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Transforming Sustainability: Blending Chemically Enhanced Soybean Oil with Used Transformer Oil for Eco-Friendly Recycling

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

In this study, a mineral oil substitute which employs waste soybean oil that has been chemically altered through transesterification and epoxidation reactions to achieve the desired properties that meet ASTM standard requirements for power transformers is proposed. After going through the transesterification and epoxidation processes, the performance of waste soybean vegetable oil for use in electrical transformers has been assessed. For fresh mineral oil FMO, used mineral oil UMO, and recycled mineral oil RMO which is produced by mixing with synthesized soybean vegetable oil SSVO with different concentrations , the physical properties (dynamic viscosity and flash point), chemical properties (water content and acidity), and electrical properties (break down voltage) were measured . According to these measured data, the physical characteristics of the RMO at the mixing proportion (7:3- UTO: SSVO) are higher than those of the FMO and UMO, respectively, while the water content of RMO is significantly higher than that of FMO but lower than that of UMO. Additionally, the breakdown voltage values of RMO show an increase over UMO but it is lower than FMO and the acidity of RMO is lower than UMO and higher than FMO, and all previous measurements meet the limited values of ASTM . The current study suggested synthesized soybean vegetable oil as a sustainable method of utilizing waste resources, reducing environmental pollution, and promoting environmental and economic benefits in addition to being a replacement cooling medium for liquid-filled transformers.

DOI

10.21608/aujes.2023.243740.1194

Keywords

Bio-diesel, Waste soybean oil, Transformer oil, recycling

Authors

First Name

Heba Allah

Last Name

Mandour

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

evironmental reasercher at solid waste and hazardous materials department , aswan branch , enviromental affairs agency

Email

heba23192@gmail.com

City

Aswan

Orcid

-

First Name

ali

Last Name

khalaf allah

MiddleName

kamel

Affiliation

Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Egypt

Email

alikamel2023@yahoo.com

City

Aswan

Orcid

-

First Name

gharib

Last Name

taha

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Egypt

Email

gmtaha@aswu.edu.eg

City

Aswan

Orcid

-

First Name

Loai

Last Name

nasrat

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Electrical Power& Machines Department, the Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Egypt

Email

loaisaad@yahoo.com

City

Aswan

Orcid

-

First Name

Hamdy

Last Name

Zahran

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

المركز القومي للبحوث

Email

hazahran@hotmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

4

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

44774

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-10-20

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

471

Page End

483

Print ISSN

2735-4229

Online ISSN

2735-4237

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https://aujes.journals.ekb.eg/article_329277.html

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https://aujes.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=329277

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Original Research

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1,615

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Journal

Publication Title

Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies

Publication Link

https://aujes.journals.ekb.eg/

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Transforming Sustainability: Blending Chemically Enhanced Soybean Oil with Used Transformer Oil for Eco-Friendly Recycling

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Created At

28 Dec 2024