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 installed between RO stages instead.

The rising price of water and significant discharge COST COMPARISON OF MINIMAL LIQUID DISCHARGE (MLD)
mitigation costs have prompted the search for an
vs ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE (ZLD)
alternative to zero liquid discharge (ZLD). ZLD can be
expensive and not necessarily environmentally friendly
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Some industrial and municipal users are turning to a

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minimal liquid discharge (MLD) approach: a core set of
proven ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration and
ion exchange based technologies and processes that enable ZLD nearly
doubles the cost
users to achieve up to 95% liquid discharge recovery but at a
fraction of ZLD’s costs.

Dow Water & Process Solutions can help address your

wastewater regulatory challenges with technology that New Technology
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has the potential to minimize your operating costs and
maximize water recovery while reducing the amount of
energy required to operate. With the industry’s broadest 0 70 95 99 Water Recovery (%)

portfolio of sustainable purification and separation 2,000 6,666 40,000 200,000 TDS (ppm)
technologies, Dow can help you achieve your MLD goals
and get you on a path toward cost savings and higher
recovery today.
TYPICAL MINIMAL LIQUID DISCHARGE (MLD) SYSTEM

Industrial
Wastewater

Equalization basin Lime softening Sand filter DOW IntegraFlux™ AMBERLITE™

(optional) (optional) SFP-2880XP IRC 83 Ion
Ultrafiltration Module Exchange Resin
(particle removal) (Hardness and
COD Reduction*)

To discharge or reuse
6-8% TDS Evaporator
DOW FILMTEC™ DOW FILMTEC™
FORTILIFE™ FORTILIFE™ Crystalizer
CR100 XC70/XC80 To conventional downstream treatment
6-8% TDS
20-25% TDS
10-20% TDS Direct to Crystalizer
0.05-1% 1-4%
TDS TDS

DOW™ Specialty To discharge

6-10% TDS Membranes UHP RO or reuse
Permeate Permeate

Solids
UHP RO replaces evaporator
6-8% partially
DOW FILMTEC™ or completely
Purified
FORTILIFE™ XC-N
NaCl
(Ion Separation)

*Depending on scaling and fouling potential, IX may be OPTIONAL

installed between RO stages instead.

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