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Industrial Evaporation, Concentration & Crystallization Systems

For wastewater minimization, process concentration, resource recovery and energy-efficient upgrades.

We engineer complete systems around your feed characterization, product specification and site utilities — from high-TDS brine minimization and product crystallization to MVR retrofit on existing evaporator trains.

Industrial evaporation and crystallization plant with storage tanks, piping and steel platforms
Solution Lines

Solve Four Industrial Process Challenges

From compliance-driven ZLD on mixed-salt brines to product-grade crystallization with controlled particle size — four scenarios where we hold proven operating references.

Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system with evaporation and crystallization for industrial wastewater
ZLD PROCESS TRAINPFD · SALT SPLITTING
SOLUTION 01Compliance-Driven

High-Salinity Wastewater Minimization & ZLD

Compliance, volume reduction and salt-by-salt recovery for high-TDS wastewater streams from coal chemical, battery, pesticide and chlor-alkali plants — including mixed NaCl / Na₂SO₄ systems and RO concentrate.

  • Mixed-salt separation and salt reuse routes
  • Heavy-metal-bearing and high-COD streams
  • Materials selected by chloride profile: Titanium / Duplex 2205 / Hastelloy
MVR / Multi-Effect + Forced-Circulation (FC) / DTB Crystallization
Concentration and product crystallization system for process liquors
PRODUCT CRYSTALLIZATIONPSD · DTB / OSLO
SOLUTION 02Product-Spec-Driven

Process Liquid Concentration & Product Crystallization

Concentration and product-grade crystal generation from process liquors, fermentation broths and hydrometallurgical solutions — including battery-grade Li₂CO₃ / LiOH, fertilizer-grade (NH₄)₂SO₄, organic acids and amino acids.

  • Battery-grade Li₂CO₃, LiOH·H₂O, Ni/Co sulfate routes
  • FC / DTB / Oslo selection by solubility behavior and target PSD
  • Thermal-sensitive fermentation products — vacuum & low-residence design
Falling Film / FC Evaporation + Cooling / Vacuum Crystallization (FC / DTB / Oslo)
Mother liquor recovery system for higher crystal yield and less waste
MOTHER LIQUOR RECYCLEYIELD · PURGE
SOLUTION 03Yield-Driven

Mother Liquor Recovery & Product Yield Optimization

Recover dissolved product from mother liquors through controlled recycle, secondary crystallization and purge optimization — while managing impurity accumulation and protecting product PSD, purity and yield.

  • Recycle vs purge vs secondary crystallization decisions
  • Impurity accumulation modeling and purge stream design
  • Yield vs purity trade-off, quantified per chemical system
Mother Liquor Recycle + Secondary Crystallization + Purge Optimization
MVR retrofit of an existing evaporator train cutting steam consumption
MVR RETROFIT TRAINSCOPE 1 · DECARBONIZE
SOLUTION 04OpEx & Carbon-Driven

Energy-Efficient Retrofit & Decarbonization

Reduce steam demand, debottleneck capacity and decarbonize existing evaporator trains approaching their economic limit — through MVR integration, TVR upgrade, heat recovery or adding an effect, without full system replacement.

  • MVR / TVR retrofit vs new multi-effect evaluation
  • Heat integration, condensate recovery and steam-header limits
  • Scope 1 reduction path under EU ETS / CBAM exposure
MVR / TVR Retrofit + Heat Integration + Steam Economy Upgrade
Industries

Built for Nine Demanding Industries

Ten industry verticals where we hold operating references, process know-how and feed characterization data — each with a dedicated industry hub.

Chemical plant with storage tanks, piping and bagged salt from wastewater treatment
ZLD · SALT SPLITTING
INDUSTRY 01

Chemical & Agrochemical

Flat-solubility inorganic salts (NaCl, (NH₄)₂SO₄), temperature-sensitive organic acids and high-COD pesticide / dye mother liquors — TDS up to 25%.

Battery materials plant for lithium salt and cathode precursor crystallization
CRYSTALLIZER · PSD
INDUSTRY 02

Battery Materials & Hydrometallurgy

Battery-grade lithium salts (Li₂CO₃, LiOH·H₂O) to Ni / Co / Mn sulfate crystallization and LIB black-mass hydrometallurgy — engineered for >99.5% purity.

Coal chemical plant high-salinity wastewater zero liquid discharge treatment
ZLD · RECOVERY
INDUSTRY 03

Coal Chemical & Mining

ZLD and mixed-salt separation for coal chemical, coking and mining — TDS 1–25%, refractory organics and NaCl–Na₂SO₄ eutectic salt-splitting.

