Well you'll need your processing equipment of course, whichever you choose (biopro, appleseed, conetank, etc).
You will also need to purchase methanol, either NaOH or KOH (catalyst), sulfuric acid (93% or better) and source your oil.
I purchase my oil at .50 cents a gallon, methanol at $3.75 gallon, sulfuric at $15.00 gallon, and KOH for $80.00 per 100 lb drum.
My total cost comes out to $1.60 per gallon. I also recover methanol from the glycerine, which drops my costs even further. I keep a pretty elaborate spreadsheet to track costs to know when I've paid for my Biopro 190.
I use to run a large plastic tank system, but way to many ball valves to run (timewise). I thought long and hard for 2 yrs before buying my 190 - I love this thing as it frees me up to continue running my business and not playing with all the valves on the old system. I eventually became a Biopro dealer. Jim
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Originally Posted by silvercummins31
What all do you have to buy to make it. Where do you get your oil? How much a gallon does it cost to make bio? thanks
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