Disposal cost avoided
Lower gallons shipped, treated, or incinerated
Solvent Recovery and Wastewater Disposal
NanoSepex's proven membrane system recovers solvent materials and reclassifies the wastewater for discharge
Economic Value Drivers
Recovered solvent value
Recovered solvent concentrate retains economic value
Waste classification improvement
Potential to reduce handling complexity depending on concentration and local requirements
Sustainability benefit
Less trucking, incineration, and solvent demand
Applications
Solvent recovery for industrial streams that are too valuable to incinerate
Pharmaceutical and CDMO Manufacturing
Reduce hazardous solvent waste from pharmaceutical production
Pharmaceutical manufacturers and CDMOs generate solvent-containing waste from synthesis, purification, cleaning, extraction, and formulation processes. These streams may contain APIs, organics, high COD, VOCs, salts, or other process contaminants
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Recover value from high volume fab solvent waste
Semiconductor fabs use large volumes of high-purity chemicals and solvents for wafer cleaning, photolithography, stripping, rinsing, and equipment maintenance. Once contaminated, these solvents can become costly liquid waste streams
Specialty Chemical Manufacturing
Lower disposal costs from solvent-intensive chemical production
Specialty chemical manufacturers often produce variable solvent waste streams from reactions, separations, cleaning, blending, and product changeovers. These streams may be too valuable to incinerate but too complex to reuse without treatment
Wastewater and Waste Management Companies
Add recovery value before treatment or disposal
Wastewater handlers, hazardous waste firms, and industrial waste service providers often receive solvent-containing streams from multiple customers. Material that may otherwise be fuel blended or incinerated can be assessed for solvent recovery
Food and Beverage
Recover alcohol and reduce liquid waste from processing
Food and beverage companies generate alcohol-containing or solvent-like liquid streams from fermentation, extraction, flavor production, dealcoholizing, cleaning, and processing
Technology
Transforms dilute solvent waste into recyclable solvent concentrate and dischargeable wastewater
- Technology designed to recover and recycle solvents from dilute industrial waste streams with high efficiency and low energy consumption
- Reduces BOD, COD and hazardous waste components, improving the efficiency and compliance of downstream wastewater treatment systems
- Highly adaptable technology that can be seamlessly integrated with thermal distillation, pervaporation, and other polishing technologies
- Economically compelling overall process due to low operating costs, reduced energy requirements, and minimal maintenance
- Enables reduction of fresh solvent procurement while supporting sustainability goals, regulatory compliance, and circular manufacturing practices
Sample Target Stream (IPA 7.5%)
Current Incineration Method Cost: 8,000 gallons of Solvent Waste ($2 per gallon disposal cost) = $16,000
NanoSepex Method Profit: 600 gallons of Recyclable Solvent Concentrate ($5 per gallon profit) - 7400 gallons of Industrial Wastewater ($0.20 per gallon disposal cost) = $1,520
Difference Between Two Methods = $16,000 + $1,520 = $17,520 per truck load
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