Author: Dr. Volkan Pelitli

While gasoline and diesel engine oils, also called engine or crankcase oils, perform important and obvious functions such as reducing friction and wear on moving...

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...

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 oil re-refineries are complex facilities where waste oils (halogen containing/non-halogen mineral based waste process oils, waste synthetic process oils, mineral chlorine containing/non-chlorine and synthetic...

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 significant...

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...

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,...

Today, our planet comes up against global problems such as climate change, limited natural resources and environmental pollution. Based on these problems, negotiations regarding global...