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RESEARCH CREATES
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USES
FOR THE UNIQUE
PROPERTIES
OF BROMINE
Build High Density Fluids
React Fast
Fight Fire
Bromine is more than three times heavier than water. Hydraulic engineers, for example, find this property valuable in developing high density fluids to make possible more compact hydraulic systems without sacrificing efficiency.
Because bromine is highly reactive, it's extremely easy to add bromine onto a compound, or to take it off. With bromine or brominated compounds, the reactions are fast, often avoid undesirable sidereactions, unwanted by-products.
During World War I I , specialized military firefighting jobs began to rely on certain brominated compounds for fast action. Use has spread to industrial applications, and current research shows additional bromine compounds of great value.
For years, the unique properties of bromine and brominated compounds have sparked the creative imaginations of scientists. In fact, they've found hundreds of individual uses, and the list keeps on growing! The three characteristics described above stand out in the spotlight of current development work to improve commercial products and processes . . . and to make new ones possible. Most likely, new developments for your company depend on industrial chemicals and technical knowledge to put them to work. When your needs call for bromine or brominated
compounds, we suggest you call in Dow. Our latest investigations are in the areas of new fast-acting chemical intermediates, high density fluids and fire-fighting agents. Besides providing highly pure elemental bromine, Dow also upgrades it into hundreds of compounds—both standard items and chemicals compounded to "prescription." New brominated compounds are constantly being studied. Furthermore, Dow offers its research facilities and vast experience for developing bromine's ability to serve your particular needs. For further information, return the coupon below.
Bromine was Dow's first product. The sketch shows founder Herbert Dow's first plant where, in 1891, he perfected the electrolysis method for producing bromine in commercial quantity from brine wells in Midland, Michigan. Later, Dow pioneered the recovery of bromine from sea water. In the past decade, Dow also pioneered the bulk shipment of bromine. Today, The Dow Chemical Company with expansive modern facilities continues as a major producer of highquality bromine and its compounds, with nearly 70 years' background of experience and highly developed knowledge.
Chemicals Merchandising Department 650AJ6-13, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan.
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