• What is a lubricant refining & refining LCA?
  • Utilizing National Laboratory resources, carry out a comprehensive LCA that quantifies the relative energy and environmental costs of (1) re-refining used oil to produce lubricants, (2) burning used oil, and (3) re-refining or processing used oil to non-lubricant products.
  • What is used oil refining?
  • Once collected, a variety of processes may be applied to used oil to transform it into usable products. Generally, used oil refining (or re-refining) is the term used to define processing that renders a primary final base stock product that can be used as the principal blending component in a lubricant.
  • What is automotive oil recycling?
  • Automotive oil recycling involves the recycling of used oils and the creation of new products from the recycled oils, and includes the recycling of motor oil and hydraulic oil.
  • Which oil re-refining companies use solvent extraction technology?
  • In addition, one of the used oil re-refining companies, Avista Oil, began producing Group III Base stock at its Peachtree City, Georgia, plant in 2016, using solvent extraction technology.
  • What is used oil re-refining?
  • The re-refiners, who have increased used oil re-refining capacity over the past decade, seek to increase the volumes of used oil available for collection and processing and increase opportunities to market higher-quality versions of their base oil product in response to increasing demand.
  • What is black lubricant oil or used lubricant oil?
  • Black, Waste, or Used Lubricant Oil or Motor Oil refers to oil that has already finished its work in the engine it was used to lubricate. It is also known as contaminated type of automotive lube oil and industrial used oil.