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Solvent Drying & Recovery

Real-Time Insights for Safer, Smarter Solvent Recovery

Solvent Drying & Recovery

Enhance Solvent Drying & Recovery with Precision Gas Analysis

  • Maximize production efficiency and reduce solvent waste through accurate, real-time monitoring.
  • Easily switch between multiple chambers or drying systems, even when using different solvents.
  • Optimized for ambient pressure, vacuum drying, and lyophilization processes.
  • Perform trace moisture detection and multi-species analysis of solvents such as IPA, MEK, DCM, ethyl acetate, styrene, and acetonitrile.

Solvent Drying & Recovery | Mass Spectrometry

Due to the large number of chemical solvents used in the drying process, Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry is the only viable and economical analytical technology for Solvent Recovery applications. To achieve the flexibility of analysis and parts per billion detection (ppb) limits, the Extrel MAX300-IG™ Industrial Gas Analyzer is the system of choice.

Our online Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer System is capable of fast and flexible analysis of an unlimited number of compounds in a single analytical method. The selection and tuning of analysis masses is achieved through software, not hardware. Therefore, a pharmaceutical plant’s solvent recovery process can be streamlined with no idle time between batches. Additionally, this same system is capable of analyzing the final gas exhausted to the atmosphere to monitor plant compliance with environmental regulations.

Real-Time Solvent Drying Monitoring with MAX300-BIO & MAX300-LG

The EXTREL MAX300-BIO and MAX300-LG quadrupole mass spectrometers from Process Insights deliver precise, real-time gas analysis for solvent drying and recovery processes. Designed for continuous monitoring of organic solvents and trace moisture, these analyzers provide critical data to optimize drying performance, maximize solvent recovery, and ensure process safety.

Capable of detecting a wide range of solvents such as IPA, MEK, DCM, ethyl acetate, styrene, and acetonitrile, the MAX300 series supports fast, multi-species analysis across multiple drying chambers and process streams. Whether in pharmaceutical production, chemical manufacturing, or materials processing, these analyzers help improve batch consistency, reduce cycle times, and minimize residual solvent levels.

Mass Spectrometer bENEFITS

  • Real-time analysis of multiple solvents and moisture
  • High sensitivity with ppb to percent-level detection
  • Supports ambient and vacuum drying conditions
  • Flexible stream switching for monitoring multiple chambers
  • Robust, low-maintenance design for 24/7 operation
  • Instantaneous results of all solvent concentrations during the recovery process
  • Monitor both continuous and batch distillation
  • Monitor adsorber saturation
  • Analyze multiple solvents
  • One analyzer may be coupled with other pharmaceutical applications (fermentation, solvent drying)

With the MAX300-BIO and MAX300-LG, manufacturers gain the visibility and control needed to streamline solvent drying, improve product quality, and meet regulatory standards with confidence.



CRDS-Based Moisture Analysis for Solvent Drying & Recovery

The TIGER OPTICSHALO RP™ and HALO QRP™ are CRDS-based trace moisture analyzers best suited for low-pressure, water vapor detection (e.g., lyophilizers).


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