Clean & simple
- Decarbonizing an industry gets a lot of attention, but there is a silent polluter often ignored in climate conversations: the high energy consumption of industrial chemical separation by thermal distillation.
- Used in industries as diverse as food, pharmaceutical, and energy, industrial chemical separation consumes around 15% of global energy, and contributes to 10% of the world’s CO2 emissions.
- To address this issue, 500-backed cleantech company SepPure developed a transformative chemical-resistant nanofiltration membrane technology that can replace distillation. This innovation reduces emissions and energy bills by up to 90% while halving operating costs.
- How? SepPure’s membranes are solvent-resistant and have nanosized pores, enabling the separation of chemicals at a molecular level without the use of heat.
- Founder & CEO Dr. Mohammad Farahani understands that for green technology to be truly viable, it has to make economical sense. The company’s technology delivers both tangible cost savings and cleaner, greener processes from the onset.
- “Implementing a new technology applied to existing processes can be daunting,” he explained. “Plants cannot stop operating and failures are costly. That’s why we took a risk-based approach throughout the customer journey, working closely with plant operators of the customer to map out the environment, processes, constraints and the operations in a holistic manner.”
- SepPure’s nanofiltration modules are compatible with existing systems, making the implementation similar to an upgrade of existing processes, not a complete revamp. They can also operate in harsh conditions – acidic, alkaline, high pressure and temperatures – without deteriorating.
- The result? The membranes perform separation up to 20x faster than industry leaders, and pack 5x more surface area than conventional modules, bringing both efficiency and economic viability.
- Read the full story on Business Insider.
