By Chuck Squatriglia
Billions of gallons of motor oil are drained from engine crankcases each year, and only some of it is reused. Much of it is simply thrown away or burned. But that old oil could find new life as fuel for your car.
Researchers at University of Cambridge have developed a process that uses microwaves to recycle old motor oil into gasoline-like fuel for use in conventional vehicles. They claim the process has “excellent potential” for commercial use.
His team mixed the old oil with microwave-absorbent material, then heated the mixture with microwaves. The pyrolysis process converts nearly 90 percent of a waste oil sample into fuel, and it has been used to produce conventional gasoline and diesel.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/03/taking-old-oil-from-crankcase-to-gas-tank/
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