
Solution · Solvent Recovery
Solvent Recovery & Purification
Buying and disposing of solvent is expensive; recovering it is not, when the separation is done right. Petro Sep applies pervaporation and vapor permeation to dehydrate, purify, and recover process solvents, including the azeotropic mixtures distillation cannot finish. Ethanol, IPA, methanol, acetonitrile, and custom chemistries, recovered at high purity for reuse, with payback often inside two years on solvent purchase and disposal savings alone.
Readiness: Proven, deployed
What you get
Outcomes on this vertical.
- Solvent recovery rate
- 98 to 99.8%
- Verified on isopropanol, ethanol, methanol, and acetonitrile feeds.
- Energy vs distillation
- 1/4 to 1/2
- No phase-change penalty; the membrane runs near process temperature.
- Payback
- 12 to 24 months
- On solvent purchase and disposal savings, before counting emissions relief.
Separation without the reboiler
Distillation carries a heavy energy cost and cannot break azeotropes on its own. Pervaporation and vapor permeation use a dense, selective membrane that moves water or the target species across under vacuum, so the separation happens by selective transport rather than by boiling the whole stream. That means solvent recovered at high purity, dehydration past the azeotrope without entrainers, and an energy bill tied to the species removed rather than the full volume. The systems are built in-house as sanitary or industrial skids and drop onto the existing process.
Industries
Where this matters.
Chemical & Petrochemical
Code-stamped process equipment and patented separation for chemicals, solvents, polymers, and refineries.
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Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Sanitary fabrication and patented solvent recovery for GMP and life-sciences environments.
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Industrial Manufacturing & Environmental
Process equipment, packaged plants, and patented recovery for manufacturing, water reuse, and emissions control.
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Frequently asked
Common questions.
Which solvents can you recover?
Does it replace our distillation column?
Interested in Solvent Recovery & Purification?
Let us scope it.
License the solution or deploy it as a turnkey plant. Either way, send the stream or the spec and we will tell you, honestly, what is proven and what is still in development.
