LANXESS India Private

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Customized and effective water solutions from LANXESS
in India

'-en it comes to ma<ing contaminated /ater usa>le, t-e c-emical industr?
can pro=ide =alua>le assistance) As is /idel? <no/n, /ater re@uires
ade@uate treatment >efore it can >e used for industrial applications suc- as a
processing or a cooling medium) 'ater is often a <e? component for process
c-emicals and additi=es) 8ut -o/ does one treat /ater and turn it into a
perfect medium for usage and processesA
+-e treatment of /ater is t-e >est-<no/n and >iggest field of application for
ion e9c-ange resins) *on e9c-ange resins -a=e pro=ed t-emsel=es in a /ide
=ariet? of applications connected /it- treatment and cleaning of /ater) Bor
e9ample, in t-e metal/or<ing industr?, t-e? are used for t-e follo/ing
purposes suc- as treatment of ra/ /ater for production, care and rec?cling of
/ater->ased process solutions, rec?cling of rinse /ater and, if re@uired, t-e
reco=er? of metals, and also treatment of /aste/ater prior to disc-arge into
t-e en=ironment /it- possi>ilit? of metal reco=er?)
Constantl? mounting specifications regarding t-e @ualit? of t-e treated /ater
are ma<ing e=er -ig-er demands on t-e suppliers) +o address t-is, more t-an
one separation tec-nolog? is often applied to ac-ie=e t-e demanded @ualit?)
Bor desalination and t-e production of -ig--purit? /ater, LANXESS offers t/o
premium separation tec-nologies)
Bor purification of -ig- tedious /ater, Le/a>raneC is used) LANXESSD
mem>rane separation elements are c-aracteriEed >? a -ig- degree of
pol?meriEation and a lo/ surface c-arge, /-ic- in itself reduces t-e
accumulation of dissol=ed solids at t-e mem>rane surface) All Le/a>raneC
products from LANXESS comprise a pol?amide composite mem>rane, /ound
in se=eral la?ers to form a spiral /ound element) *n mem>rane separation,

LANXESS India Private
Limited
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Corporate Communications
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fouling descri>es t-e process >? /-ic- dissol=ed solids .colloids0 form
deposits on t-e mem>rane surface, leading to a reduction in separation
capacit?)
+-ese separation elements, are engineered specificall? for industrial /ater
treatment) +-e fields of application include t-e desalination of >rac<is- and
lo/-salinit? /ater /it- a -ig- potential for organic or >iological fouling) +-e
recentl? launc-ed, Le/a>raneC re=erse osmosis .R(0 t?pes -a=e a surface
area of $&)#, $%)%, and 7)% s@uare meters .e@ui=alent to %22, $&2, and 52
s@uare feet0) Eac- of t-ese ne/ BR mem>rane t?pes are recommended for
/aters /it- strong fouling potential) Also launc-ed /ere Le/a>raneC of t-e
LE t?pe 1 lo/ energ? t?pe mem>rane)
Additionall?, LANXESSD Le/atitC, one of t-e leading >rands in t-e field of
/ater treatment -as t-e rig-t ion e9c-ange resins and t-e rig-t processes to
meet just a>out an? set of re@uirements) Bor t-e generation of po/er and for
c-emical production processes, suc- as refineries, -uge amounts of treated
and cleaned /ater are needed to protect t-e tec-nical components .e)g)
tur>ines, steam >oilers, piping0 against corrosion)
+-e ion e9c-ange resins offered >? LANXESS, under t-e >rand name
Le/atitC tac<les t-e cleaning process in a =er? different and muc- smarter
/a?) Le/atitC is in t-e form of small >eads less t-an a millimeter in diameter,
made of a porous plastic, and t-e pores are functionaliEed /it- speciall?
designed molecules) +-e c-emists at LANXESS -a=e gi=en t-ese molecules
=er? special properties, /-ic- ma<e t-em ideal partners for salt particles, for
e9ample) '-en ions flo/ past t-ese molecules, t-e? stic< to t-em li<e flies to
fl?paper) *n return, t-e ion e9c-angers release ot-er ions so t-at t-e c-arge
>alance of t-e solution is preser=ed 1 -ence t-e name Fion e9c-angerD) +-ese
ions ma? >e simple sodium, or t-e? mig-t >e -?drogen ions, /-ic- in
com>ination /it- -?dro9ide ions ?ield not-ing ot-er t-an /ater) 8ased on t-e
rele=ant customer applications, t-e range of ion e9c-ange resins, adsor>ers

