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High Purity

Selectively removes impurities to deliver superior product quality

High Yield

: Gentle operating conditions protect product integrity and maximize recovery

Energy Efficient

Reduces energy and solvent consumption, cutting costs and environmental impact

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High-Efficiency Product Recovery and Purification Solutions

​Sulzer’s advanced product recovery and purification technologies enable industries to achieve exceptional purity and yield across pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and specialty materials sectors. With precision solutions like OptimEXT™ Sulzer ensures the effective selective extraction and removal of impurities, maximizing the recovery of valuable compounds such as high-purity acids, flavors, vitamins, and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Sulzer not only enhances product quality but also supports sustainability and cost efficiency for customers around the world.

Your process goals

Efficient recovery and purification of highly pure acids

Selective separation techniques for the recovery of valuable compounds

Main applications

Organic acids like acetic acid and formic acid

Various mineral acids including nitric, sulfuric, and hydrochloric acids 

Extraction and purification of flavors, fragrances, essential oils, vitamins, and nutraceuticals

Purification of antibiotics and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)

Contact an expert

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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By-Product Recovery

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

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Energy & Utility Savings

Reduce operational costs and improving efficiency by cutting down on steam, electricity, and cooling requirements

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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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Latest posts

  • Sulzer provides cutting-edge technologies like OptimEXT™ and EXCELOT™ that combine extraction, distillation, and crystallization for efficient recovery and purification of a wide range of valuable compounds in demanding industries.

  • Solutions are ideal for recovering and purifying organic and mineral acids, flavors and fragrances, vitamins, nutraceuticals, antibiotics, APIs, specialty chemicals, and much more including use in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, and energy sectors.

  • ​Sulzer’s systems deliver high product purity, maximize recovery, save energy and solvents, and boost process flexibility. These advantages translate into lower operational costs and a more sustainable, reliable production process.​

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