There is a solution to every problem Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans G. Huber The Hans Huber AG is active worldwide to solve urgent water and wastewater problems. |
Sensus – Innovative and Sustainable Water Management Ingo Neuling The product portfolio of Sensus comprises residential, apartment and C&I water meters, heat meters, gas meters (UK, USA) and electricity meters (USA). Together with related systems technology and an extensive services network, these products create value in both private and commercial applications, delivering market-leading performance in family homes and in industrial and commercial settings. Sensus is committed to optimising current technology and developing new and innovative roducts and system solutions. |
The Project IWAS – Latin America (Brazil) Prof. Dr. Holger Weiss, Carsten Lorz, Franz Makeschin, Klaus Neder, Patricia Roeser International Water Research Alliance Saxony |
Decentralised Solution to Secure Drinking Water Supply in Remote Brazil Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Mag. Wolfgang K. Walter, Dipl.-Biol. Jörgen Hößler Together with the Brazilian partner COPASA, one of the largest water supply companies on the Latin American continent, Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH, is testing mobile drinking water supply solutions for remote regions. An article in the part “Science” of this gwf issue describes the background of the project. |
Fundamentals of pH Measurement Ă–znur Alp A wide range of possibilities are available for measuring pH values, including colorimetric, photometric, and electrochemical methods. Diff erent measuring processes may result in diff erent measurement results, all of which are in principle correct. To prevent any confusion in this regard, national and international standards specify that pH values are measured electrochemically with a glass combination electrode. |
Reliable Water Supplies Marc Wevers As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tufted and printed polyamide carpets, Imperial Tufting Company (ITC) requires large volumes of water for their manufacturing process. To activate and control their own wells and pumps, this Belgian company uses controller technology from Phoenix Contact that communicates with peripheral devices connected via Profi net. The existing Ethernet infrastructure is used for this purpose. |
New Ballast Water Treatment System Saskia Ringat RWO’s innovation product CleanBallast boards ship |
Germany’s Eldest Paper Mill at the Zwickauer Mulde River Klaus Teders Flood protection concept with mobile “Wilo-Drain TP” pumps |
Reverse Osmosis for Efficient Brewing Liquor Production Kai-Uwe Richter Extension of capacity and optimised use of resources |
Energy Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment Systems Stephan Brand To “Save money“ is the order of the day – especially due to permanently rising energy expenditure. This is of course also applicable for the cost balance of wastewater treatment plants the yearly cost of which may compose at 55 % from capital and at 45 % from operational costs. These operational costs will consist of payroll costs (45 %), material (10 %), services of other companies (8 %) and various others (5 %). This means that almost a fi fth of the operational costs of a wastewater treatment plant are used for energy. Considerably more than half of them – approx. 60 % – are required for the blower station for biological cleaning. But not only energy costs, also payroll costs and costs for services of other companies highly depend on the chosen compressed air supply. |
Energetic Utilisation of Industrial Wastewater MSc Maria Pardo, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Gerhard Simon, Dr.-Ing. Martin Lebek, Dr. Ing. Lars Meierling Successful implementation as a contracting model in Spain |
Raw water quality prognosis Dr. Carsten Hansen, Dr. Tina Seebode, Dr. Axel Bergmann, Roland Schindler, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang van Berk Hydrogeochemical modelling of raw water quality – a planning and forecasting tool Nitrate, denitrifi cation, hydrogeochemical modelling, PHREEQC, raw water prediction |
Electricity and Steam from Wastewater in Paper Production Stefan Jakubik KrĂĽger WABAG supplies circulating water treatment plant for Peters paper factory in Gelsenkirchen |
Better Health from Clear Water Dr. Sabine Philipp Filter membrane made of high performance plastic Ultrason for water treatment |
Pumps for Australia Christoph P. Pauly In April 2009, KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, booked an order for four large water pumps to be supplied to a new pumping station in West Australia. |
An Integrated Rehabilitation Strategy for Urban Water and Sewerage Networks Elke Eckert, Christian Thomasius, Dr.-Ing. Klaus-Jochen Sympher The Berliner Wasserbetriebe implements an integral rehabilitation strategy for Berlin’s water and wastewater networks. The developed workfl ow is transparent and fulfi ls fundamental sustainability requirements regarding environmental protection, protection of resources, service quality and profi tability. |