Complex industrial wastewater treatment plant with tanks, piping and clarifiers
EVAPORATION TRAIN
INDUSTRY 04

High-Complexity Wastewater

Streams that defeat conventional biological or membrane treatment — COD 5,000–80,000 mg/L with heavy metals and chelants, engineered ZLD.

Food and fermentation plant for broth concentration and crystallization
VACUUM CRYSTALLIZATION
INDUSTRY 05

Food, Fermentation & Bioprocessing

Fermentation broth concentration to vacuum cooling crystallization at 50–65°C — SS316L sanitary design with CIP/SIP integration.

Rare earth extraction and separation plant with solution concentration system
PRECIPITATION · REE
INDUSTRY 06

Rare Earth & Non-Ferrous Metals

Rare earth extraction liquors, smelting wastewater ZLD and battery-precursor grade CoSO₄ crystallization for high-value metal recovery.

FGD wastewater chloride removal and salt separation for power and steel plants
FGD · ZLD
INDUSTRY 07

Power, Steel & FGD

FGD wastewater, circulating blowdown and steel mill effluent — high-chloride, high-TSS, mercury / selenium-bearing streams under tightening rules.

Textile and dyeing wastewater treatment plant with salt recovery
SALT RECOVERY
INDUSTRY 08

Textile & Dyeing

Dyeing wastewater ZLD, caustic recovery from mercerizing and mixed-salt separation — high-COD, high-color, high-salinity with heat integration.

Pulp and paper mill effluent concentration and chemical recovery plant
BLACK LIQUOR
INDUSTRY 09

Pulp, Paper & Biomass

Kraft black liquor, alkali recovery and biomass streams — high viscosity and severe scaling driving cascade falling-film to forced-circulation.

Pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals are served case-by-case under GMP-grade requirements — every vertical above has a dedicated hub.

Capabilities

Engineering from Process Design to Lifetime Support

A single accountable partner across testing, fabrication, commissioning and remote support — with English-language documentation for international clients.

01

Testing & Validation

Feed characterization (TDS, COD, viscosity, pH), solubility mapping, impurity profiling, corrosion coupon testing and bench-scale crystallization trials — before equipment is specified.

02

Quality & Fabrication

Heat and mass balance, PFD / P&ID development, equipment sizing and 3D layout — executed into material-traceable, code-compliant fabrication.

03

Delivery, FAT & SAT

Pressure testing, factory acceptance test, shipment, site installation and commissioning — performance verified against guarantee curves at sign-off.

04

Remote Support

Remote diagnostics, lifetime spares, English-language O&M documentation and process support — with committed response times for international clients.

Why EvapCryst

Why Engineers Specify EvapCryst

Four principles behind every system we engineer — and operating references on the difficult streams other suppliers decline to quote.

01

Process-First Engineering

Every project starts from feed characterization (TDS, COD, viscosity, impurity profile), product targets and site utilities. Energy strategy, evaporator configuration and crystallizer type follow the process — not the other way around.

02

Multi-Dimensional Technology Selection

We evaluate energy reuse (MVR / multi-effect / TVR), process configuration (falling film / forced-circulation), supersaturation method and crystal growth configuration (FC / DTB / Oslo) as four orthogonal decisions — not a single catalog lookup.

03

Built for Difficult Streams

Operating references on high-TDS brines, high-viscosity liquors, fouling-prone solutions, mixed-salt systems (NaCl + Na₂SO₄), high-COD pesticide and pharmaceutical waste, and corrosive chloride / fluoride streams.

04

From Validation to Delivery

A single accountable partner across feed assessment, bench-scale feasibility, PFD development, FAT, SAT commissioning and lifetime support — with documentation and remote diagnostics built for international projects.

Preliminary Screening

Engineering Tools

Quick estimates for preliminary project evaluation — built from our process database and validated against operating references.

T1

Heat duty · boiling point elevation

T2

MVR vs. multi-effect

T3

Payback · lifecycle cost

T4

FC · DTB · Oslo routing by solubility & PSD target

T5

CO₂ savings · MVR retrofit Scope 1 → 2 shift

All tools give indicative first-pass results only — final design requires feed characterization and project-specific engineering evaluation.

Ready to Discuss Your Project?

Send us your feed characterization (TDS, COD, main salts, viscosity), throughput and product targets — we will respond with a preliminary process route and indicative sizing within two business days.

Request a Proposal

Send your feed characterization (TDS, COD, main salts, viscosity), throughput and product targets — we respond with a preliminary process route within two business days.