TS 13541

TS 13541 addresses the rules for waste oil regeneration facilities that operate a continuous process to remove contaminant parameters from waste mineral oils and produce suitably qualified base oil. It brings together the structural characteristics of the workplace, operating arrangements, personnel-related aspects, and technical equipment so that raffination and regeneration activities can be understood within one technical framework.

Why the process distinctions matter

In general technical terms, waste oil regeneration is the reprocessing of used oils into reusable base-oil fractions. The field includes several process families such as vacuum raffination, clay treatment, chemical treatment, hydrogen-based vacuum raffination, thermal cracking, and other industrial refining routes. These distinctions matter because each route has different equipment needs, operating controls, and ways of removing contaminants from the feedstock.

Workplace types covered by the standard

• Vacuum raffination and clay treatment facilities
• Vacuum raffination and chemical treatment facilities
• Hydrogen-treated vacuum raffination facilities
• Thermal cracking facilities
• Other industrial raffination facilities

The standard also frames general principles for healthy and safe operation, environmental protection, and overall management practice. The referenced regulations and standards point to the wider compliance context around waste management, air emissions, groundwater protection, permitting and licensing, as well as quality and test competence. The text notes that the term “workplace” is used in place of “regeneration facility” throughout the standard.

This record is a withdrawn standard, but it still serves as a technical reference for understanding how waste oil raffination and regeneration facilities are organised and operated.