Article: Assessment of the management system for lubricant oils and used lubricant oils: the case of Mozambique Journal: International Journal of Environmental Engineering (IJEE) 2023 Vol.12 No.1 pp.72 - 84 Abstract: This study aims to analyse the Mozambican used lubricant oil (ULO) management system and review the probable environmental impacts of its inappropriate disposal. The assessment was based on the identification of the different sources of ULO generation in the ingrowth automotive and industrial park in Mozambique. The quantification included an estimate of the level of consumption of lubricant oil with a view to determining the level of the ULO generation. From 2010 to 2019, Mozambique registered consumption of around 1,290.61 tons of lubricant oil, with a generation of around 1,051.84 tons of ULO. In terms of distribution, the automotive sector is the most consumers with around 56%, followed by the industrial sector with 30% and the rest 14% in diverse automotive equipment. The generations of ULO constitute an environmental problem since it was noted an absence of specific legislation to be applied for lubricant and ULO system. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Assessment of the management system for lubricant oils and used lubricant oils: the case of Mozambique

Authors: Malaquias Zildo António Tsambe; Pita Raul Sitoe; Herieta Massango

Addresses: Department of Studies in Environment Technologies, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, UPM – Pedagogical University of Maputo, Av. do Trabalho, 2482, Maputo, Mozambique ' Department of Studies in Environment Technologies, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, UPM – Pedagogical University of Maputo, Av. do Trabalho, 2482, Maputo, Mozambique ' Department of Studies in Environment Technologies, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, UPM – Pedagogical University of Maputo, Av. do Trabalho, 2482, Maputo, Mozambique

Abstract: This study aims to analyse the Mozambican used lubricant oil (ULO) management system and review the probable environmental impacts of its inappropriate disposal. The assessment was based on the identification of the different sources of ULO generation in the ingrowth automotive and industrial park in Mozambique. The quantification included an estimate of the level of consumption of lubricant oil with a view to determining the level of the ULO generation. From 2010 to 2019, Mozambique registered consumption of around 1,290.61 tons of lubricant oil, with a generation of around 1,051.84 tons of ULO. In terms of distribution, the automotive sector is the most consumers with around 56%, followed by the industrial sector with 30% and the rest 14% in diverse automotive equipment. The generations of ULO constitute an environmental problem since it was noted an absence of specific legislation to be applied for lubricant and ULO system.

Keywords: lubricant oil; used lubricant oil; ULO; oil management assessment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEE.2023.130976

International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2023 Vol.12 No.1, pp.72 - 84

Received: 10 Sep 2021
Accepted: 25 Jan 2022
Published online: 17 May 2023 *

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