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Dow Chemical Company Separan plant

  • 1956

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General view of the interior of the Dow Chemical Company's Separan plant located in Midland, Michigan. Separan was the trade name for water-soluble organic compounds sold as flocculating agents. In chemistry, flocculation is the process whereby colloids or other suspended particles in a liquid aggregate to form flakes, which subsequently either sink to the bottom or float to the surface of the liquid, and then can be removed or collected.

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  • 11 in. H x 14 in. W
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  • Box Oversized Plants 1

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Dow Chemical Company. “Dow Chemical Company Separan Plant,” 1956. Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/bv73c091j.

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