Used Oil Specifications

Section 739 Section 739.111  Used Oil Specifications Used oil burned for energy recovery, and any fuel produced from used oil by processing, blending, or other treatment, is subject to regulation under this Part unless it is shown not to exceed any of the allowable levels of the constituents and properties shown in the following table.  Once used oil that is to be burned for energy recovery has been shown not to exceed any allowable level and the person making that showing complies with Sections 739.172, 739.173, and 739.174(b), the used oil is no longer subject to this Part. Used Oil Allowable Levels When Burned for Energy Recovery 1 Constituent/property Allowable level Arsenic 5 ppm maximum Cadmium 2 ppm maximum Chromium 10 ppm maximum Lead 100 ppm maximum Flash point 100 ºF minimum Total halogens 4,000 ppm maximum 2 FOOTNOTE: 1 The allowable levels do not apply to mixtures of used oil and hazardous waste that continue to be regulated as hazardous waste (see Section 739.110(b)). FOOTNOTE: 2 Used oil containing more than 1,000 ppm total halogens is presumed to be a hazardous waste under the rebuttable presumption provided under Section 739.110(b)(1).  Such used oil is subject to Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 726, rather than this Part, when burned for energy recovery unless the presumption of mixing can be successfully rebutted. NOTE:  Applicable standards for the burning of used oil containing PCBs are imposed by 40 CFR 761.20(e).