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The Russian company from Kazan was founded in 2016 and specialises in gravity-dynamic separators for separating emulsions. The separation equipment implements the principle of dynamic fluid filtration, with the emulsion components themselves acting as emulsion filters.

The company offers several types of dynamic gravity separators for separating emulsions, such as: mobile and stationary. Stationary separators can be designed as single units, wells or reinforced concrete sumps, while mobile separators can be based on virtually any vehicle.
The separators are totally insensitive to the percentage of components in the emulsion.
The separators enable simultaneous separation of the liquid fractions from each other. Depending on the operating conditions and the properties of the initial emulsion, separation efficiencies of up to 95% or more can be achieved.

The application area of the company's products is the oil and gas sector.
The company seeks partners in the oil and gas industry to enter into distribution, licensing and joint venture agreements.
Under the distribution agreement, the Russian company supplies a product to the partner for onward sale.
Under a licence agreement, the company will provide the product and the holder of the exclusive/non-exclusive right to sell the product, as well as technical and background information related to the use of the product.
Under a joint venture agreement, the company will provide the technology, the product for the development of the new venture for the mutual benefit of the potential partner.

Advantages & innovations

- The fundamental difference between gravity dynamic (GD for short) separators and existing separators is the phase distribution of the liquids in the separation tank. (In existing separators, fluids are distributed as follows: at the bottom there is a layer of heavy fraction, such as water, and at the top a layer of light fraction, such as oil, while in GD separators the heavy fraction column is balanced by a column consisting of light and heavy fractions.) - The separators are completely insensitive to the percentage of components in the emulsion. GF separators allow simultaneous separation of the liquid fractions from each other. (At all ratios, water is withdrawn from the water section and oil from the oil section, without the use of automation. In essence, the formula in the patent defines the conditions for hydrophilic and hydrophobic dynamic liquid filtration, with the emulsion components themselves acting as filters, e.g. for water-oil emulsions the filters would be water and oil. ) - Also a principal feature of the DG separators is the new (patented) coalescence filter device, which is a stepped baffle, and the design of the unloading device.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

Type: SMEs, large companies, MNPs. Role: Under a distribution service agreement, the partner must purchase the product in order to distribute it further. Under a licensing agreement, the partner has to pay remuneration for the use of the product. Under a joint venture agreement, the partner must invest in the technology/product to develop the new venture for mutual benefit. The potential partner (investor) must own the relevant markets or contact companies that own those markets. Investments are needed to develop DG separator modifications for different markets and investments for market entry.