Global water scarcities make wastewater treatment and recycling a necessity, particularly as market demand for reclaimed water grows. Thanks to Dow innovation, countries worldwide are turning wastewater into a valuable resource. Our reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration membrane technology combined with our ion exchange resins are driving energy-efficiency and cost-savings in municipal and industrial wastewater reclamation processes. One example of this is in the treatment of produced water in oil and gas extraction, which through the use of Dow elements is preserving the environment and reducing demand on fresh water.
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MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERLarge volumes of wastewater are generated daily in every community. Dow Water & Process Solutions technology is helping municipalities to protect their communities from the hazards of contaminated water by improving the quality of the water discharged, which has the added benefit of reducing the need to tap freshwater resources. Dow treated wastewater is being reused in such applications as industrial processes, agricultural and landscape irrigation, toilet flushing gardening and groundwater replenishment. |
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERIndustries have stringent requirements to control wastewater discharge in the environment to prevent pollution. At the same time, the high volume of water required for processes used in the chemical and petrochemical, pulp and paper, textile, steel and iron, food and beverage industries can make businesses unsustainable in areas where water availability is limited. Dow technology is helping industries to turn their wastewater streams into a valuable resource by allowing the specific removal of pollutants and treatment of wastewater to high purity standards for reuse in industrial processes, boilers, cooling or utilities. |
PRODUCED WATERLarge amounts of water are produced in oil and gas extraction processes, which, when treated, can be reused in the extraction process itself or augment available water resources to fuel economical growth. Dow Water & Process Solutions' ion exchange resins have been used for decades in softening produced water for steam generation. |
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