RE:RE:RE:RE:Used motor oil?Sorry folks, I have had my understanding all mixed up. I spoke to Cielo and have been set straight. The used motor oil is combined with the solid waste at the beginning of the process to make a slurry, much as milk is used to make a smoothy, and the catalyst is added to the slurry to complete the reaction to convert the mixture to diesel.
Olderguy1 wrote: I thought the waste was used to create fertilizer. Isn't motor oil mixed with solid waste a hazardous/polluting by byproduct? I hope not! What is your understanding of what they do with the waste or how will they dispose of it.
lscfa wrote: They are using used motor oil to create a slurry with the solid waste, not as a waste product to convert to diesel. The patent also says it could use crude oil.
Olderguy1 wrote: Please provide a link to the video you are referencing. And I would suggest that used motor oil is one of the feedstocks Cielo can use as well as used cooking oil which is a well known feedstock for conversion to biodiesel.
RevT79 wrote: In the video showing how the system works they have a huge tank of used motor oil.
would be interesting to know where the supplies come from ,if they pay or get paid to get it.
would be interesting to know the ration of how much used oil is used to make a litter of renewable fuel.
could it become a problem on the long run as the whole world turn to ev?