TITLE:
Formulation of Motor Oil from Blends of Rubber Latex Cup Bottom Oil (RLBO) and Used Frying Oil (UFO)
AUTHORS:
Konan Edmond Kouassi, Abollé Abolle, Dogafolô Soro, Tindo Sylvie Konan, David Boa, Kouassi Benjamin Yao
KEYWORDS:
Formulation, Oils Blend, Motor Oils, Latex Bottoms Oil
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems,
Vol.14 No.3,
September
3,
2024
ABSTRACT: Most motor oils are made from mineral oils derived from petroleum, the reserves of which are limited and exhaustible. The aim of this study is to produce and characterize motor oil formulations based on mixtures of rubber latex cup bottom oil (RLCBO) and used frying oil (UFO). The results show that these formulations have a density between 0.91 and 0.92. These densities evolve linearly with the proportion of cup bottom oil and temperature. Similarly, the kinematic viscosity of the blends follows an exponential relationship with temperature. By plotting the logarithm of these kinematic viscosities against the inverse of the temperature, we were able to determine the activation energy of the various blends and deduce that the formulations behave Newtonian.