Overview of our research and development projects
Here you will find a list of our current and completed projects. We are proud to say that we have already successfully acquired research funding and will continue to do so thanks to our non-profit status and our "open-innovation approach". This provides us with a degree of continuity.
In addition, we try to fill information gaps with our own projects and dispel myths through transparent data collection and communication. These types of projects are financed exclusively through sponsorship and donations.
The EU funded project REMEDIES is implemented by 21 pan-European and one African organization. It focuses on innovation actions along three main pillars 1) the monitoring of plastic waste, 2) its collection and valorization, 2) the prevention of the proliferation of non-degradable plastics.
Along seven rivers and in five countries, scientists from 22 partners in the UPSTREAM project (Horizon-Miss-2022-Ocean-01-04) are researching and developing a total of 14 solutions for monitoring, preventing, removing and valorising waste (L), plastics (P) and microplastics (MP).
In our research project konti | detect we develop a multifunctional, continuous detection and evaluation tool for microplastics in water. This will provide comprehensive, harmonized sampling and thus qualified data acquisition of microplastic contamination in surface waters, seawater, and wastewater.
The NEoPoly project is involves the development of a removal technology for the economic removal of water-soluble synthetic polymers from industrial wastewater based on circular process control and the resource-saving use of innovative process chemicals. This is a project from abcr GmbH and Wasser 3.0 gGmbH and is funded by the innovation promotion of the state Baden-Wuerttemberg.
At the Landau-Mörlheim wastewater treatment plant operated by Entsorgungs- und Wirtschaftsbetriebe Landau i.d.Pfalz (EWL), the Wasser 3.0 PE-X® process was used for the first time in a long-term trial in municipal wastewater. Accompanied by the continuous detection of microplastics, extensive data sets were obtained.
In the REC-MP project, a rapid test for microplastic detection was developed in the funding period 01.10.2021 to 30.09.2022, which was then tested with students during the Water Days 2023.
Further information
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The knowledge database section pools knowledge and provides an overview of the most common questions and answers about water without microplastics
We develop solutions for water without microplastics, carry out feasibility studies and implement educational projects.
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Textiles made from synthetic fibers can release microplastics both when washed and worn. This knowledge is not new. What drove us in our study was the question of how many microplastics different basic fiber materials release and how recycled fibers perform in comparison. Our current cycling jersey comparison provides exciting and groundbreaking answers.
11. April 2025
Our analytics team deals with microplastic analysis on a daily basis. From standard protocols to optimization and new innovations, everything is included. Reason enough to take a closer look.
31. March 2025
Our technical center team focuses on industrial wastewater from laboratory scale to real applications. We work hand in hand to ensure clean water and functioning processes - quickly and efficiently.
