Mrs. O’Leary’s cow allegedly caused Chicago a whole lot of trouble back in 1871, as she is often blamed for starting the Chicago Fire. Dow Water & Process Solutions is bringing a new cow to town to help solve processing challenges at the International Dairy Show November 3-6.

Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, will highlight its HYPERSHELL™ Technology, a reverse osmosis (RO) system for the food and dairy industry.

“HYPERSHELL Elements help our food and dairy customers increase production while reducing materials and energy use - thus decreasing costs,” said Stephen Pease, global applications manager, Nutrition for Dow Water & Process Solutions. “With HYPERSHELL Elements, our customers can increase efficiency while saving in production and energy costs and extend their resources through increased processing of material.” 

HYPERSHELL Element product lines feature a state-of-the-art spiral wound 8-inch reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membrane encased with a polypropylene hard shell, designed to eliminate channeling and prevent premature degradation and failure of the element. When compared to conventional mesh RO membranes, the unique outer shell facilitates more output with improved hydrodynamics through the element, resulting in energy savings, processing efficiencies and Clean in Place (CIP)—cleaning and disinfecting without major disassembly and assembly work. In addition, the rugged, easy-to-handle outer shell design allows for safer and faster loading and removal of elements.  

“With HYPERSHELL Element’s rigid hard shell design, our food and dairy customers can see energy cost reductions of up to 30 percent, and an upsurge of material processing of up to 10 percent when compared to conventional mesh,” said Pease. 

HYPERSHELL Elements contain high rejection reverse osmosis membranes that are effective in dewatering or product concentration in dairy and food streams. The elements are constructed to withstand the rigorous processing applications and conditions while providing enhanced toughness and durability to withstand premature element failures. All materials in HYPERSHELL Elements are compliant with U.S. Food & Drug Administration indirect food contact requirements and are suitable for use in food processing applications in the U.S. 

To learn more about HYPERSHELL Elements and other food and dairy solutions from Dow Water & Process Solutions, visit Dow at booth 457 at the International Dairy Show or visit www.dowwaterandprocess.com. 

About Dow Water & Process Solutions 

The global leader in sustainable separation and purification technology, Dow Water & Process Solutions is making a clear impact in the world. We’re helping to make water safer and more accessible, food taste better, pharmaceuticals more effective and industries more efficient and spearheading the development of sustainable technologies that integrate water and energy requirements. Dow Water & Process Solutions offers a broad portfolio of ion exchange resins, reverse osmosis membranes, ultrafiltration membranes and electrodeionization products, with strong positions in a number of major application areas, including industrial and municipal water, industrial processes, pharmaceuticals, power, residential water and waste and water reuse. More information about Dow Water & Process Solutions can be found at www.dowwaterandprocess.com. 

About Dow 

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified 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 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2012, Dow had annual sales of approximately $57 billion and employed approximately 54,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 36 countries across the globe. 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.