Dow Water & Process Solutions

Case Histories

Select from any of the customer success stories below to learn how Dow continues to enable the production of the highest quality water at the lowest total cost.

Case Histories Using FILMTEC™ Membranes
Industrial Water
	Cooling Tower Blowdown Reuse in Gaojing Power Plant English (168KB PDF)
	Retrofitting Seawater Treatment System to Waste Water Feed Increases Reverse Osmosis Plant Recovery, Reduces Operating Costs, and Improves Sustainability (Terneuzen) English (581KB PDF)
	FILMTEC™ Elements Still Delivering Outstanding Performance After 15 Years In Service English (110KB PDF)
	FILMTEC BW30-400/34i Elements Help to Reduce Costs by Increasing Normalized Permeate Flow and Reducing Pressure Drop English (198KB PDF)
	FILMTEC Elements Key to Success of Integrated Membrane-Based Reclamation System in Major Petrochemical Plant in Taiwan English (178KB PDF)
	FILMTEC Membranes Boost Silica Rejection and Water Quality in Generating Plant English (3.3MB PDF)
	FILMTEC Membranes Reclaim Waste Water at 86% Recovery in Singapore English (140KB PDF)
	Experiences with Fouling Resistant Membranes in Combination with Intermittent Biocide Dosage, July 2005 English (1.2MB PDF)
	iLEC™ Interlocking Endcaps Solve Leakage Problems and Improve Energy Efficiency in Semiconductor Plant English (174KB PDF) Chinese (518KB PDF)
	iLEC Interlocking Endcaps Withstand Severe Treatment at Reverse Osmosis Facility English (126KB PDF) Chinese (413KB PDF)
Municipal Water
	Indirect potable reuse via groundwater recharge offers a multibarrier solution for safe production of drinking water (Torreele Plant) English (150KB PDF)
	FILMTEC XLE Membranes Help to Remove Fluoride from Drinking Water at Lower Energy Costs English (243KB PDF)
	Retrofitting Hollow Fiber Elements with Spiral Wound RO Technology in Agragua, Spain English (192KB PDF)
	FILMTEC HR Seawater Elements Resist Fouling, Cut TDS and Costs English (150KB PDF)
	iLEC Interlocking Endcaps Make Seawater Desalination Processing Easier, Less Expensive< English (138KB PDF) Chinese (454KB PDF)
	Nanofiltration Produces Sparkling Clean Water for Swedish Resort Community (Lofsdalen) English (264KB PDF)
	New Desalination System Produces High-Quality, Low-Boron Potable Water English (1.2MB PDF)
Case Histories using DOW™ Ultrafiltration Modules
	Pretreatment with DOW™ Ultrafiltration Membranes Beats Challenge of High Turbidity [JiangShu, China] (152KB PDF)
	DOW™ Ultrafiltration Membranes Offer Reliable, Economical Answer to High Solids [NingBo, China] (200KB PDF)
	DOW™ Ultrafiltration Membranes Ensure Quality RO Feed from Domestic Waste Water [ShanXi, China] (140KB PDF)
	DOW™ Ultrafiltration Membranes Meet Challenge of High COD, Oil-Contaminated [Beijing, China] (120KB PDF)
	High Turbidity and Temperature Fluctuation No Obstacle for DOW™ Ultrafiltration [HeBei, China] (192KB PDF)
	DOW™ Ultrafiltration Modules Protect Reverse Osmosis System from High Iron [ShanXi, China] (152KB PDF)
Case Histories Using DOWEX™ Ion Exchange Resins
Condensate Polishing
	Less-Separable Mixture of DOWEX™ Resins Brings Iron and Sulfate Under Control English (367KB PDF)
	Nuclear Power Plant Improves Efficiency and Water Quality with DOWEX Resins English (230KB PDF) Chinese (434KB PDF)
UPCORE Packed Bed System
	LED Manufacturer Combines UPCORE™ Packed Bed System and FILMTEC RO Systems for Reliable Ultrapure Water Production English (245KB PDF)
	Power Station Improves Process Water Quality and Cuts Costs with UPCORE System English (350KB PDF)
	UPCORE System Reduces Boron to Undetectable Levels in Ultrapure Water English (294KB PDF)
	Retrofit of Demineralizer with UPCORE System Cuts Chemical Costs by 50% English (789KB PDF)
	UPCORE System Boosts Production Efficiency of Refinery Process Water English (222KB PDF)
	UPCORE System Reduces Demineralizer Costs by 50% English (147KB PDF)
	Water Treatment Costs Decrease and Reliability Increases with UPCORE System English (594KB PDF)
Specialty Applications
	DOWEX OPTIPORE™ Adsorbents Cut Costs of Cleaning Solvent from Soil Vapor English (132KB PDF)
	A Low Cost Option to Reduce Sodium Levels in Coal Bed Methane Coproduced Wastewater Using DOWEX G-26 (H) Resin English (186KB PDF)
	Boron-Selective DOWEX Resin Controls Boron Discharge in Chemical Processing Plant English (195KB PDF)
	Avocet Mining Strikes Gold with Dow's Developmental Gold-Selective Resin English (261KB PDF)
Case Histories Using ADSORBSIA™ Media
	ADSORBSIA™ Media Reduces Arsenic Levels at Emerald Well, providing potable water to Arizona Community (201KB PDF)