Overhead Systems – Engineered for Compliance, Recovery, and Safety
Overhead systems are essential for managing vapor phase emissions from process columns. For more than 4 decades, Sulzer has been providing solutions to the pharmaceutical, oil & gas, and chemical producers.
These systems help clients meet environmental requirements, recover valuable products, and keep their workforce safe from harmful chemical exposure.
Component Recovery
Capture valuable or hazardous materials
Regulatory Compliance
Meet stringent environmental and safety standards
Custom Engineering
Tailored to your process and industry needs
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Main Benefits
Ensure environmental and safety standards are met: the overhead systems are designed to support permit application by capturing VOCs and other emissions, helping clients meet strict environmental regulations and operate legally
Minimize waste and maximize efficiency: by condensing and recovering light components and VOCs, overhead systems help reclaim expensive or critical components that would be lost in the vent stream, improving process economics
Enhance plant and personnel safety: integrated scrubbers, cold traps, and deep vacuum condensers prevent hazardous emissions from escaping the system while the design accommodates for safe handling of lethal or toxic substances
Versatility for complex operations: adaptable to various industries and conditions through tailored made designs that meet each client’s strict design requirements
Longevity and equipment protection: safeguard vacuum systems and downstream units by isolating dry screw pumps from liquids and placing condensers and cold traps strategically to prevent damage and extend the life of the process equipment
Key Characteristics
Vacuum System Integration: compatible with both liquid ring and dry screw vacuum pumps
Glycerin and oleochemicals: pump-around beds are often included and operate as integrated condensers on deep vacuum systems
Lethal or hazardous services: integrating scrubbers downstream of the vacuum system often in combination with thermal oxidizers to ensure safe handling of toxic vapors
Pharmaceutical industries: overhead vent streams with light components operating under deep vacuum using cold traps to ensure minimized emissions
VOC recovery for the chemical industry: supporting clients with VOC content calculations in the overhead stream of the system to secure essential permits to operate
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Overhead systems support environmental compliance by capturing and condensing potentially hazardous materials, VOCs, and other emissions. Sulzer provides VOC or component(s) content calculations for overhead streams, which are often required by regulatory agencies during the permit application process to demonstrate safe and legal plant operation.
Yes, Sulzer can custom-engineer overhead systems to meet the specific needs of each client and industry. Whether it’s cold traps for pharmaceuticals or pump-around beds for glycerin plants, the systems are designed for flexibility and compatibility with various vacuum technologies.
To ensure equipment longevity, overhead systems isolate dry screw pumps from liquids or in the case of liquid ring pumps, condenser and cold traps are placed downstream of the unit to prevent vent losses and potential exposures to harmful substances.
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