Dr. Volkan Pelitli
Can the amount of waste oil formation be estimated?
The main problem in the effective and sustainable management of waste oils is that the total annual amount of waste oil generation is not known before waste oil minimization and ...
Best available techniques (BAT) in waste oil refining
Waste management in the European Union is an important part of the transition to a circular economy and shaping waste policy is based on the “Waste Hierarchy”, which ...
Environmental management and pollution control in used oil refineries
Waste oil re-refineries are complex facilities where waste oils (halogen containing/non-halogen mineral based waste process oils, waste synthetic process oils, mineral chlorine ...
Sustainable and reliable waste oil management
Due to their high lubricating content (70% base oil, C18-C40), economic significance and increasing quantities (approximately 250,000 tons per year), waste oils have gained ...
Can lubricating oils be produced from carbon-rich waste?
As a part of daily industrial production and daily life, carbon-rich waste such as wastewater, treatment sludge, lignocellulosic waste, or vegetable waste oils are transferred to ...
Can lubricants be eco-friendly?
Lubricating oils, especially hydraulic system oils; inevitably spread to the environment due to the leaks, spills, line breaks and assembly failures. Lubricants such as chain, ...
Sustainable engineering: Can lubricants reduce CO2 emissions?
Today, our planet comes up against global problems such as climate change, limited natural resources and environmental pollution. Based on these problems, negotiations regarding ...
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