Tosoh : Develops Wastewater Heavy Metal Treatment Agent TX-55

Tokyo, Japan-Tosoh Corporation is pleased to announce its development of TX-55, a high-performance heavy metal treatment agent for wastewater. TX-55 meets rising demand for wastewater heavy metal treatment agents while overcoming problems related thereto.

Regulatory limits for such heavy metals as cadmium and mercury in wastewater are becoming increasingly stringent. There is, therefore, a growing need for high-performance heavy metal treatment agents. Yet the heavy metal capture ability of conventional wastewater heavy metal treatment agents is low and their use problematic because they generate toxic hydrogen sulfide gas, among other issues.

Tosoh's TX-55 heavy metal treatment agent for wastewater offers high heavy metal capture and does not generate toxic gases. Its effectiveness, moreover, has been repeatedly demonstrated in the wastewater of various industries.

With Tosoh's addition of TX-55 to its heavy metal product lineup, the company is well on its way to becoming a leader in heavy metal treatment agents. Tosoh already markets TS-300, a heavy metal treatment agent that targets the fly ash in trash incinerators. TX-55 complements TS-300 as an agent for heavy metal in wastewater. TX-55's features and applications are as follows:

TX-55 features

• High heavy metal capture, ensuring that TX-55 captures (insolubilizes) and removes heavy metals from wastewater
• Safe, in that TX-55 does not generate toxic hydrogen sulfide gas when applied

TX-55 applications

• Factory wastewater (plating wastewater); coal-fired power plants (desulfurization wastewater); soil remediation (washing wastewater); and more

WHO WE ARE

Tosoh is the parent of the Tosoh Group, which comprises over 100 companies worldwide and a multiethnic workforce of over 12,000 people and generated net sales of ¥753.7 billion (US$6.3 billion at the average rate of ¥120.15 to the US dollar) in fiscal 2016, ended March 31, 2016.

WHAT WE DO

Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh's petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polyethylene, and functional polymers, while its advanced materials business serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries. Tosoh has also pioneered sophisticated bioscience systems that are used for the monitoring of life-threatening diseases. In addition, Tosoh demonstrates its commitment to a sustainable future in part by manufacturing a variety of eco-products.

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