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Energy
The Magic of Soybeans
Milagro Biofuels impact alternative fuels industry through ‘miracle’ beans
Milagro Biofuels is home to Memphis’ first biodiesel plant.Milagro Biofuels, Memphis’ first biodiesel plant, makes its home in an 1870s cotton-seed mill, which is also listed on the National Registry for Historic Buildings. Make no mistake though – Milagro Biofuels is definitely a 21st-century Tennessee company.
Milagro Biofuels produces 5 million gallons of soy-based biodiesel annually, at a rate of 14,280 gallons per day. The company’s automated, continuous and waterless production of biodiesel leads to a product that can be used in any diesel vehicle and doesn’t require engine modifications. Furthermore, Milagro Biofuels’ production process does not produce air emissions or effluent discharges.
To make biodiesel, the company uses the equivalent of more than 3 million bushels of soybeans, with one bushel making 1.5 gallons of biodiesel. That adds up to more than 83,000 acres of soybeans per year.
Diane Mulloy, Milagro Biofuels’ president, says the company’s mission is to “refine our future with biodiesel, one community at a time.”
The owners of Milagro Biofuels are life-long Tennessee residents who chose Memphis for their first refinery because they wanted to make an impact on Tennessee communities.
Other investors include Barbara and Gary Meloni of Memphis and Lehman-Roberts Co. The Melonis own the building where the plant is located, and Lehman-Roberts is an asphalt and mining company that has committed to converting its sizable company fleet to biodiesel.
Milagro means “miracle” in Spanish. To Milagro Biofuels, soybeans are alternative fuel’s miracle beans for the 21st century.
Story by Dean Flener
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