APPLICATIONS
Molecular Forces designs effective, efficient solutions for complex separations and processing challenges. When new applications require an advanced approach, we analyze the process, test solutions, and guide technology through piloting, scaling, and integration into your production line.
Our experience spans extraction, purification, solvent recovery, filtration, formulation, and process development across botanical oils, edible oils, essential oils, and other industrial applications.
Our Areas of Focus Include:
FEASIBILITY TESTING
Molecular Forces Consulting offers services for taking an idea through its initial feasibility studies, using customer-supplied samples to conduct the necessary research and analysis.
SPECIALTY OILS
Molecular Forces Consulting produces equipment well suited for the specialty oils market, including a range of systems sized for small-batch production. Potential applications include fish oils, tallows, lanolin, and other specialty oil products.
DEWAXING
Dewaxing oil feeds is a common OSN application. Organic Solvent Nanofiltration can remove waxes such as methyl esters without relying on large temperature swings or long residence times for crystallization, instead separating them directly from solution based on molecular size.
PURIFICATION
Remove impurities that negatively impact end-product quality, including pigmentation, free fatty acids (FFAs), and environmental contaminants such as pesticides, heavy metals, and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAHs).
CUSTOM SYSTEMS & INTEGRATION
Beyond the range of sizes available in our pre-engineered X-Spiral product line, Molecular Forces can produce systems customized to meet other processing demands and provide system integration to seamlessly incorporate OSN into existing processing plants.
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Molecular Forces can support new applications from initial feasibility testing through process development, scale-up, and integration. We work to ensure that equipment and separation steps are effectively incorporated into the larger production process.
SOLVENT RECOVERY
Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN) can remove solvents such as hexane from oilseed extractions without evaporation, reducing the need for heating and cooling while protecting sensitive, heat-labile compounds. This can provide significant energy savings.
COMPOUND FRACTIONATION
Organic Solvent Nanofiltration can separate fractions of a mixture that differ by molecular weight, enabling many separations that might otherwise require techniques such as chromatography or fractional distillation to be performed using a more scalable membrane-based process.
REACH OUT WITH YOUR PROJECT PARAMETERS
Not content to simply sell equipment, we are committed to making sure our units are paired perfectly with all other units in an integrated setup. We can take labs from the beginning stages to fully functioning at any size of production.
