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CASE STUDIES
April 28, 2026
Case Study – Plastics Deinking Plant
Zeton designed and built the new Plastic Deinking Pilot Plant for Ghent University's Campus Kortrijk, a key installation within the CLARIFY program. The modular, chemical-resistant line removes inks, coatings and aluminium layers from complex plastic film packaging and extracts migratable substances, a crucial step toward producing high-quality, food-safe recycled material. Built with versatility in mind, the pilot also supports dissolution-based recycling and a broad range of future applications, marking a major step toward circular plastics processing in Flanders and…
CASE STUDIES
April 20, 2026
Case Study – Biorefinery Pilot Plant Loop Reactor
Zeton developed a Biorefinery Pilot Plant Loop Reactor for KU Leuven to advance innovative chemical processing of renewable resources - agroforestry residues and recycle streams - into safe and sustainable products. The two-module installation was integrated into an existing unit from another vendor, requiring careful engineering to operate reliably under high temperatures and pressures. The upgrade supports KU Leuven's transition from batch to (semi)continuous processing and helps address key challenges in processing solid feedstocks with elevated reactivity and…
CASE STUDIES
February 12, 2012
Case Study – Distillation Plant: Huntsman
Zeton and Huntsman collaborated on a hazardous-duty distillation pilot plant, beginning with early conceptual design and whiteboard technical discussions. The large-scale modular plant, subject to ATEX classification and strict site standards, needed to integrate into an existing outdoor pilot plant. Close teamwork between both companies' engineers shaped every equipment and process decision, and the completed modules were fully assembled and tested in Zeton's shop before shipment, minimizing risk of misalignment at the customer's site and…
CASE STUDIES
November 14, 2011
Case Study – Lab Scale System: University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge invited Zeton to design a custom lab scale system for using magnetic resonance techniques in catalyst testing. The goal was to spatially map chemical composition, concentration gradients, temperature, and gas and liquid flow profiles within a working reactor. Zeton solved the challenge of integrating a non-metallic, non-magnetic reactor section into an NMR spectrometer, delivering a system capable of testing scaled-down industrial and microchannel reactors across a range of sizes and…
CASE STUDIES
April 20, 2009
Case Study – Control System Upgrade: KTI
Zeton also serves customers who need control system upgrades on pilot plants built by Zeton or other manufacturers. For Kayser Technology, Inc., Zeton replaced obsolete Azonix hardware on the ACE Technology product line with a Honeywell HC900 Hybrid Controller and Proficy-iFIX software. In a separate large-scale project, Zeton converted a research facility's fragmented, PC-based control systems to a unified Emerson DeltaV platform, rebuilding the entire operation and data collection system while retaining all…
CASE STUDIES
December 2, 2008
Case Study – Pilot Plant: Grace
Zeton delivered its first Davison Circulating Riser (DCR) Pilot Unit to British Petroleum in 1989, beginning a long partnership with W. R. Grace & Co. that has since produced twelve DCR units worldwide. The latest Mark IV design, developed over three years by Zeton's Canadian engineering group, replaced obsolete control hardware with a modern Honeywell system, redesigned the relief system to current fire-case standards, and rebuilt the process layout for easier installation, maintenance, and future…
CASE STUDIES
July 19, 2007
Case Study – Demonstration Plant: Rentech
Rentech, Inc.'s patented Fischer-Tropsch process converts synthesis gas into ultra-clean synthetic jet and diesel fuels. Zeton designed and built the reaction and hydroprocessing upgrading sections of Rentech's demonstration plant in Colorado, delivering 14 plant modules - including two towering sections reaching a combined 120 feet upon reassembly. The Product Demonstration Unit was designed to produce roughly 420 gallons per day of synthetic fuel, and by 2010 a commercial flight had flown on a…
CASE STUDIES
September 23, 2005
Case Study – Production Plant: BIOX
BIOX Corporation contacted Zeton in 2004 to engineer a modular commercial biodiesel plant for Hamilton, Ontario, capable of running on a range of feedstocks from pure seed oils to animal fats and recovered vegetable oils. The 21-module plant was built, shipped and installed in stages over roughly 18 months, with Zeton supporting startup on site. In early 2007, BIOX announced successful commissioning of the 67-million-litre facility, one of the largest continuous-flow biodiesel plants in the…
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