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25 Pa. Code § 298.11. Waste oil specifications.

§ 298.11. Waste oil specifications.

 (a)  Waste oil, and any fuel produced from waste oil by waste oil processing, blending or other treatment, to be burned for energy recovery either under this chapter or as specification fuel oil shall have at least 8,000 Btus per pound.

 (b)  Waste oil burned for energy recovery and fuel produced from waste oil by waste oil processing, blending or other treatment is subject to this chapter unless it is shown not to exceed any of the allowable levels of the constituents and properties in the specification shown in Table 1. Once waste oil that is to be burned for energy recovery has been shown not to exceed any specification and the person making that showing complies with § §  298.72—298.74 (relating to on-specification waste oil fuel; notification; and tracking), the waste oil is no longer subject to this chapter. This waste oil is also known as on-specification fuel oil.

Table 1—Waste Oil Not Exceeding Any Specification Level Is Not Subject To This Chapter When Burned For Energy Recovery.1



Constituent/Property Allowable Levels
Arsenic5 ppm maximum
Cadmium 2 ppm maximum
Chromium 10 ppm maximum
Lead 100 ppm maximum
Flash point 100°F minimum
Total halogens 1,000 ppm maximum for residential and commercial
uses and 4,000 maximum for industrial uses.

 1 The specifications do not apply to mixtures of waste oil and hazardous waste that continue to be regulated as hazardous waste (see §  298.10(b) (relating to applicability).

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  261a.6 (relating to requirements for recyclable materials); 25 Pa. Code §  298.1 (relating to definitions); 25 Pa. Code §  298.10 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code §  298.20 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code §  298.40 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code §  298.50 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code §  298.60 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code §  298.70 (relating to applicability); 25 Pa. Code §  298.72 (relating to on-specification waste oil fuel); and 25 Pa. Code §  298.74 (relating to tracking).



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