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Energy & Utility Savings Solutions for Efficient Industrial Processes

Sulzer’s advanced Energy & Utility Savings technologies, including the OptimEXT™ system, provide highly efficient alternatives to traditional distillation and evaporation, significantly lowering steam and cooling water consumption. By optimizing or replacing conventional energy-intensive separation methods, Sulzer helps industries reduce operational costs and carbon footprints while recovering valuable compounds such as glycols, acetic acid, and phenol. These tailored solutions drive sustainable process improvements and enhance overall energy efficiency.

Cut Energy Consumption >50%

Cut steam and cooling water consumption by up to 50%

Lower Operating Costs

Save on utilities and maintenance through optimized separation

Environmentally Friendly

Minimizes carbon footprint by lowering utility requirements

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Felix Feng

Global product line manager

Contact our expert for more information about Product Recovery and Purification Solutions.

Your process goals

Efficient recovery of components with High-Boiling points

Replacing traditional Distillation methods to separate Azeotropic mixtures

Main applications

Recovery of Glycol, Furfural, and DMF

Separation of Isopropanol(IPA) and Water mixtures

Separation of Acetic-Acid and Water

Fractionation of Toluene, Methanol and Water

Separation of Formaldehyde and Water

Purification of Phenol and Water mixtures

  • It provides innovative alternatives, like OptimEXT™, that reduce energy use by optimizing or replacing traditional distillation and evaporation processes.

  • It efficiently handles separations such as glycol, furfural, DMF recovery, and water separations from isopropanol, acetic acid, toluene, formaldehyde, and phenol.

  • By lowering steam and cooling water consumption, it significantly cuts energy costs and reduces the environmental footprint of industrial operations.

  • Chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and other process industries that rely on energy-intensive separations see the greatest value.

  • Sulzer combines advanced technology with tailored process design to deliver sustainable energy savings without compromising product quality.

​Explore more applications of OptimEXT

Discover how OptimEXT tackles diverse separation challenges maximizing yield, enhancing purity, and improving efficiency across industries and processes.

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Maximize product yield and purity in chemical, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemicals  applications
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Recover valuable components from waste streams, creating additional value, minimizing losses and improving sustainability
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Achieve efficient, selective separation overcoming azeotropes, thermal degradation, and poor phase separation.
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Minimize hazardous impurities, reduce waste and emissions, and support green manufacturing goals
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Reduce equipment footprint, simplify operations, and replace less efficient separation methods

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