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Petro Sep hybrid pervaporation plant at the Virginia, USA refinery: distillation columns and the blue Azeo-Sep process skid.

Case study · Chemical & Petrochemical

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

The Rhode Island AQUA-SEP® vacuum skid on a low-loader trailer: an open steel frame with insulated pipework and yellow access platforms.

Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental

Mobile AQUA-SEP® vacuum skid for hazardous water treatment

An AQUA-SEP® vacuum skid for a mobile hazardous water treatment plant in Rhode Island, USA. Petro Sep's company profile dates the project to 2014 and shows the skid under construction.

Rhode Island, USA · 2014

Hybrid Azeo-Sep, VOC-Sep, and Aqua-Sep skid for the Sarnia bioethanol and ABE refinery.

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

Full-scale AQUA-SEP membrane skids in a China hall for RO reject and brine concentration.

Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental

Full-scale AQUA-SEP® skids for RO reject and brine concentration

A full-scale AQUA-SEP® membrane skid installation in China, 2008, for reverse osmosis (RO) reject water treatment and brine concentration. AQUA-SEP® is Petro Sep's vacuum membrane distillation platform for high-TDS brine, especially RO reject.

China · 2008

Finished painted STACK sections laid out for trial assembly at the Petro Sep Malaysia fabrication shop.

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.

Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia

Project highlightongoing

100,000 L/day

Canada

Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental

Canada bioethanol production, 100,000 L/day

Ongoing bioethanol production plant in Canada. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights table.

Canada · 2023

Project highlightongoing

100,000 L/day

Malaysia

Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental

Malaysia bioethanol production, 100,000 L/day

Ongoing bioethanol production plant in Malaysia. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights table.

Malaysia · 2023

Project highlightongoing

100,000+ m³/day

Latin America

Case study · Mining

Latin America mining project, 100,000+ m³/day

Ongoing mining project in Latin America. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.

Latin America · 2023

Project highlightpending

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 by Petro Sep Engineering Sdn. Bhd. for Petro Sep Corporation.

United States · 2019

Project highlightcompleted

2,000 m³/day

China

Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental

China water treatment, 2,000 m³/day

Completed water project in China. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.

China · 2018

A row of polished stainless steel process vessels with agitators at a Petro Sep plant.

Case study · Food, Beverage & Biofuels

China dairy plant, 1,000 m³/day

Completed dairy project in China. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.

China · 2016

Project highlightcompleted

1,000 m³/day

Malaysia

Case study · Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Malaysia pharmaceutical production, 1,000 m³/day

Completed pharmaceutical production plant in Malaysia. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.

Malaysia · 2014

Project highlightcompleted

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. From PSC's 2024 Project Highlights.

Ontario, Canada · 2010

Project highlightcompleted

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

Modular AQUA-SEP® seawater desalination skid built for Saudi Arabia.

Case study · Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental

Saudi Arabia desalination pilot, modular AQUA-SEP® skid

A modular AQUA-SEP® skid for seawater desalination: Petro Sep's desalination pilot in Saudi Arabia, 2002.

Saudi Arabia · 2002

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