07/10/2024
The TEA HybSi Video
Re-use of solvents is an important objective in many industries, e.g. pharmaceutical, chemical, bio-tech and paint. The objectives are to improve sustainability and circularity, as well as to save in operational cost and to reduce carbon footprint. Distillation is commonly used for solvent recovery or dehydration. However in several cases, a hybrid process of distillation and pervaporation or a pure pervaporation process can be attractive alternatives. This has been proven by the INNOMEM – TEA HybSi® project by performing a techno-economical evaluation of the different process options, based on experimental pervaporation results with the hybrid silica membranes of Pervatech. Results have shown that CAPEX and energy reductions > 40% can be achieved, leading to a significant CO2 footprint reduction > 80%.
