Exhibit 31.1


                                 Certifications

                  Certification of Principal Executive Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)


I, Alan B. Springer, certify that:

1.       I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form  10-QSB  of  Imperial
         Petroleum Recovery Corporation;

2.       Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not  contain any
         untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state a material  fact
         necessary to make the  statements  made, in light of the  circumstances
         under which such  statements  were made, not misleading with respect to
         the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other
         financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present
         in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
         and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods  presented
         in this quarterly report;

4.       The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I am responsible for
         establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
         we have:

                  a) designed such disclosure  controls and procedures to ensure
         that material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its
         consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
         is being prepared;


                  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure
         controls and procedures as of a date within 45 days prior to the filing
         date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


                  c) presented in this quarterly  report our  conclusions  about
         the  effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
         our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,  based
         on our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the
         audit  committee  of  registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons
         performing the equivalent function):

                  a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of
         internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability
         to  record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data and have
         identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
         internal controls; and


                  b)  any  fraud,   whether  or  not  material,   that  involves
         management  or  other  employees  who  have a  significant  role in the
         registrant's internal controls; and

6.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
         quarterly  report  whether  or not there  were  significant  changes in
         internal controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect
         internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
         including   any   corrective   actions   with  regard  to   significant
         deficiencies and material weaknesses.


July 20, 2006



By:  /s/ Alan B. Springer
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     Alan B. Springer
     Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
     (Principal Executive Officer)



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