What size refinery should be built?
The size of the refinery is obviously dependent upon the size, quality and reliability of the used oil supply. Depending on the industrialization of a country (with the main factors being the number, age and concentration of automobiles) a metropolitan area with a population of six million can support our standard 24,000 gallons/day refinery. From a design and engineering standpoint any size refinery can be built. The actual size you should consider building should be based on the factors you determine after analysis of the oil collection status in your area – both existing and potential used oil sources, and what current and potential end markets exist to purchase the finished products. The ideal situation would be to size the refinery so as not to create added demand for the existing used oil in the market, while still providing sufficient quantities to run the plant economically. If the size of your refinery creates a substantially higher demand for used oil, it will cause an increa
