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Case studies show how the work goes in real industrial settings. Articles cover the engineering decisions that shape system design. Spec sheets document the platforms we ship. Use this section to dig deeper before a consultation, or after one.
Case studies
Real projects, real numbers.
Case study · Oil, Gas & Energy
200,000 L/day hybrid refinery, solvents recovered at pervaporation scale
An innovative multi-process refinery in Virginia, USA. Petro Sep engineered, fabricated, and deployed AQUA-SEP®, AZEO-SEP®, and VOC-SEP® systems on the same site. Featured as one of the largest pervaporation deployments of its kind.
Virginia, USA · 2012
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
Mobile hazardous water vacuum skid at 150,000 L/day
Petro Sep designed, fabricated, and deployed a mobile AQUA-SEP® vacuum membrane distillation skid for hazardous water treatment in Rhode Island. Containerized, road-transportable, and validated on real feed before scale-up.
Rhode Island, USA · 2014
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
Sarnia bioethanol and ABE refinery, three feeds piloted over six months
Petro Sep deployed a hybrid AZEO-SEP®, VOC-SEP®, and AQUA-SEP® plant at a Sarnia, Canada bioethanol and ABE (acetone/butanol/ethanol) refinery. The site is also home to PSC's 'Lean Water' VOC-SEP® pilot, which validated three industrial wastewater feeds over six months.
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada · 2016
Case study · Mining
RO-reject brine concentration at full industrial scale
Petro Sep delivered a full-scale AQUA-SEP® brine concentration plant in China, treating reverse-osmosis reject and high-TDS industrial wastewater past the practical limits of conventional pressure-driven membranes.
China · 2008
Case study · Oil, Gas & Energy
Two Acid Gas Oxidizer (AGO) STACK units, fabricated and welded in our Kerteh shop
Petro Sep Engineering Sdn. Bhd. fabricated two AGO STACK units (each OD 2,800 mm × 40,000 mm length) plus a combustion chamber (OD 4,200 mm × 36,000 mm) at our Kerteh facility. The largest fabrication effort documented in our project portfolio.
Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia · 2021
100,000 L/day
Canada
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
Canada bioethanol production, 100,000 L/day
Ongoing bioethanol production plant in Canada. Petro Sep scope: engineering, fabrication, and integration. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights table.
Canada · 2023
100,000 L/day
Malaysia
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
Malaysia bioethanol production, 100,000 L/day
Ongoing bioethanol production plant in Malaysia. Engineering and fabrication from Petro Sep Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (Kerteh) plus PSC Canada engineering oversight.
Malaysia · 2023
100,000+ m³/day
Latin America
Case study · Mining
Latin America mining water recovery, 100,000+ m³/day
Ongoing mining water recovery project in Latin America. AQUA-SEP® plus ZLD-bound configuration at industrial scale. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.
Latin America · 2023
500+ kg/day
United States
Case study · Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
USA CBD extraction plant, 500+ kg/day
CBD extraction plant in the United States. Engineering (3D modelling, P&IDs, distillation column design) delivered out of Petro Sep Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (Kerteh) for PSC Canada's US client.
United States · 2019
2,000 m³/day
China
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
China industrial water treatment, 2,000 m³/day
Completed industrial water treatment plant in China. Petro Sep scope: design, fabrication, commissioning. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.
China · 2018
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
China protein processing plant, 1,000 m³/day
Completed protein processing plant in China. Petro Sep scope: separation systems and packaged-plant fabrication. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.
China · 2016
1,000 m³/day
Malaysia
Case study · Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Malaysia pharmaceutical production, 1,000 m³/day
Completed pharmaceutical production plant in Malaysia. Petro Sep scope: GMP-grade fabrication and solvent recovery. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.
Malaysia · 2014
50,000 L/day
Ontario, Canada
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
Canada biofuel production, 50,000 L/day
Completed biofuel production project in Ontario, Canada. Hybrid configuration. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.
Ontario, Canada · 2010
25,000 to 35,000 L/day per site
United States
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
United States solvent recovery, 25,000 to 35,000 L/day per site
Multiple completed solvent recovery deployments across the United States between 2005 and 2008. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.
United States · 2008
Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
Saudi Arabia desalination pilot, modular AQUA-SEP® skid
Petro Sep's earliest documented AQUA-SEP® deployment. A modular skid pilot for seawater desalination, Saudi Arabia 2002.
Saudi Arabia · 2002
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Technical articles on the engineering decisions behind separation systems, downloadable spec sheets for our productized platforms, and a plain-language glossary of separation terms. All live now.
Articles
Technical writing on the engineering decisions behind separation systems.
One new article per month. First up: cellulosic ethanol at pilot scale, where membranes earn their place.
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Downloads
Spec sheets and capability statements.
One PDF per productized system, plus an overview capability statement.
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Glossary
Plain-language definitions of separation terms.
From azeotrope to ZLD. Useful for a procurement officer briefing.
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