{"id":2201,"date":"2017-08-11T03:30:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T03:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oilregeneration.globecore.com\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2021-04-02T05:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T05:43:59","slug":"oil-regeneration-oil-reclamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oilregeneration.globecore.com\/oil-regeneration-oil-reclamation","title":{"rendered":"Oil Reclamation vs Oil Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Difference Between Oil Reclamation and Oil\u00a0 Recycling<\/h2>\n

First of all it is necessary to mention that oil, used in different industries is usually a special formulation made to meet the needs of that particular industry. \u00a0To gain a better understanding of the regeneration process, one should understand that to meet the needs of a particular industry, base oil is mixed with additives that \u00a0improve its lubricating properties.<\/p>\n

Very often, people confuse such terms as \u201coil<\/strong>\u00a0reclamation<\/b>\u201d and \u201coil<\/strong>\u00a0recycling<\/b>,\u201d so it is important to point out the the difference between them.<\/p>\n

Oil Recycling<\/h3>\n

Among dangerous wastes to be recycled, transformer oils requires a special attention.<\/p>\n

Transformer oil<\/strong> \u00a0cools down the parts of transformers, switchgears and reactors heated by electrical current. The only requirements for transformer oil – is to be clean. It means an absence of impurities and water that can affect its dielectric properties.<\/p>\n

Being properly serviced, with regular purification and removing of deterioration products, insulating liquids can then serve for many years. Electric power companies try to minimize the amount of waste product, using separation, filtration, centrifugation, sulfuric acid treatment, absorbent purification treatments of oil.<\/p>\n

But sooner or later transformer oil loses its service characteristics, caused by the accumulation of oxidation products, contaminants and other elements.<\/p>\n

Used transformer oil must be recycled because it does not meet technical requirements and endangers the environment. Non-recycled used oil can contaminate huge amounts of water, \u00a0having a negative impact on the entire ecosystem. If ignition occurs, the waste materials emit many life threatening substances into the atmosphere, which is another strong argument for the need of oil recycling.<\/p>\n

Today, the most frequently used methods of oil recovering are recycling, incineration and oil reclamation<\/em>. A simple comparison of these approaches shows that oil reclamation is the most effective solution for used transformer oil recycling.<\/p>\n

Recycling<\/i><\/b> is the process of manufacturing new products from the materials that have already been used for some possibly non-related purpose. \u00a0A good example is the oil that is no longer able to perform its functions and it can be applied in other industries that require lower performance characteristics of the oil.<\/p>\n

Oil recycling is a stage-by-stage purification of transformer oil: removal of mechanical impurities and water, evaporation, absorbent purification. The output is the oil with parameters and properties of fresh product. The yield of recovered fluid is 80-90%. This process is usually cheaper than refining and incineration. Refining crude oil consumes 3 times more energy than reclamation of used oil. Obtaining 1 gallon of high quality lube oil requires 67 gallons of crude oil, and only 1.6 gallons of used oil.<\/p>\n

There are however, cases when it makes no economic sense to reclaim oil that is contaminated with chemical substances or it is a mixture of different kinds oils. In that case, they are recycled and put back to useful service by re-refining, removing exhausted additives and adding new ones.<\/p>\n

Very often blown oils or used oils are mixed and used for marine purposes such as bunker oil. \u00a0From an economic point of view, such oils cannot be fractionated or rendered useful again for the same original \u00a0purpose. For those reasons, it does make economic sense first to reclaim used oils before they are recycled.<\/p>\n

Oil\u00a0Reclamation<\/h3>\n
\"Oil

Transformer Oil Reclamation<\/p><\/div>\n

This article therefore, will focus mainly on the oil reclamation<\/em>\/regeneration process. Oil\u00a0Reclamation \/\u00a0Regeneration<\/i><\/b> is the process of restoring the oil\u2019s performance characteristics to its original new like condition. In other words, reclamation allows used oil to be used over and over againt without the need for disposal. \u00a0Normally oil reclamation<\/em><\/strong> is performed onsite to prevent possible risks of contamination during transportation to special oil refineries.<\/p>\n

What oils can be reclaimed? For example, it may be oils contaminated with foreign particles and with a high moisture content that are successfully removed during the reclamation process. \u00a0Additionally, with regard to the oil formulation, refortification of the oil may be required to reintroduce an additive package to the oils. \u00a0After reclamation, processed oil is defined as \u201clike new\u201d and can be placed back into service again.<\/p>\n

Both producers and users of fluids can benefit from oil reclamation<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0For the most part, companies, involved in the oil reclamation business<\/strong><\/em> require an oil sample to determine the type of contaminants and chemical substances present in the oil. \u00a0In most cases, such oil companies are able to remove not only water, but other types of contaminants. \u00a0It is recommended to contact the producers of industrial oils and fluids to get specific information on the oil and\/or fluid you are using. \u00a0If the results of the oil testing show that oil is reclaimable, then it should be reclaimed raher than disposed of and replaced.<\/p>\n

Normally, the performance characteristics of oils can degrade under the influence of many different factors. \u00a0As a rule, it is not always proper to attempt to reclaim oil that has been left in the equipment for a long period of time since it can may have become badly oxidized. \u00a0In the case of spillages however, oil may have become mixed with dirt and water and can still be cleaned and reclaimed.<\/p>\n

After oils samples are tested and it is established to be reclaimable, then it should be delivered to companies engaged in the oil reclamation business. \u00a0If you want the oil to be restored to \u2018like new\u2019 condition, then you have to choose an oil regeneration company very carefully. \u00a0Only the companies that have reliable and efficient equipment are able to restore oil to its original condition.<\/p>\n

The problem of oil reclamation has existed for the same amount of time as the transformer oil itself. The actual experience of its reclamation throughout the world can be considered as positive. In such countries as Germany, Belgium, and Italy about 50% of the transformer oil is reclaimed.<\/p>\n

Transformer Oil Reclamation<\/h2>\n

\"reclamation<\/p>\n

There are different kinds of reclamation processes that are applied throughout the industry to restore the performance characteristics of oil to their original condition. \u00a0The different processes are designed to remove water, moisture, and oxidation products found in the oil.<\/p>\n

The simplest technological processes of reclamation include:<\/p>\n