The high centrifugal force (>100g) completely dominates natural gravity, meaning the system’s efficiency is unaffected by ship roll, pitch, or heave.
Stable performance even in rough sea states.
Replaces tall towers with a squat, horizontal skid layout. Fits easily between decks or in containerized modules.
Reduces installation space by 50-80%.
High shear forces effectively break stubborn oil-water emulsions that traditional coalescers cannot handle.
Achieves < 5 ppm oil content for safe bilge discharge.
From cathode coating to electrolyte filling, we provide total solvent management.
Hypergravity regeneration of MEG and methanol from produced water and hydrate-control loops, reducing chemical make-up and logistics.
MEG
Methanol
Hydrate Control
Recovery of hydrocarbons and solvents from slop oil, drain tanks and cargo tank bottoms for reuse or sale.
Slop Oil
Tank Bottoms
Value Recovery
Stripping dissolved hydrocarbons and light solvents from produced water prior to overboard discharge or reinjection.
Produced Water
Stripping
Compliance
Stabilization and conditioning of condensate and light fractions on platforms and FPSOs before export or fuel use.
Condensate
Stabilization
Fuel Quality
Drying and cleaning marine fuels and solvents used for power generation, cleaning and maintenance on offshore assets.
Drying
Reliability
Fuel Conditioning
Centralized VHPS skids on FPSOs or offshore hubs to reduce flare, drain and liquid waste from multiple units.
FPSO
Emissions
Waste Reduction
Solvent / Stream | Typical Source in Lithium Battery Manufacturing | Key Issues / Pollutants | VHPS Treatment Goal | Example Performance |
NMP coating exhaust & wash liquors | Cathode/anode coating and drying lines | High boiling point (202°C), high energy, moisture and metal ions | Recover electronic-grade NMP with low water/metals and lower energy use | NMP ≥ 99.95%; water ≤ 100 ppm; metals ≤ 1 ppm; energy use ↓ 40–60% |
Electrolyte carbonates (DMC/DEC/EMC) | Scrap electrolyte, off-spec electrolyte, flushing/flush batches | Moisture sensitivity, degradation, acid formation | Recover ultra-dry carbonate solvents without thermal decomposition | Purity ≥ 99.95%; water ≤ 10 ppm; acid ≤ 10 μg KOH/g |
Acetone (and mixed) cleaning solvents | Cleaning of coating machines, mixers, tanks and lines | Binder and powder solids, high COD, fouling of conventional towers | Regenerate cleaning solvent for reuse, remove solids and avoid clogging | Purity ≥ 99.5%; solids removed; reusable fraction ↑; COD to WWTP ↓ |
NMP-containing wastewater | Scrubber water, rinses and wash water with low NMP content | Low solvent concentration, high COD, discharge limits | Concentrate NMP, recover clean water for reuse or ZLD schemes | NMP concentrate ≥ 90%; volume reduction 50–80%; COD to WWTP reduced |
DMAC separator solvent loops | Battery separator manufacturing (wet-process) | High-boiling solvent, high energy, moisture control | Recover DMAC for internal reuse and control water content | DMAC ≥ 99.9%; water ≤ 200 ppm; energy use ↓ 30–50% |
High-salt / F⁻-containing process wastewater | Cathode active material, etching/cleaning and precursor processes | High TDS, fluorides (F⁻), scaling and difficult downstream treatment | Concentrate high-salt/HF streams and protect downstream evaporators/WWTP | Volume reduction 50–80%; improved treatability downstream |
Battery recycling black mass leach liquors | Black mass leaching and washing in Li-ion battery recycling | Dissolved metals, mixed solvents, high COD | Separate solvents from metal-rich liquor, enrich metals and recover solvents | High solvent recovery; metal concentration ↑; waste volume ↓ |
Acetonitrile & specialty electrolyte solvents | Formation/testing, electrolyte R&D and specialty formulations | Toxicity, high solvent cost, purity specs | Recover high-purity specialty solvents for reuse in battery production/R&D | Purity ≥ 99.5%; recovery ≥ 95–99%; fresh solvent consumption reduced |
Discover why industry leaders trust us to solve their most complex separation challenges.
VHPS columns are shorter and more compact than traditional towers, making them less sensitive to motion and liquid maldistribution. With proper mechanical design and layout, VHPS skids can operate reliably under typical platform and FPSO motion envelopes.
Thanks to hypergravity mass transfer, VHPS can achieve equivalent separation in a much smaller shell height and volume, often reducing footprint by 50–70% and lowering equipment weight—critical benefits for topside design.
In typical MEG/methanol regeneration, slop oil recovery and produced-water stripping services, VHPS heat-pump distillation can reduce energy consumption by around 30–50% versus conventional reboiler-driven towers or evaporators.
Yes. VHPS systems can be engineered with offshore structural design, explosion-proof equipment and marine-approved components, and documentation can be provided to support classification and regulatory requirements.
