Used Oil as Fuel

Summary

Nova Pb's unique closed loop lon rotary kiln, elaborate post-combustion unit and sophisticated air filtration system gives it the opportunity to safely valorise the calorific features of more than 666,000 imperial gallons of used oils per year. A significant amount of used oils contaminated by heavy metals is disposed at our facility and thus insuring the recycling of their heavy metals contaminants. They get their supplies from a few companies that specialise in the recuperation of used oils.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
mining and minerals sector	integrated lead recycling facility

Region

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Applied Technologies

None.

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	reduced need for purchasing fuels
Environment	not known
Social	not known

Additional Comments

None.

References

• Dias, S & Yates, R (2001) "Advancing Cooperative By-Product Synergy Programs Between Canada, Mexico and USA", Hatch, Canada, Retrieved from: http://www.hatch.ca/Sustainable_Development/Projects/advancing_coop_bps_programs.htm
• Hatch (2001) "Montreal By-Product Synergy Project", Hatch, Canada, Retrieved from: http://www.hatch.ca/Sustainable_Development/Articles/Montreal_bps.pdf
• Industry Canada (2006) "Canadian Company Capabilities: Nova Pb Inc", Retrieved from: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/search/navigate.do?language=eng&portal=1&estblmntNo=123456036550&profile=completeProfile

Last Update

20 July 2010