AIWW 2017: Game-changing WWTP-technology CoRe Water launched at Aquatech
On the first day of the Aquatech Amsterdam, Allied Waters, BLUE-tec, KWR and Royal HaskoningDHV signed a collaboration agreement for the further development of CoRe Water, a new technology concept that can radically change the treatment of municipal waste water.
The four parties believe it is time for a fundamentally rethought of the current treatment process that are designed to meet effluent standards. Resource recovery should not be a side-line, but the central trust of a production process.
The objective of the agreement is for parties to develop a process that aims to recover a maximum amount of energy and resources from waste water, and to radically cut emissions of greenhouse gases and pharmaceutical residues.
At the hearth of the CoRe water concept is a forward osmosis technology that draws out the water, leaving a concentrate for the recovery of energy and materials.
Concentration as first step
CoRe Water stands for an innovative concept: Concentration and Reuse. ‘As a first step, we will concentrate municipal wastewater by a factor of 20 applying forward osmosis,’ says Lex van Dijk, director of BLUE-tec.
The separation results in very clean water of a ‘demi’ water quality which is suitable for reuse in a number of applications. The concentrated stream (1 part of the 20) is then biologically treated – first anaerobically, then aerobically.
Maximum recovery
Danny Traksel, Business Developer at Royal HaskoningDHV explains: ‘In this way we can recover the maximum amount of energy and valuable components, while making the removal of pharmaceutical residues manageable. We also take huge steps towards limiting greenhouse gas emissions.’
Making the leap
The key technique applied is Forward Osmosis, a relatively new and promising technology which is now beginning to break through in water practice.
‘More than ten years ago, we started researching Forward Osmosis on a small scale and, little by little, we made progress’, says Emile Cornelissen, senior scientist at KWR. ‘Now, I look forward to making the leap to water practice with our partners’.
Van Dijk concludes: ‘With CoRe Water we’re now truly making the step from WWTP to water factory!’
The foward osmosis installationin is displayed at the booth of BLUE-tec in Amsterdam.
About the partners
Allied Waters is directed at the commercialisation of game-changing innovations in the urban watercycle that drive the circular economy. To this end, knowledge institutions cooperate with ambitious business enterprises.
BLUE-tec is a technology company specialised in membrane technology, including Forward Osmosis technology. Blue-tec supplies complete membrane installations, membrane systems, membrane modules, and conducts pilot research for both industry and government.
KWR generates knowledge to enable the water sector to operate water-wisely. Our scientific findings and the resulting practical innovations contribute, worldwide, to a sustainable urban watercycle.
Royal HaskoningDHV a consultancy, design and project management firm, has extensive knowledge and experience in the field of water and wastewater treatment, and disposes of a strong international network. Together with launching customers, Royal HaskoningDHV brings innovations to practice.
This news item was originally published on the websites of Allied Waters and BLUE-tec.
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More information
BLUE-tec
Renkum, the Netherlands
+31 317 75 02 19
www.blue-tec.nl
Allied Waters
Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
+31 30 6069 600
www.alliedwaters.com
Royal HaskoningDHV
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
+31 88 348 20 00
www.royalhaskoningdhv.com
CEO Lex van Dijk of Bluetec introduces his new forward osmosis technology (in Dutch with English subtitles).