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Cost-efficient Solution

Offering up to 50% energy saving along with 70% saving on solvent

Gentle Treatment

Protects heat-sensitive compounds from degradation during processing

Compact & Flexible

Smaller footprint and modular design fit various plants easily

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Advanced Solvent Extraction & Complex Mixture Separation

Sulzer’s OptimEXT™ offers state-of-the-art solvent extraction technology designed to tackle challenging separations of close-boiling and azeotropic mixtures, as well as heat-sensitive compounds. This solution enables highly selective impurity removal and high-purity solvent recovery while preserving product quality through low-energy, gentle processing. With proven performance across industries, OptimEXT™ efficiently separates alcohols, ethers, ketones, organic acids, and recovers flavors, fragrances, vitamins, and APIs, transforming complex mixtures into valuable, pure products.

Your process goals

Efficient separation of Azeotropic and Closely Boiling components

Recovery of compounds sensitive to Heat degradation

Targeted elimination of both Polar and Non-Polar Contaminants

Purification of Acids to high standards

Achieving High-Purity in Solvent Recovery

Main applications

Separation of alcohols, ethers, and ketones

Recovery of Flavors, Fragrances, Vitamins, and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

Removal of Aromatic Impurities in Specialty Chemical production

Purification of Carboxylic Acids such as Acetic and Formic acids

Extraction of impurities from solvents like DMF, NMP, DMSO, and Acetone for reuse

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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Product Recovery & Purification

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

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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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By-Product Recovery

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

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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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  • Sulzer's OptimEXT is a high-efficiency solvent extraction solution for complex mixtures and sensitive compounds.

  • It separates close-boiling and azeotropic mixtures and removes both polar and non-polar impurities, all while preserving heat-sensitive materials.

  • Used for purifying acids, recovering high-purity solvents, and separating alcohols, ketones, flavors, vitamins, and APIs.

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