Productized platform
AZEO-SEP®
AZEO-SEP® dehydrates ethanol, isopropanol, acetonitrile, and other organic solvents past the azeotropes that conventional distillation cannot break. Where alternatives need an entrainer (benzene, cyclohexane), a third column, and the storage and disposal that comes with them, AZEO-SEP® uses pervaporation membranes selected for the specific solvent. The result is fuel-grade, pharma-grade, or chemical-grade purity in a compact skid, with one-quarter to one-half the energy of azeotropic distillation.
AZEO-SEP® delivers
Predictable performance, every install.
Productized does not mean compromised. AZEO-SEP® hits the same numbers across every commissioning, because the platform was tuned to the applications that asked for it most.
- Final solvent purity
- 99.5 wt%
- In most applications. Achievable on ethanol, IPA, methanol, and acetonitrile, past every common azeotrope (ethanol/water 95.6%, IPA/water, MeCN/water, and others).
- Payback, alcohol dehydration
- <1 year
- On pure alcohol dehydration plants.
- Payback, hybrid solvent plant
- 2 to 3 years
- For hybrid configurations integrating AZEO-SEP with distillation or AQUA-SEP.
- Energy vs azeotropic distillation
- 1/4 to 1/2
- No phase change penalty, no entrainer recycle column.
Performance envelope
Sizes, materials, options.
Capacity scales by adding skids in parallel. Materials and code stamps configure to your jurisdiction. We document every option in the proposal package.
- Purity, most applications
- 99.5wt%
- Capacity range
- 0.1 to 50m³/day product
- Solvents validated
- EtOH, IPA, MeOH, MeCN, n-PrOH, BuOH, isobutanol, ketones
- Flux rate
- Up to 1kg/m²·h
- Surface area per module
- Up to 35m²
- Operating temperature
- 75 to 85°C (167 to 185°F)
- Max operating pressure
- 200kPa
- Specific energy
- 100 to 200kWh/m³ feed
- Membrane type
- Dense, non-porous, hydrophilic
- Footprint vs entrainer columns
- 1/2 to 1/3
- Materials of construction
- Sanitary 316L standard; FDA-compatible elastomers
- Membrane life (typical)
- 2 to 4years
Built on
Pervaporation.
Selective separation of liquid mixtures, including the azeotropes that distillation cannot break.
AZEO-SEP® is the productized application of our pervaporation technology. The technology page is where engineers go for the working principle, full specs, and how it compares to alternatives.
Why this matters to a buyer
- The technology is proven in 100+ commissioned projects, not a science experiment.
- The system is the same platform we already ship at scale; no first-of-a-kind risk.
- If a custom configuration is needed beyond the standard envelope, we engineer it on the same platform.
Where it's deployed
Industries that buy this system.
AZEO-SEP® is in service across multiple sectors. Click through to see the specific applications and outcomes by industry.
Ready to size
AZEO-SEP® for your feed?
Send us your fluid composition and a target capacity. We will send back a sized configuration, expected performance, and an indicative budget promptly.