The Greasezilla grease-separating unit enables grease-trap pumpers to reduce and better control waste disposal and fuel expenses, create a new revenue stream while running a more eco-friendly operation, and it produces its own fuel: brown grease, a byproduct of the separation process.
Here’s how the system works: Pumpers first let gravity separate the water and the grease, then drain the water into a municipal sewer drain. Then they either pump or gravity-feed the remaining grease and sludge into a 10,000-gallon Greasezilla tank. Grease traps typically have a water-to-sludge ratio of 3:1 or 4:1 and brown-grease content of 3 to 5 percent.
A boiler then heats the tank contents to a temperature of about 160 degrees. In about 24 hours, the contents separate into four distinct layers: rich brown grease, an increasingly valuable commodity in some regions (used for biofuel or animal-feed stock); debris; water; and food particles. The brown grease can be pumped out and sold while the remaining content, which is pasteurized and nearly oil free, can be land-applied or discharged into a sewage treatment facility. The Greasezilla unit runs on brown grease; about 5 percent of the brown grease produced in each batch is pumped back into the system and used as fuel.
A typical Greasezilla setup includes dual 10,000-gallon, double-wall, insulated steel tanks. Two tanks increase efficiency because trucks can dump grease in one while the other is processing a load. A full tank weighs about 95,000 pounds, so any commercial building with a concrete slab should be able to handle the weight. The unit requires no special electrical upgrades, he says.
Greasezilla eases the financial sting of increasing disposal fees, labor costs and transportation expenses associated with trips to waste treatment and water treatment plants. In addition, it helps pumpers generate another revenue stream by selling brown grease and/or processing grease for other pumpers.
More Reasons To Use Greasezilla:
- Premium on Jacobsen Exchange Market
- Water Content 0.1%
- Tax Credits Available for burning advanced biofuels
| Effluent Analysis | Result | MDL | PQL | MCL | Units | Date Analyzed |
| Nitrogen, Ammonia | 669 | 40.0 | 50.0 | NA | mg/Kg | 9/8/2015 1:37 PM |
| Total Suspended Solids | 88,500 | 20.0 | 100 | NA | mg/L | 9/3/2015 5:00 PM |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | 73,800 | 4,000 | 10,000 | NA | mg/L | 9/3/2015 10:30 AM |
Unit 1: Reactor Tank
- 10,000 gallon insulated, double- walled horizontal reactor tank
- Outer shell for secondary containment
- Perlite thermal insulation within the interstice
- External inlet and outlet manifolds
- Access ladder and safety rails to upper observation deck
- Tank construction is impact resistant, ballistics resistant and provides for secondary containment
- Dimensions: approximately 10¼ ft. diameter x 13¼ ft high x 26¼ ft long
On-site installation assistance included in purchase contract.
Unit 2: Patented Greasezilla Fuel System
- 3 phase pump motor (240/480 volt) with 120 volt controls
- Control box features a master operating system emergency shutdown capability
- Digital readout for remote monitoring of system temperatures
- Patented Greasezilla© fuel system, the only technology which can use 100%, un-blended, grease-trap derived biofuel
- Heavy duty 800k to 1m BTU proprietary boiler
- Hydronic system, not steam, for safety and insurance considerations
- Engineered with highest quality components
- Dimensions: approximately 11¼ ft wide x 7¼ ft deep x 7 ft high (allow additional height for air vent)
