Offering a suite of membrane materials and technologies applied to tough chemical separations: olefin/paraffin separation, dissolved gas sensing, dehydration, solvent recovery, and other unique, custom chemistries. Our membranes are fluoropolymer based (think PTFE) delivering superior performance, chemical resistance, and thermal stability in extreme environments.
Olefin-paraffin separation
Separate and concentrate olefins, the building blocks of the chemicals industry. We offer a stable solution to capture new value via add-ons to existing infrastructure: upgrading streams, debottlenecking, re-processing purge gases
Solvent dehydration
Enable new synthesis processes. Reduce hazardous waste and supply chain costs. Dry and recover previously irrecoverable solvent (e.g. TBHP, THF, IPA) for re-use. Highly effective at drying solvents past the azeotrope with purification for reuse for cents on the dollar.
O2 and N2 enriched air
Generate oxygen and nitrogen enriched air to meet your need for combustion suppression, greater fuel efficiency, or reduced Nox emissions.
Lubricant dehydration
Reduce failure, downtime, cost and maintenance from water ingress into lubrication systems. Remove free and dissolved water, including from EALs, with superior ease of use and performance to alternative technologies.
Gas Sensing
Sampling and detection of dissolved gases in oils. Detection of fault gases in transformer di-electric oil.
Custom separations
Do you have a unique and challenging chemistry that will benefit from separation, purification, or re-use? Work with us for a high value solution to meet your performance and economic needs.
Erica Nemser
Chief Executive
Erica comes to CMS following 13 years at McKinsey & Company, serving clients across a wide range of industries, advising on a range of commercial topics including organic growth, acquisition, brand management, product launch, portfolio optimization, operations, and crisis management. At McKinsey, Erica also led several change initiatives across the global organization. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Hannah Murnen
Technology
Hannah joins CMS after two and a half years of developing strategic paths and business implementation strategies for a variety of clients at McKinsey & Company. Hannah holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from California Berkeley and works with new and existing CMS customers to develop customized solutions across all of our product portfolios.
William Charlton
Olefins
Bill comes to CMS after 25 years in the refining industry, most recently at Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Sunoco. Bill leads CMS efforts in olefins market development, customer outreach, and project leadership. Bill’s experience includes roles across the refining enterprise: operations, engineering, capital projects, and new technology integration.
Sudip Majumdar
Membranology
Sudip is an expert membranologist, leading research programs in gas separation, dehydration, and olefin paraffin separation, among others. Sudip leads the technical support team for a number of commercialized products and acts as technical director on product development programs. Sudip has a PhD in Chemical Engineering.
Irene Goncharovsky
Manufacturing
Irene leads CMS commercial manufacturing and supply chain operations as well as prototype and development programs for new products and line extensions. With a background in chemical engineering, Irene acts as the product design liaison between the scientific and research teams and the manufacturing team.
Stuart Nemser
Founder and Chairman
Stuart is the founder and chairman of Compact Membrane Systems. Prior to CMS he held a range of engineering and management positions at DuPont. Stu earned SB, SM and ScD degrees in chemical engineering from MIT.
