Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. and Braskem S.A. announce the finalization of their joint development agreement for a pilot-scale demonstration of CMS' proprietary Optiperm™ olefin-paraffin separation technology. Optiperm™, CMS' breakthrough membrane technology, is designed to increase olefin production efficiency while decreasing waste streams, lowering carbon emissions, and reducing total energy usage. The modular nature of membranes allows olefin recovery from small and large process streams alike, debottlenecking processes and leveraging existing infrastructure in a more energy-efficient manner. CMS and Braskem recognize that capturing olefins from unused hydrocarbon process streams is essential to decreasing environmental impact while continuing to create the chemical building blocks for plastic resins and chemical products for diverse customer segments, such as healthcare and hygiene, food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, among others. This will be the second field demonstration of Optiperm™ and the technology is applicable in a variety of processes. This project will address the critical milestones of simultaneously producing high purity paraffin and olefin rich streams, commercial scale membrane cartridges, and implementation of a proprietary humidification method. Zeton has been selected to lead the pilot plant construction which is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2021.