DuPont Permasep Products records, 1969-2003 (bulk 1970-1980).

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DuPont Permasep Products records, 1969-2003 (bulk 1970-1980).

The records document the marketing and patenting efforts of Du Pont on behalf of their Permasep product line throughout the world. The marketing materials include press releases, brochures, license agreements, magazine articles, product bulletins, fact sheets, website information, and sales kits. On the technical side, the records focus on Permasep patents, patent infringement cases, specifications for various Permasep products, user manuals, and technical reports, and publications discussing reverse osmosis methods. The records include a large photograph and slide collection featuring Permasep plant locations around the world.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6907429

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

DuPont Permasep Products (A business unit of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company)

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Du Pont introduced its first reverse osmosis permeators for water desalination in 1969 under the trade name "Permasep" as a result of its contusion research in polymer chemistry and synthetic fibers. Du Pont designed two types of permeator membranes, hollow-fiber and spiral-wound. Du Pont made the hollow fiber B-9, the first Permasep permeator commercially available in 1969. Following the introduction of the B-9, Du Pont continued to unveil new and refined permeator mode...