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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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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.

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

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Our technical specialists are ready to help you find the optimal solution for your specific application

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Felix Feng

Global product line manager

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Get detailed technical information and project consultation

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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Product Recovery & Purification

Maximize product yield and purity in chemical, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemicals  applications

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By-Product Recovery

Recover valuable components from waste streams, creating additional value, minimizing losses and improving sustainability

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Solvent Extraction & Separation of Complex Mixtures

Achieve efficient, selective separation overcoming azeotropes, thermal degradation, and poor phase separation.

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Sustainability & Environmental Compliance

Minimize hazardous impurities, reduce waste and emissions, and support green manufacturing goals

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Process Simplification & Inventory Reduction

Reduce equipment footprint, simplify operations, and replace less efficient separation methods

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  • 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.

  • Sulzer’s recovery systems serve chemical, petrochemical, refining, and multiple process industries where waste reduction and resource optimization drive cost and sustainability goals

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

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