Dow water technology receives Edison award

THE FILMTEC ECO Elements from Dow recently earned an Edison bronze award in the Energy/Sustainability and Commercial Resource Management category. The product made high marks in reducing the energy needed in eliminating impurities in water.

Understanding the dire need for clean water, scientists from the Dow Water & Process Solutions created this technology, which delivers up to 40% improved water purification even when using up to 30% less energy. Overall, application will reduce operating costs by up to 19%. Manufacturers who use water as a process ingredient or other, will find ecologic and economic advantages with FILMTEC ECO.

Kimberly Kupiecki and Martin Peery of Dow Water & Process Solutions receive the Bronze Edison Award for FILMTEC ECO Reverse Osmosis Elements at the 2014 Edison Awards Gala in San Francisco April 30. (Photo courtesy of Business Wire)

In the first 10 years of use, FILMTEC? ECO Elements will help produce 15 trillion m³ of clean water (more than 6 million Olympic-sized swimming pools), while providing more than 2 billion kWh (Kilowatt hours) of energy savings and reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂ ) emissions by 1.5 million metric tonnes.

“Increasingly, breakthrough innovations require multi-disciplinary expertise,” said A.N. Sreeram, corporate vice president of Research & Development at Dow. “FILMTEC ECO Technology is the result of collaboration across chemistry, engineering, material science and marketing. It’s a tangible demonstration of how we’re bringing innovations to the market with deep technical expertise, customer intimacy, global reach and a diverse product portfolio.”