Desalination pilot project for Dow/SWCC
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
The Dow Chemical Company and the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) of Saudi Arabia announced on 17September2012 a commercial agreement for research collaboration in desalination technologies.

A pilot project will now be launched to test the suitability of innovative desalination technologies for conditions in the Arabian Gulf. The deal follows amemorandum of understandingin March 2012 between Dow andSWCC.


The partners will test state-of-the-art desalination technologies developed byDow Water & Process Solutions, evaluating their performance in the Arabian Gulf's unique environment, including their ability to effectively handle factors such as high salinity and high temperatures. The tests will be conducted by the Saline Water Desalination Research Institute (SWDRI) in Jubail over a period of one year.


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