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Our database contains all of TZW’s ongoing research projects and completed projects up to 2010. By filtering by category or time you can find the specific topic you’re looking for.

Our database contains all of TZW’s ongoing research projects and completed projects up to 2010. By filtering by category or time you can find the specific topic you’re looking for.

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PFAS in water. Picture: zimmytws
Technology
​​PFAS removal from membrane concentrates​ (PFAS-Konz)

The R&D project PFAS-Konz is investigating innovative processes such as foam fractionation and precipitation with PerfluorAd for PFAS removal from membrane concentrates.

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Sampling with filtration cascade in the waterworks
Water chemistry research
Microplastics in drinking water supply (MiTri)

As part of MiTri, reliable data on the occurrence of microplastics in the drinking water supply - especially in drinking water distribution networks - is collected in order to make a realistic exposure assessment of the intake of microplastics…

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Stimulation of aerobic TCE, cDCE and VC degradation with oxygen
Microbiology
Bioaugmentation and biostimulation for the remediation of chloroethene-contaminated groundwater (ChloroBioRem)

Together with experts in metagenome analyses from China, the functional biodiversity of chloroethene degradation under oxidising conditions is investigated. Optimised groundwater remediation concepts and innovative monitoring methods are developed.

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Analysis of water samples using an LC-TOF mass spectrometer.
Water chemistry research
Artificial and collective intelligence for trace substance tracking (K2I-Xplore)

The project combines water analysis with data science and creates an innovative tool for water utilities through the advancement of the "K2I trace substance tracker". This cross-laboratory cloud solution enables automated evaluation of non-targeted…

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blue pipes, Source: shutterstock
Distribution networks
Development of principles and concepts for the operation of interconnection pipelines - "(Not)Verbundleitungen"

The research project is developing practical recommendations for the operation of interconnection pipelines in order to strengthen the resilience of the drinking water supply.

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Distribution networks
Heat utilisation from drinking water distribution networks (heat extraction)

The "Heat extraction" research project is investigating the utilisation of heat from drinking water distribution networks in order to review the current state of knowledge and experience.

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Combining expertise to develop a semi-autonomous underwater inspection system
Distribution networks
Semi-autonomous underwater inspection system for infrastructure data acquisition (TAUWIS)

The objective of the project is to develop and evaluate an underwater system capable of monitoring the condition and location of linear and point infrastructure components.

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Possible input pathways for TFA and its precursors into groundwater and surface water
Microbiology
Development of a source identification of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)

Innovative source identification of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) using isotope signatures is intended to identify TFA sources and thus contribute to a long-term reduction in the release of ultra-short-chain PFAS into the environment.

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Finding the ideal data sources online can be challenging. Source: Pixabay - Merhan Saeed
Security - digitalisation - management
How to integrate climate aspects into risk management (RisTkli)

The amended German Drinking Water Ordinance requires water suppliers to implement risk management, explicitly calling for the consideration of risks arising from climate change. The new project by TZW and the German Environment Agency (UBA) addresses…

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Treatment
Processing of application-oriented predictive maintenance approaches (TRINK-Predict)

A cloud solution is being developed for a large-scale reverse osmosis plant that allows the water supplier to normalize its own operating data and retrieve recommendations to optimize operation.

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Invertebrates from water distribution - Water isopods
Microbiology
Invertebrates within drinking water distribution systems

Climate change is altering the operational conditions of drinking water distributions, which will affect reproduction and distribution of inhabiting invertebrates. The aim of the project is the evaluation of existing and new monitoring methods as…

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Microbiology
Sustainable and climate adapted Water Management in Mining in Southern African Regions (WASA)

As part of WaMiSAR, TZW is investigating microbial processes in groundwater contaminated by mining activities in Southern African regions. The focus is on bacterial sulphate reduction and heavy metal immobilisation.

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