Industrical Techno Consultancy OPC Ltd.

ITC Slashes Hexane Loss from 7 kg/MT to Only 0.8 kg/MT

Saving 10.3 Crore BDT Annually

  • Industry: Solvent Extraction / Edible Oil (300 TPD Rice Bran Oil, SEP tech)
  • Challenge: 7 kg/MT hexane loss → high costs, environmental risk, safety hazards.
  • Solution (ITC Senior Team): Full plant audit, leak point identification, redesigned condensation & recovery loop, optimized steam-to-solvent ratio, operator training, real-time monitoring.
  • Results:
    • ✅ Hexane loss 7 → 0.8 kg/MT (88.6% reduction)
    • ✅ 10.3 Crore BDT annual savings (~$950,000 USD)
    • ✅ DoE environmental compliance
    • ✅ Improved worker safety
    • ✅ Payback < 3 months