Surface filtration lessons from Chlor-Alkali, applied to DLE brine
Jay Horowitz is an Applications Engineer at W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., supporting the Industrial Liquid Filtration Division. Bringing 16 years of experience at Gore and eight years as a process engineer in Sunoco refineries and petrochemical plants, Jay leads technology development and advanced new business applications across industrial sectors.
His current work focuses on back-pulse liquid filtration systems for Chlor-Alkali, Pulp & Paper, and Lithium brine treatment, alongside electrochemical separations in harsh wastewater environments.
Leveraging Chlor-Alkali Filtration Experience to Eliminate Impurities and Streamline DLE Brine Processing
What decades of back-pulse surface filtration in Chlor-Alkali service can teach lithium brine processing — removing clarifiers, flocculants and pre-coat from the flowsheet, handling corrosive solids streams at lower total cost of ownership, and what recent DLE field installations have actually delivered.
- Optimizing surface filtration media and operating practices to eliminate clarifiers, flocculants, and pre-coat requirements
- Leveraging decades of Chlor-Alkali industry learnings to lower total cost of ownership in handling corrosive solids streams
- Highlighting recent field successes in DLE solid-liquid separations to enhance overall production and cost efficiency
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