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Optiperm™ Olefins

Increase polypropylene productivity from existing assets with next-generation separation technology.
Optiperm™ Olefins Membrane

Boost production
with a bolt-on solution

Unlike conventional separation methods, Ardent’s platform of advanced facilitated transport membranes use chemistry to perform separation instead of temperature and pressure. The result is a modular, compact, and energy-efficient solution that easily integrates with existing processes.
8-13%
Increase in polypropylene production
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Energy efficient and cost-effective

Combining membrane chemistry with system engineering, the Optiperm™ solution recovers valuable product from waste streams with low OpEx, increasing production capacity and revenue.
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Easy to integrate

The Optiperm™ platform integrates with existing systems/infrastructure and is easy to operate.
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Compact and bolt-on

The low weight and low volume module is space efficient and easily fits into existing facilities.
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Scalable and flexible

The scalable and flexible platform design means it can be easily tailored to address streams of different sizes with different impurities.
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Stable and reliable

Optiperm™ Olefins achieves high value chemical separation with high reliability and stability in operations for 2+ years.
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Proven

Optiperm™ Olefins has been demonstrated in the field for over 18 months and is ready for commercial deployment.

Increase productivity by reducing waste and removing bottlenecks

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Commercially demonstrated with Braskem

Optiperm™ membrane systems proved they could stand up 
to real process environments and provide reliable operation in 
the filed. A scaled-down pilot version of the complete system, currently produces high-quality olefin and paraffin streams and incorporates the surrounding system design to enable peak membrane performance. Learn more about technical results 
in the Braskem Commercial Demo below.
Braskem Commercial Demo
PILOT Study Results
A SCALED-DOWN PILOT VERSION OF THE COMPLETE OPTIPERM™ SYSTEM
A SCALED-DOWN PILOT VERSION OF THE COMPLETE OPTIPERM™ SYSTEM
How Optiperm™ Olefins works
Optiperm™ Olefins uses facilitated transport to pass olefins through the membrane while leaving the paraffin behind. This is in contrast to the 70-year-old incumbent technology (distillation), which uses difference in boiling points and incurs high operational and capital penalties.
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