LANXESS India Private
Limited
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Corporate Communications
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and functional pol?mers is di=ided into t-e segments 1 /ater and process
specialties .S0 /-ic- include foodstuffs, catal?sis, >iotec-nolog? and
c-emicals processing) LANXESS offers ne/ and esta>lis-ed products from
t-e Le/atitC range for all t-ese sectors) *n com>ination /it- Le/a>raneC
re=erse osmosis .R(0 mem>rane elements, t-e? meet t-e -ig-est demands
in t-e industr?)
Burt-ermore, in order to treat microorganisms li<e >acteria, algae and fungi in
cooling /ater s?stems or paper mills, o9idiEing as /ell as non-o9idiEing
>iocides are commonl? used) (9idiEing >iocides are =er? effecti=e against
most pro>lematic organisms) +-e? react readil? /it- t-e general protoplasm
of >acteria, and <ill =er? @uic<l?) Ho/e=er, t-e -ig- reacti=it? and lo/
persistence of most o9idiEing >iocides can lea=e certain microorganisms
un-armed raising t-e need for ot-er classes of >iocides) Non-o9idiEers are
more persistent t-an o9idiEers and can -andle organisms t-at are not or
poorl? effected >? o9idiEers)
LANXESS, t-e mar<et leader of non-o9idiEing >iocides in *ndia offers acti=e
ingredients /it- se=eral >iocidial applications, ;eriguardC and re=entolC)
'-et-er for cooling /ater treatment, t-e treatment of pulp and paper or ot-er
/ater treatment applications, LANXESS -as t-e capa>ilities to de=elop t-e
rig-t solution for e=er? micro>iological pro>lem in /ater treatment
applications) '-ile some are commodities, t-ere are some specialt? =ariants
/it- uni@ue applications for /ater treatment)
'ater softening is an effecti=e purification process and pla?s an important
part) 'ater softening pre=ents lime deposits and formation of certain salts in
/ater) Lime if dissol=ed in /ater supplies, reduces t-e performance of man?
cleaning agents) 'ater softening is re@uired in industrial cleansing
processes, suc- as t-e rinsing of >ottles in >e=erage production and also in
/ater-dependent cleaning e@uipment in pri=ate -ouse-olds)

LANXESS India Private
Limited
Media contact:
Sunder Rajan
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Corporate Communications
LANXESS House,
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'it- 8a?pureC and 8a?-i>itC, LANXESS offers /ater treatment agents for
t-e en=ironmentall? friendl? optimiEation of /as-ing and cleaning agents)
+-ese agents, pre=ent t-e formation of non-solu>le salt deposits in /ater
circuits, a=oid corrosion and impro=e performance in industrial processes)
remium products and inno=ati=e tec-nologies from LANXESS ena>le more
sustaina>le and responsi>le use of /ater)
About LANXESS
LANXESS is a leading specialt? c-emicals compan? /it- sales of EGR 5)! >illion in #2!# and roug-l? !&,622
emplo?ees in $! countries) +-e compan? is currentl? represented at 6# production sites /orld/ide) +-e core
>usiness of LANXESS is t-e de=elopment, manufacturing and mar<eting of plastics, ru>>er, intermediates and
specialt? c-emicals) LANXESS is a mem>er of t-e leading sustaina>ilit? indices ,o/ Hones Sustaina>ilit? *nde9
.,HS*0 'orld and B+SE%Good as /ell as t-e Car>on ,isclosure Leaders-ip *nde9 .C,L*0)


Forward-Lookin Statements
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>? LANXESS AG management) ;arious <no/n and un<no/n ris<s, uncertainties and ot-er factors could lead to
material differences >et/een t-e actual future results, financial situation, de=elopment or performance of t-e
compan? and t-e estimates gi=en -ere) +-e compan? assumes no lia>ilit? /-atsoe=er to update t-ese for/ard-
loo<ing statements or to conform t-em to future e=ents or de=elopments)

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