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| − | + | ==Engine oil== | |
| + | Used engine oil may be burnt as heating fuel. | ||
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| + | It also can be filtered or centrifuged to clarify it, and re-used as lubricating oil - but not in car engines, for which it now lacks all the necessary additives. | ||
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| + | ==Vegetable oil== | ||
| + | Vegetable oils are best re-used as food. Its also possible to use it as a diesel fuel replacement in 2 possible ways: | ||
| + | * as it is, as WVO (waste vegetable oil) | ||
| + | * via conversion to biodiesel. | ||
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| + | There are various gotchas with the first option. The second requires processing. | ||
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| + | Vegetable oil is also effective as a lubricant for short term undemanding jobs. Over time it congeals solid, acting more like glue than lubricant. | ||
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| + | ==Animal fats== | ||
| + | Animal fats in too poor a condition to be used as food or animal feed can be turned into soap with some basic processing. | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 20 September 2008
Engine oil
Used engine oil may be burnt as heating fuel.
It also can be filtered or centrifuged to clarify it, and re-used as lubricating oil - but not in car engines, for which it now lacks all the necessary additives.
Vegetable oil
Vegetable oils are best re-used as food. Its also possible to use it as a diesel fuel replacement in 2 possible ways:
- as it is, as WVO (waste vegetable oil)
- via conversion to biodiesel.
There are various gotchas with the first option. The second requires processing.
Vegetable oil is also effective as a lubricant for short term undemanding jobs. Over time it congeals solid, acting more like glue than lubricant.
Animal fats
Animal fats in too poor a condition to be used as food or animal feed can be turned into soap with some basic processing.
