Experimental Study of Used Lubricant Oil Combustion as an Alternative Energy Source

Abstract

Liquid waste such as used lubricating oil (ULO) is a very dangerous environmental polluting material. However, this waste can be used as an alternative energy source by burning directly because the basic material of this material is hydrocarbons such as petroleum in general. This article reports a study of the direct combustion of used oil using a simple stove. ULO was fed into the stove which has an internal air distributor. The air combustion needed was given through a blower and controlled using an airflow meter. A handheld thermometer was used to measure the temperature of the fire. The data were plotted in a graph and can be understood easily. The results showed that a higher combustion temperature of 900 o C can be produced during combustion. The observations show that the pollution produced is still within the limit of government regulations. This study's results showed that ULO can be an alternative energy source.