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Heating and Cooling

Heat transfer fluids for nearly any application

Whether it’s indirect heating of process liquids and polymers or drying and heating of bulk materials, chemical manufacturers need heat transfer fluids that meet demanding system performance, protection and safety requirements.

Our family of fluids for process heating and cooling includes a broad range of products with recommended operating temperature ranges to address the requirements of nearly any chemical process.

Dow’s heat transfer fluids can help you

From fine chemical batch processing to plastics and synthetic fiber processing, we offer high-performance materials and tailored technical support to help you:

Prevent freezing and/or depress cooling temperature

While protecting against corrosion in water-based cooling circuits.

Provide low-temperature pumpability and freeze protection

For single-fluid heating and cooling applications with more modest heating requirements.

Achieve consistent, even heating in nylon or polyester processing

While eliminating charring and degradation that can reduce efficiency, shorten fluid life and result in system downtime.

Heating and cooling applications

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Petro and Fine Chemical Processing

Delivering heat transfer fluids for effective petro and fine chemical processing.

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Plastics and Fibers Processing

Enabling heat transfer fluids for efficient plastics and fibers processing.

Heat Transfer Fluids

Explore our full range of heat transfer fluids for heating and cooling applications.

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DOWTHERM™ and SYLTHERM™ Heat Transfer Fluids

Explore the world’s most complete line of performance fluids to find the right synthetic organic or silicone fluid for your application.

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