Water scarcity, energy efficiency in building design, curbing tax
fraud due to fuel laundering: Dow technologies offer solutions to help
solve world challenges
Two innovative products and one project of The Dow Chemical Company
(NYSE: DOW) are finalists in the 2016 Institution of Chemical Engineers
(IChemE) Global Awards. Dow is in the running for three awards: the
Innovative Product Award, the Energy Award and the Water Award. The
IChemE Awards celebrate excellence, innovation, and achievement in the
chemical process and biochemical industries.
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“We innovate to create products that provide solutions to world
challenges, while addressing key customer needs,” said A.N. Sreeram,
senior vice president, R&D, and chief technology officer. “Receiving
recognition from the IChemE shows that we are highly innovative in the
science and engineering we employ, truly pushing the envelope. IChemE
Awards are global, like Dow. We have deep customer engagement around the
world through our network of global R&D centers. Our three finalists are
testament of our commitment to provide innovative solutions to our
customers around the globe.”
IChemE received nearly 500 submissions, a record number since the
award’s inception in 1994. Nominees are evaluated on originality,
innovation, evidence of potential or achieved technical and/or business
success, environmental benefits, impact on stakeholders, and potential
for wider application.
Dow technologies are finalists for the following awards:
Innovative Product Award – This award recognizes the best product
originating from the process industries to be manufactured commercially
after July 2013. The product should demonstrate innovation, and a
social, commercial, safety and/or environmental benefit.
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ACCUTRACE™
S10 Molecular Fuel Marker empowers governments to curb tax
fraud by authenticating petroleum products for their intended use
(such as agriculture and home heating) and prevent them being sold
into higher taxed uses (such as vehicles for road transport) with a
chemistry highly resistant to removal through known fuel laundering
techniques. In addition to protecting tax revenue, an effective fuel
marking solution supports the reduction of hazardous waste dumping and
other environmental health detriments associated with fuel laundering.
Made of the same elements as fuel itself, ACCUTRACE™ markers do not
add any ozone-depleting additives or corrosive properties.
Energy Award – The best project or process to demonstrate
innovation in renewable, alternative or nuclear energy, efficient energy
use or the development of energy production methods that reduce energy
intensity is recognized by this award.
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High
strength insulating glass sealant – Dow Corning®
3363 is a new insulating glass sealant technology developed with
approximately 50 percent higher strength than conventional material.
This technology allows architects to continue designing innovative
glass façades while ensuring the thermal, acoustic and durable
performances of the buildings at optimized manufacturer’s productivity.
Water Award – The best project or process demonstrating
innovation in water use, cleanup and reuse, with a particular emphasis
on reducing environmental impact while preserving commercial viability,
is recognized by this award.
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Tarragona
DEMOWARE industrial water reuse project – Advanced reverse
osmosis membranes from Dow Water & Process Solutions enable industrial
water reuse in the water-scarce region of Camp de Tarragona, Spain.
The Camp de Tarragona Advanced Water Reclamation Plant uses a
combination of DOW FILMTEC™ BW30XFR-400/34i extra fouling resistant
membranes and DOW FILMTEC™LE-440i1 low-energy membranes to
reduce the strain on limited, local freshwater resources caused by
supplying the water needs of companies within the Camp de Tarragona
petrochemical complex. As part of the complex, Dow also uses the
recycled water, reducing our water footprint in the region. Dow
Tarragona’s cooling towers have increased the number of cycles they
can operate with the same amount of water without scaling, corrosion
or bio-growth tendency. Cooling tower blowdown has also been reduced
by 49 percent.
The IChemE Global Award winners will be announced on November 3, 2016,
during a ceremony at The Palace Hotel in Manchester, UK.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company
is driving innovations that extract value from material, polymer,
chemical and biological science to help address many of the world's most
challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy
generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity.
Dow's integrated, market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of specialty
chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses
delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to
customers in approximately 180 countries and in high-growth sectors such
as packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2015, Dow
had annual sales of nearly $49 billion and employed approximately 49,500
people worldwide. The Company's more than 6,000 product families are
manufactured at 179 sites in 35 countries across the globe. On June 1,
2016, Dow became the 100 percent owner of Dow Corning Corporation’s
silicones business, a global company with sales of greater than $4.5
billion in 2015, 25 manufacturing sites in 9 countries and approximately
10,000 employees worldwide. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean
The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless
otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
About IChemE
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is the global
professional membership organisation for people with relevant experience
or an interest in chemical engineering. With a growing global membership
of over 44,000, the Institution is at the heart of the process
community, promoting competence and a commitment to best practice,
advancing the discipline for the benefit of society, encouraging young
people in science and engineering and supporting the professional
development of its members. IChemE is the only organisation to award Chartered
Chemical Engineer and Professional
Process Safety Engineer status.
About the IChemE Awards
The IChemE Awards celebrate excellence, innovation and achievement in
the chemical, biochemical and process industries.
The first IChemE Awards – originally called the Excellence in Safety and
Environment Awards – were held on 23 March 1994 at the National
Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK. The IChemE Singapore Awards and
IChemE North America Awards were established in 2012, followed by the
IChemE Malaysia Awards in 2013. The IChemE Awards were re-named the
IChemE Global Awards in 2013 in response to growing international
interest.
The Energy Award and Water Award are the oldest surviving award
categories – both first appeared in 1994. BP is the most successful
organisation in IChemE Awards history – they have won nine times since
1994. Sellafield Ltd is their closest challenger with eight awards.
Entries from 14 different countries have triumphed at the IChemE Awards.
Successful nations include Bangladesh, Australia, Nigeria, Denmark,
Australia, UK, Hong Kong, Germany, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore
Switzerland, Portugal, USA and South Africa. Further info: www.icheme.org/awards.
1 The DOW FILMTEC™ LE-440i Element has since been
discontinued. Speak to Dow about other DOW FILMTEC™ low energy
elements: www.dowwaterandprocess.com/contactus.
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