Maratek Partners with GreenCentre Canada for Solvent Recovery

Green Centre Canada Maratek GreenCentre Canada and Maratek Environmental Inc. are pleased to announce an agreement to commercialize unique technology solutions for the recovery of industrial solvents.  Industrial solvents are used in the chemical industry to produce a wide variety of products including paints, printing inks, coatings, and plastics.  Recycling takes the used, dirty solvents and converts them to pure form so that they can be reused, mitigated their environmental impact as well as reducing the need for their disposal by incineration or landfill.

Under this agreement, GreenCentre will work with Maratek to address key challenges in the solvent recovery industry.  GreenCentre will provide chemistry expertise and access to novel technologies developed at Canadian academic institutions while Maratek will design, engineer, manufacture and distribute equipment based on these technologies.  Maratek will also provide insight into existing industrial challenges faced by its clients and the industry in general. 

An industrial challenge first addressed in this collaboration is the removal of water from solvents.  This drying of solvents is a key requirement for the reuse of industrial solvents, which is currently addressed by energy intensive distillation or expensive molecular sieve technologies.  GreenCentre and Maratek are collaborating to commercialize novel drying agents developed by Prof. Philip Jessop at Queens University.  This technology is based on a “switchable” polymer material absorbs water from solvents when exposed to CO2.  Removal of the CO2 displacement triggers water release and the ability to reuse the drying agents. 

“GreenCentre is very pleased to have the opportunity to partner with a leading Ontario provider of solvent recycling equipment and services,” said Pete Pigott, Executive Director of GreenCentre Canada. “Maratek’s equipment manufacturing capabilities and distribution channels makes it an ideal partner for GreenCentre to commercialize exciting Canadian academic technologies.  Keeping the economic benefits of these technologies within Canada, and specifically Ontario, is a key goal of GreenCentre’s commercialization strategy”. Maratek is very pleased to have access to the extensive capabilities of Green Centre, and its university network base of contacts, in order to speed up the development and commercialization phases of our product development strategies. 

About GreenCentre Canada

GreenCentre provides an extensive and practical range of laboratory and intellectual property services to support the development of chemistry-driven activities in Ontario. Specifically, GreenCentre offers sector-focused chemistry technology development, intellectual property assessment, business development, and commercial services. The company serves the research needs of academics, entrepreneurs, and established companies by adding value across the entire development chain, through two facilities in Kingston and Mississauga, Ontario. Its head office is located at Innovation Park at Queen’s University in Kingston.

About Maratek Environmental

Maratek Environmental Inc. is an Ontario-based (Bolton, ON) company specializing in solvent recovery and wastewater recycling/treatment solutions.  Established 40 years ago, the company now serves the global market in selling solvent recycling equipment as well as providing on-site liquid solvent recycling at its own facility.  Its state-of-the art waste processing facility is licensed by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and conforms to the stringent standards necessary to operate a hazardous liquid waste recycling and disposal site. 

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