Technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operations

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dc.contributor.advisorVon Blottnitz, Harroen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorLloyd,Phillipen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMutsago, Mukayi Nen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-29T07:25:06Z
dc.date.available2014-09-29T07:25:06Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 87-90.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUsed lubricating oil is regarded as a toxic and hazardous industrial waste. Several researchers have worked on finding environmentally friendly ways of used oil disposal. In South Africa, used lubes are: * reprocessed for subsequent burning * reprocessed for other uses * burned in lime plants, and in brick and tile kilns * re-refined. In brick making, more than two thirds of the energy at a factory is used during the firing process. To reduce the energy demands of this process, brick makers mix solid fuels (known as "body fuels"), clay and water, a practice that has been known to exist for centuries. Fuels that have been tried and used as body fuels in the world are coal, sawdust, sewage sludge, industrial organic waste, rice husks and other agricultural waste. Among these, coal has the highest calorific value ranging between 22 to 29 MJ/kg. In South Africa coal is the most commonly used body fuel. The use of used lubricating oil as a body fuel has been reported, but the process has not been technically or scientifically studied. The project was proposed at the University of Cape Town to find more ways in which spent oil could be utilized as an energy source, i.e. to provide the energy required during the firing of bricks. This study was carried out with the aim of investigating the technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil in low technology clay brick operations in South Africa. The study was applied to the operation of a traditional clamp kiln operation, but the method and results obtained can be modified and applied to other brick making technologies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMutsago, M. N. (2002). <i>Technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operations</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7716en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMutsago, Mukayi N. <i>"Technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operations."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7716en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMutsago, M. 2002. Technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operations. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mutsago, Mukayi N AB - Used lubricating oil is regarded as a toxic and hazardous industrial waste. Several researchers have worked on finding environmentally friendly ways of used oil disposal. In South Africa, used lubes are: * reprocessed for subsequent burning * reprocessed for other uses * burned in lime plants, and in brick and tile kilns * re-refined. In brick making, more than two thirds of the energy at a factory is used during the firing process. To reduce the energy demands of this process, brick makers mix solid fuels (known as "body fuels"), clay and water, a practice that has been known to exist for centuries. Fuels that have been tried and used as body fuels in the world are coal, sawdust, sewage sludge, industrial organic waste, rice husks and other agricultural waste. Among these, coal has the highest calorific value ranging between 22 to 29 MJ/kg. In South Africa coal is the most commonly used body fuel. The use of used lubricating oil as a body fuel has been reported, but the process has not been technically or scientifically studied. The project was proposed at the University of Cape Town to find more ways in which spent oil could be utilized as an energy source, i.e. to provide the energy required during the firing of bricks. This study was carried out with the aim of investigating the technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil in low technology clay brick operations in South Africa. The study was applied to the operation of a traditional clamp kiln operation, but the method and results obtained can be modified and applied to other brick making technologies. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operations TI - Technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operations UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7716 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMutsago MN. Technical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operations. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7716en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleTechnical feasibility of using spent lubricating oil as a body fuel in traditional clay brick making operationsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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