GT-BTX™ exceptional aromatics recovery

Whether you’re starting a new project or upgrading existing units, GT-BTX using its proprietary solvent system delivers superior performance, cost-effectiveness, and operational simplicity, outperforming traditional liquid-liquid extraction and other extractive distillation processes that use sulfolane, NFM, NMP, glycol, or any other conventional solvent.

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Higher recovery, lower cost

Lowers operating cost and increases recovery with highly efficient extraction

Premium aromatics from any feed

Handles diverse feedstocks, delivers ultra-pure aromatics

Proprietary Techtiv™ solvent

Proprietary and eco-friendly Techtiv™ solvent guarantees better performance than any other solvent in the market

Main benefits

High efficiency and cost savings GT-BTX™ reduces both capital and operating expenses, delivering quick return on investment and optimized separation efficiency for both revamp and grassroot projects

Versatility and flexibility Handles a wide range of feedstocks (e.g., catalytic reformate, pyrolysis gasoline, coke oven light oil) with no special preparation, producing ultra-high purity aromatics (≥99.9 wt%) at outstanding recoveries (>99.9%)

Superior solvent technology Proprietary Techtiv™ solvent guarantees top extraction performance, high stability, and low environmental impact, with nitrogen-free benzene output

High purity and recovery Produces aromatics at ≥99.9 wt% purity and >99.9% recovery rates

Key characteristics

Extractive distillation process: Uses advanced two-column design (extractive distillation and solvent recovery columns) for efficient separation of BTX from non-aromatics

Wide feedstock compatibility: No special feed preparation needed; processes diverse BTX-rich streams from refineries, petrochemical, or coke oven sources

Lower energy and solvent consumption: Requires less energy and solvent compared to any other aromatics extraction processes, reducing operating costs and environmental footprint

Easy integration: Can be installed as a new unit, retrofit, or expansion to existing facilities

State-of-the-art design: Incorporates advanced tray and packing technology for optimal mass transfer and quality assurance

Proven performance: Used in commercial applications worldwide, delivering reliable and consistent results

Premium efficiency solvent: Proprietary Techtiv™ solvent provides higher aromatics extraction efficiency than any other extraction solvent available in the market

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GT‑DWC is a unique distillation technique called dividing wall column, that produces three or more purified products in a single tower that otherwise in conventional way is done by 2-3 columns in series.

A vertical wall splits typically the mid‑section into two functional zones so the column can pre‑fractionate the feed on one side while the other side refines the middle cut (heart‑cut) from the top and the bottom cuts. Compared with a conventional in-series distillation columns, this integrated column reduces investment by half of the equipment count, and its internal arrangement reduces remixing that lower the utility consumption as well.

When comparing with the normal column with a side draw, GT-DWC produces the heart‑cut where it is most concentrated with contamination from top & bottom products, and achieves the same (or better) product specs as by the multi-column system.
A two‑column sequence inevitably wastes duty by splitting and then remixing components between shells, causing thermal inefficiency that drives up utility consumptions for reboiling and condensing. GT‑DWC® consolidates that work inside one shell, so the separation is done once without such thermal inefficiency, with one reboiler and one condenser. That means fewer separation efficiency losses, lower internal flows, and smaller overall duty. Where applicable, GT-DWC typically provide 20-30% energy saving comparing with two-column system with the same or better product separation quality.
Yes. GT‑DWC is often a revamp enabler because it replaces two columns with one shell, freeing plot space and reducing energy consumption. It can also be applied for revamping an existing column with sidedraw to greatly improve the middle heartcut purity/quality that benefit its value and downstream units. Sulzer high-efficiency tower internals and proprietary DWC design are key to guarantee the success of the revamp. Dynamic simulation is used to validate start‑up/shutdown procedures as well as the feed variation to prove controllability within your existing utility envelope.
Sulzer supplies the full set of trays or structured packings, along with distributors, collectors, and when needed, custom wall hardware. The internals are engineered to maintain pressure balance and uniform liquid/vapor distribution on both sides of the wall—this is critical to prevent maldistribution, channeling, or cross‑leakage that can degrade efficiency. Selection (trays vs. packing) depends on capacity, turndown, fouling tendency, and pressure drop targets; our design team sizes distributors/redistributors and sealing elements to keep performance stable across the operating range.
Yes. A single shell creates a clean condenser ↔ reboiler pairing that a heat pump can bridge: the overhead releases heat while condensing; VoltaSplit™ lifts that heat to the reboiler temperature replacing a large share of steam with electricity and reusing condenser heat that would otherwise be rejected.
GT‑DWC excels when there is a meaningful middle cut (heart‑cut) to recover, and when the alternative would be a two‑column arrangement. Typical examples include aromatics heart‑cuts, naphtha splitter, reformate splitter, iso/normal-separation column, and light/medium hydrocarbon fractionations where three product slates are needed. As a rule of thumb, if your feed has a clear light, middle, and heavy region—and the middle product purity/yield matters—GT‑DWC is a strong candidate.
We pair a standard temperature/reflux control structure with additional loops to maintain vapor/liquid splits around the dividing wall. It ensures high controllability, and robust operation even facing the feed variation. Dynamic simulation is used to test disturbances (feed swings, utility changes) and to finalize startup/shutdown sequences before commissioning.