Industry Research

Select industry studies are posted for NORA Members to easily access. 

• DOE Used Oil Refining Study (2006)

• IFEU Ecological and Energetic Assessment of Re-refining Used Oils to Base Oils: Substitution of Primarily Produced Base Oils Including Semi-synthetic and Synthetic Compounds (2005)

• Quantification of Metals Emissions from Burning Used Oil Fuel by Entropy, Inc. (1996)

• Improving Used Oil Recycling in California by Lawrence Livermore National Lab (2008) From report: "Optimizing the reuse of California’s waste is an important goal toward improving the sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of our growing society’s needs. The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) commissioned staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to provide an independent assessment of the current state of the California’s used oil recycling market and to provide recommendations that facilitate the recycling of used oil to its “highest and best use.”

• Effects of Hot Plant Fuel Characteristics and Combustion on Asphalt Concrete Quality by Purdue University for South Dakota DOT (August 2003)