
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

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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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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