Innovative Technology to Recycle Waste Oil - Potential of DME-1 - January 2003

Innovative Technology to Recycle Waste Oil - Potential of DME-1 - January 2003

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, has developed the DME-1, a compact waste oil reformer that recycles waste oil into diesel fuel.
The device employs a technology that mixes waste oil with diesel oil and ultrafines it to recycle it as diesel engine fuel.
Compared to conventional technologies for reusing waste oil, the DME-1 is expected to achieve higher combustion efficiency and lower emissions.

The DME-1 works by first pretreating waste cooking oil or engine oil and mixing it with diesel oil in an appropriate ratio.
After that, it is refined into particles of 10 micrometers or less in diameter to make it easier to burn.
The treatment capacity is 200 liters per treatment and the treatment time is as short as approximately 1 to 2.5 hours, enabling efficient recycling.
Furthermore, the compact design makes it easy to install in offices and municipal facilities.

This technology has attracted much interest from industries that discharge large amounts of waste oil, such as the food and beverage industry and auto repair shops, and sales of 50 units are planned for the first year.
Further demonstration tests are expected to be conducted to confirm the stability of the quality of the fuel and to reduce the environmental impact of the emissions.
DME-1 is attracting attention as an important technology that promotes the effective use of waste oil and expands its potential as a sustainable energy resource.

Related information:.
- Development of related technologies by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
- Technology Development Trends in Biomass Energy