Enhancing Profitability and Sustainability with Sulzer’s By-Product Recovery Solutions
- cemnar0
- Sep 2
- 1 min read
In many industrial processes, valuable by-products are created as a natural outcome of production. Recovering these by-products can significantly enhance profitability, reduce waste, and contribute to operational sustainability. Sulzer’s cutting-edge by-product recovery solutions focus on extracting and purifying key compounds from wastewater and process streams, turning potential waste into valuable resources.
Sulzer’s OptimEXT™ technology is central to this effort, leveraging integrated liquid-liquid extraction paired with solvent recovery to efficiently separate and reclaim compounds such as phenol, acetic acid, and a variety of amines. This approach maximizes resource efficiency while reducing fresh solvent makeup and minimizing environmental impact.
Key by-products recovered with Sulzer solutions include:
Phenol and acetic acid from wastewater streams
Monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) in refinery and petrochemical processes
Glycols such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol (DEG), and triethylene glycol (TEG) from various waste streams
Common solvents including DMF, NMP, DMSO, acetone, and toluene
Cresol and xylenol recovered from coal tar and wastewater
Sulzer’s skid-mounted, modular systems ensure scalable, robust integration, supported by expert process design and piloting. These solutions enhance process economics and environmental compliance, enabling customers to unlock the full value of their process streams.
Why Invest in Sulzer By-Product Recovery Technologies?
Reduce pollutants and contaminants in process streams
Recover valuable by-products for reuse and resale
Minimize fresh solvent consumption and operating costs
Comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations
Benefit from modular, flexible, and robust system designs
Ready to turn waste into profit with advanced by-product recovery?
Contact Sulzer’s process plants team today to design a customized solution that maximizes your resource recovery and sustainability goals.
