BioPro Success Stories

Clay McInnis of SouthernEco LLC operates a BioPro 190 with an INCOSEP and a SpringPro T76, thereby enjoying a 10.5 hour processing time.

He writes: “I absolutely love the machines and the setup wasn't as bad as I had thought… I am really excited about these processors. Thank you Springboard for all your support and excellent work.”

Daphne Utilities in Daphne Alabama has established an award winning cooking grease recycling program with a BioPro 190. Each month, more than 400 gallons of used cooking oil are donated by residents of Daphne to their Municipal Utility company. Their recycling program allows the municipality to reduce costs on sewer maintenance and clean up ($ millions are spent nationally, every year, to clean up sewer spills associated with illegal kitchen oil disposal). Simultaneously, the recycled oils that aren’t going in to the town’s sewage system are being converted in to clean-burning fuel for the municipality’s trucks and heavy equipment. Daphne Utilities uses a single BioPro 190 to make this fuel and saves more than $10,000 per year doing it!

Joel Singh from Sierra Nevada Brewery Co. poses with the BioPro 190. In early 2008, Sierra Nevada took their recycling program one step further. They purchased a BioPro 190 and began turning all used vegetable oil from their restaurant into biodiesel that then goes into their fleet of delivery trucks.

Louisiana State University operates a BioPro 190 in its Agricultural Research facility. Training in biodiesel production is offered to students and teachers alike and has also been given to farmers and intersted members of the community; LSU produces biodiesel for research purposes. They also actively research alternative feedstock sources.

The University of Wisconsin is one of 33 universities and colleges that currently owns and operates a BioPro as part of the regular curriculum. Students in The Agricultural Engineering Technology Department in River Falls operate the machine at a campus biodiesel processing facility.

"All the biodiesel we produce is blended and used in spreader trucks that land apply biosolids from the City of Florence, Alabama’s wastewater treatment plant. In addition, we have a waste oil collection program where our Recycling Department collects waste oil, curbside, from our residences. This program has been great for our city. We keep waste oil out of our sewer system which can cause clogs and overflows, and we use a recycled product to fuel vehicles that land apply a recycled product. It has been a “win win” situation for us!!"

-Michael Doyle, Manager City of Florence Gas & Water / Wastewater Department

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"Everyone here just loves the BioPpro and its so easy to run I think one of the lab's could run it! ...You have to promise them a dog-biscuit first."

"My Father and I purchased a BioPro 190 as a joint venture and have been nothing but impressed. Not with just the processor, but the company as well. We were able to successfully process oil that titrated 15.5 and then have it pass the 3/27 test. For those of you looking for an automated processor that will do everything it claims backed by an extremely professional company, look no further."

"I made my decision based on the level of automation, quality and value offered by the BioPro 190 and have no regrets. I collect grease from five restaurants and make enough to fuel my personal vehicles as well as selling to three friends as a means of recovering the equipment cost. Great product support!"

"Of course, the excellent piece of equipment I purchased from you, the BioPro 190, has also lent to an increased level of comfort...Given my tight time constraints and very small working area it (the 190) was by far the best choice I could have made. I have my entire biodiesel production "shop" including WVO filtering, methanol supply, waste water drum, a "test bench" and BioPro 190 set up in a 7' x 8' shed. I was able to spend the last two days of summer vacation enjoying time with my kids while the BioPro 190 was busy converting my WVO into beautiful biodiesel!... I look forward to may years of cheap, clean , domestic, biodiesel!"

I truly can not thank you enough. Thanks again

"Our group has been operating with the BioPro 190 since January of 2008, and it's working really well for us. TSU (Truman State University) is in a small town of about 17,000 in northeastern Missouri, so we're the only group doing anything like this in the area. As of now, we're able to collect the WVO from all the campus cafeterias and a few local restaurants, and all of our fuel is being used in university vehicles. More background is available on our website http://bulldogbiodiesel.truman.edu/."

Phil Roth, owner of a BioPro 380, writes:
While doing due diligence in 2008, visiting several small reactor installations, I noticed every installation was an untenable mess. Even the commercial operations visited (2) had sticky floors and slimy windows. So my first design criteria was to make all connections outside the building and to pump all fluids; no pouring to transfer fluids required…The only open connections are the 380 drain and (the port for) adding methanol by gravity -yellow calibrated tank upper left, partially shown. The glycerin is pumped to a tank outside the building through piping in the concrete block wall. Also the first waste water wash goes to methanol recovery (unit beside the 380)…Only the KOH and sulfuric acid are transferred by hand.
(I insulate my 380 with) two layers of 3/8" bubble wrap attached with liquid nails. Bubble wrap is recycled plastic jugs (I suspect polypropylene) faced with aluminum foil or white vinyl. It comes in 4' wide rolls and various thicknesses up to 3/8". Also used as vapor barrier in building construction. It has a surprisingly high R value, if you want to believe the advertising. Try Insulation for less for a good introduction.

"We got our BioPro 190 in January of 2008. We've made dozens of batches with only one going South, (our own fault, not the machines. We let our methanol get way above 80 degrees, which is the recommended ceiling.) and no mechanical problems with any of our rigs. (We drive old Mercedes and a "94" Ford pick-up.) I can't imagine a better unit for our needs; we're extremely pleased. We would highly recommend the BioPro 190 to anyone serious about making biodiesel with as little fuss as possible, believe me, I'm no chemist!" -Chuck Oakes (seen here with his wife, Monica).

Rodney started with a Fuelmeister and suffered set-backs before he purchased a BioPro 190. He writes, "I wish i had bought the bio pro 190 first. It would have saved me thousands of dollars and a lot of wasted time and fuel. I learned the hard way."