "ROSA-1" |
Collection, transportation, processing |
European part of the Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, Novokuznetsk |
Purification, production 50 types of commercial oils |
Coagulation, absorption, rectification |
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LLC "Energy System" |
Collection, removal, purchase, utilization, sale of dark heating oil |
Moscow and Moscow region |
Oil tank cleaning |
Filtration |
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Trans-Oil LLC |
Reception of used oil, purchase, transportation |
Moscow and Moscow region |
Cleaning and recycling |
Filtration, centrifugation, cracking |
