Recover Solvents
Solvents are used in a wide array of industries and can be costly to dispose of. It is highly encouraged to recycle or reuse solvents to reduce the amount of waste produced. By recovering your solvents you can save on disposal costs and cost of solvents while also helping the environment.
Solvent disposal isn’t just expensive, it’s wasteful. Many industries use solvents in production, and the cost of getting rid of them adds up fast. But most of those solvents can be recovered, reused, and saved. That’s where solvent recovery can significantly save money, cut down waste, and help the environment. And a thin film evaporator is one of the most effective tools for the job.
Today, LCI has over 85 systems doing solvent recovery helping to recover ~1,559,354,400 lbs of solvent/yearA customer is currently paying a disposal company to process their solvent laden waste streams. One particular stream is a solvent stream that is 1-2% solids with the balance being methylene chloried (MeCl). Thin Film Evaporation was identified as a potential solution to increase the total solids content of the stream, reducing the total amount of solids disposed. LCI tested the MeCl stream at our Charlotte based test center and was able to bring the %TS from 1% to 20% in a single pass, a 20x concentration, reducing solvent disposal by 20%.
Based off a throughput of 1,000 lb/hr, and operating 8,400 hrs a year, this results in 1,671,600 lb/year in recovered solvent. Using a disposal charge of $500/drum, the installation of a thin film evaporator can potentially provide an annual cost savings of $1,519,936.
Density of MeCl = 11 lb/gal
50 gal drum
Use our solvent recovery calculator to get a rough estimate of how much you can save by recovering your solvent.
LCI has performed numerous tests at our Charlotte, North Carolina, testing facility. Below is a list of solvents we have tested that can be recovered. Don’t see your solvent? Reach out to a Sales Engineer today and see if your process is the right fit.