10 recent innovations empower global customers to preserve and
protect Earth's resources
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
On Earth Day, more than one million facilities around the world will be
saving water and reducing energy use through innovations developed by
Ecolab, the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and
services. The company's products and services are used in hotels,
restaurants, manufacturing plants, hospitals, refineries and many other
locations to provide and protect clean water, safe food, abundant energy
and healthy environments.
"Our more than 22,000 sales-and-service representatives around the world
combine their expertise with our pioneering technology to deliver
positive environmental outcomes for customers and society," said Doug
Baker, chairman and chief executive officer, Ecolab.
Ecolab has long been a leader in the development of products and
services that provide outstanding results while reducing environmental
impact. One of the company's earliest innovations, introduced in 1928,
was a dispenser to efficiently control chemical use and reduce waste.
The company's long history of innovation continues today with a number
of award-winning Ecolab programs designed to produce superior results
while reducing water, energy, labor and disposal impacts. These include:
3D TRASAR technology for cooling water, a U.S. Presidential Green
Chemistry Award winner, saved customers nearly 93 billion gallons of
water worldwide in 2011. The technology combines chemistry, remote
services and sophisticated monitoring and control to improve a number of
industrial operations. It is being expanded to other uses including
boiler water and reverse osmosis membrane treatment, saving even more
water and reducing energy use.
DryExx dry conveyor lubricant eliminates the water used in
conveyors for glass packaging in beverage, brewing and food processing,
reducing water use by as much as 500,000 gallons annually per production
line. In a typical five-line plant, DryExx can save more than 2.5
million gallons per year. Dryer plant floors also enhance worker safety.
It won Best Product design at the 2011 JustMeans Social Innovation
Awards.
Aquanomic laundry system utilizes innovative wash processes and
low-temperature chemistry to reduce water and energy consumption by up
to 40 percent while providing clean, white and soft results. It received
a Minnesota High Tech Association Cleantech Tekne Award, presented to
businesses that manufacture environmentally sound solutions that reduce
costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste or pollution.
PARETO mixing technology is a patented, engineered system that
enhances chemical performance by optimizing the injection of chemical
additives into industrial process streams. Initially launched in the
papermaking industry, it saved customers more than 2 billion gallons of
water and nearly 900 billion BTUs of energy in 2011. It is now expanding
rapidly into new industrial applications including waste water treatment.
Apex Conveyor dish machine is designed to reduce water use and
recapture heat, resulting in utility savings of up to 50 percent. The
Apex Conveyor dish machine recycles heat, replenishes the wash-tank
automatically and without interruption, and cleans and thoroughly
de-limes itself automatically using an innovative, patent pending
process. This innovative dish machine received the 2011 Kitchen
Innovation Award from the National Restaurant Association.
BrightWater Technology is a patented
nanoparticulate chemistry that increases production from existing oil
reservoirs. Recovering up to an additional 5 percent of the original oil
in place, this easy to implement and cost-effective technology reduces
the need for drilling additional wells and extends the life of current
oil reservoirs.
Envirocid Plus Clean In Place cleaner uses a patent-pending,
blended acid formulation that helps reduce total phosphorus and nitrates
in food processing plant effluent. It was named a 2011 International
Dairy Foods Association Innovation Sustainability Award winner.
Excelerate ZTF zero trans-fat cleaning program supports food
processors use of healthier zero trans-fat oils. However using these
oils has the unexpected consequence of coating processing equipment and
environmental surfaces with a stubborn residue. Ecolab's solution cleans
this in half the time of other cleaning methods, improving the
cleanliness of food processing environments. It was winner of an
Institute of Food Technologists 2011 Food Expo Innovation Award.
Encompass Environmental Hygiene program provides healthcare
facilities with a proven approach to improve the cleanliness of
operating rooms and patient rooms, reducing the risk of infections. The
process minimizes the amount of water and chemistry used during the
cleaning and disinfecting process, reducing water use by 80 percent. The
training and education program for operating rooms has received the
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) "Seal of
Recognition" for meeting the guidelines set forth in AORN's Perioperative
Standards and Recommended Practices.
COIL-FLO coil cleaning technology deep cleans and disinfects the
coils in building heating and cooling systems. It helped the
Fayetteville Veterans Administration Medical Center in North Carolina
win a VA Sustainability award for reducing energy use and avoiding more
than 1,900 tons of carbon emissions.
Ecolab has a strong commitment to innovation with 5,800 patents and
1,300 researchers; including 500 Ph.Ds., working in a network of 15
facilities located around the world. Over the past five years, the
company has invested $750 million in R&D to develop programs to create
cleaner, safer and healthier environments while helping reduce energy,
water and natural resource consumption, enhance air quality, and
minimize environmental impacts.
About Ecolab
With 2011 pro forma sales of $11 billion and
more than 40,000 employees, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is the global leader
in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that provide and
protect clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy
environments. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to the
food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets in more
than 160 countries. More Ecolab news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.
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Ecolab Inc.
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651-293-4385
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www.ecolab.com
Source: Ecolab Inc.
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