Research Projects
BayWater
Project:
BayWater - Strategies for sustainable water management - circular economy, resource efficiency, digitalisation, sustainability
Sub project:
Pretreatment strategies of process and waste waters and operational methodology
Duration:
01.10.2024 – 30.09.2027
Website:
in progress
Industrial partner:
- Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH – Siegsdorf
- Afin TS GmbH – Augsburg
- Andechser Molkerei Scheitz GmbH – Andechs
- Augustiner-Bräu Wagner KG – München
- BMW AG – Landshut
- Bayrische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan – Freising
- Bio-Mineralwasserverband e.V. – Neumarkt i. d. Oberpfalz
- Dr. Küke GmbH – Wedemark
- Endress & Hauser Conducta GmbH & Co KG – Gerlingen
- Flottweg SE - Vilsbiburg, GEA Group AG – Düsseldorf
- Hydroisotop GmbH – Schweitenkirchen
- Infineon Technologies AG – Regensburg
- Inge GmbH – Greifenberg
- Ingenieurbüro Heinl GmbH – Zolling
- MKR Metzger GmbH – Monheim
- MSD Intervet International GmbH – Unterschleißheim
- MTU Aero Engines AG – München
- Milchwerke Berchdesgarder Land Chiemgau eG – Piding
- Neumarkter Lammsbräu Gebr. Ehernsperger KG – Neumarkt i. d. Oberpfalz
- Postnova Analytics GmbH – Landsberg am Lech
- Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik e. V. – Regensburg
- Wacker Chemie AG – München
- Wasseraufbereitungstechnik Stotz – Regensburg
- Weinert Industries AG – Föritztal
Research partner:
- Professur Functional Materials for Food Packaging – Technische Universität München
- Sensorik Applikations Zentrum – Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg
- Polymer Optical Fiber Application Center – Technische Hochschule Nürnberg
- Institut für Wasserchemie und Lehrstuhl für Analytische Chemie und Wasserchemie – Technische Universität München
- Lehrstuhl für Systemverfahrenstechnik – Technische Universität München
- Forschungszentrum für Brau- und Lebensmittelqualität – Technische Universität München
Abstract:
In view of falling groundwater levels and prolonged periods of drought, closing water cycles is becoming increasingly important for a wide range of industries. The sustainable use of the essential resource of drinking water is essential in order to protect groundwater and ensure the future of water-intensive production processes.
The BayWater project aims to analyse the origins of wastewater on a production-specific basis and to establish customised, energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies for industrial water recycling. Instead of treating slightly contaminated wastewater conventionally, BayWater aims to utilise modern water pre-treatment and membrane filtration processes for efficient treatment processes, thereby closing operational water cycles.
Membrane fouling processes are an obstacle to the general use of membrane technologies in continuous treatment processes. In order to completely avoid process-critical fouling, the BayWater project is combining proven and new pre-treatment steps as required so that membrane filtration can be operated trouble-free with maximum yield. Complemented by new developments in sensor and control technology, the processes developed as part of BayWater aim to achieve energy-efficient treatment for different types of process water.
In order to establish the combination of targeted pre-treatment and membrane filtration as a universal strategy for a resource-efficient circular economy, the research and industrial partners in the BayWater network are working together on an interdisciplinary basis. The aim of BayWater is to optimise treatment processes. This goal is to be achieved by pooling expertise, through scientific innovation and with the help of technical, simulative and analytical expertise.
Hydroisotop heads working group 1 (AK 1), which is primarily dedicated to testing innovative separation and water treatment processes. The aim is to significantly reduce the basic load on the membranes and the associated fouling processes.
Funded by Bayerische Forschungsstiftung,
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