Projects
Below are mentioned few example for main activities:
2012 Invited lecturer with the presentation “REVERSE OSMOSIS, NANOFILTRATION AND SEEDING TECHNOLOGY FOR AN ECONOMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE PURIFICATION OF LANDFILL LEACHATE” at the 11th World Filtration Congress (WFC11) in GRAZ, AUSTRIA, APRIL 16-20, 2012
2011 Invited presenter for the survey lecture “Membrane Processes for the treatment of Water and Wastewater” at FILTECH 2011, Int. Conference & Exhibition for Filtration and Separation Technology, March 22-24, Wiesbaden, Germany
2010 – 2011 Collaboration as desalination expert at the technical bid evaluation for the seawater desalination plant of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) at Jorf Lasfar with a production of 75,800 m³/day in
phase I, assigned by JESA /Jacobs Engineering in Casablanca
2010 Presentation and poster “Purification of AMD with a Multi- Staged Process Based on Nanofiltration - Avoiding Environmentally Harmful Discharge and Enabling Reuse of Valuable Components” at the 2nd International Congress on Water Management in the Mining Industry “wim2010”, 9.-11.06.2010, Santiago de Chile
2010 Invited lecturer at the pre-congress wim2010 workshop: “Agua de mar: alternativa de abastecimiento para proyectos mineros” (sea water – alternative supply for mining projects), 9.06.2010, Santiago de Chile, with the presentation “Captación y descarga en desalación” (intake and discharge in desalination)
2010 Invited lecturer at the International Congress “SAVE energy, SAVE water, SAVE the planet”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 3. – 5.06.2010, with the presentation “Water and Waste Water Treatment with Membrane Technology - New Dimensions in Water Management”
2010 Scouting activities for preparation and collaboration at the on site investigations for seawater intake and brine discharge feasibility for a desalination plant with 74,000 m³/d permeate production in Ras Al Khaimah / U.A.E.
2010 Invited lecturer at the “Hamburg Water Forum for the EMA Region”, Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development e.V., Hamburg, 11./12.03.2010, with the presentation “Decentralised Waste Water Treatment with Membrane Bioreactors for the EMA-Region”
2010 Invited member of an official delegation for the discussion of items related with waste water treatment between the Ministries for Environment of Aragon in Spain and North Rhine- Westphalia in Germany during the Water Fair SMAGUA in Zaragoza on 2.-4.03.2010
2010 Internal workshops with experts from the Technical Universities in Freiberg and Cottbus in Germany about purification of acid mine drainage AMD with an advanced multi-staged process based on nanofiltration on 11./12.02.2010
2009 Invited lecturer at the 654. DECHEMA-Kolloquium “Innovations in seawater desalination” on 29.10.2009 in Frankfurt/Main with the presentation “Developments and trends in seawater desalination with reverse osmosis”
2009 Collaboration as senior reverse osmosis expert at a due diligence report for the Algerian Energy Company Spa (AEC) concerning the seawater desalination RO plant HAMMA in Algiers with a production of 200,000 m³ of drinking water per day assigned by LAHMEYER International GmbH, Bad Vilbel
2009 Co-founder of the initiative ESCEG (<École Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique> based <Seawater Reverse Osmosis> Consulting Experts Group) with professors and researcher in Algeria in cooperation with external experts
2009 Invited instructor for the 4-day intensive course “Systèmes de Prise d´Eau et Prétraitment en Osmose Inverse” organised by Middle East Desalination Research Center MEDRC of Oman in cooperation with GioGeP and École Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique of Algiers, presenting seawater intake systems and pre-treatment concepts for SWRO plants, 24.-27.05.2009, Tipaza, Algeria
2009 Presentation “Avoiding environmental impacts of seawater intake and pre-treatment with sub-seabed drains type Neodren” on the EDS conference <desalination for the environment>, 17.-20.05.2009, Baden-Baden, Germany
2009 Article “Safe, economical and environmentally sound chlorination using electrolysis” for ARCHIV DES BADEWESENS, 3/2009
2009 Presentation “Advanced waste water treatment with Bio-Filt - membrane bioreactor for grey and black water treatment for the naval industry”, on the conference ENVIRO-YACHT 2009, 24.-26.02.2009, Bremen, Germany
2008 Presentation “Seawater intake and partial pre-treatment with Neodren - results from investigation and long-term operation” on the EuroMed 2008, Congress on Desalination Cooperation among Mediterranean Countries of Europe and the MENA Region, 9.-13.11.2008, Dead Sea, Jordania
2008 Presentation “Treatment of Olive Mill Waste Water” on the National Workshop on <Possible Methods for the Safe Disposal and Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewater>, 6.11.2008 in Damascus, Syria, assigned by the United Nations Development Programme UNDP
2008 Qualified to participate at the workshop “Brine Discharge Management - Environmental planning, prediction and management of brine discharges from desalination plants” at the Middle East Desalination Research Centre MEDRC, 3.- 4.11.2008, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
2008 Collaboration at the first steps of on site investigations for seawater intake and brine discharge feasibility for desalination plants of different size in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia and South-Africa
2008 Invited speaker at the WATER MANAGEMENT CONGRESS EUROPE of naseba in Prague, presenting “Treatment of domestic and industrial waste water based on membrane technology“
2008 Investigation regarding the disinfection of the effluent of the WWTP Astana, Kasachstan, with membrane technology assigned by Kurylysexpertproject 2008 Collaboration at the technical bid evaluation for the desalination plants (2 x 55,500 m³/day) for the project Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai assigned by NAKHEEL
2007 Awarded with the ATCP Award 2007 of the Asociación Técnica de la Celulosa y el Papel for the seminar “Tecnología de Membranas” during the XII Jornadas Técnicas de la Celulosa y el Papel, Concepción, Chile
2007 Collaboration at the first steps of on site investigations for seawater intake, brine discharge and construction feasibility for desalination plants in North Africa with 100.000 and 500.000 m³/day
2007 Collaboration at the elaboration of the tender documents for the desalination plants (2 x 55,500 m³/day) for the Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai assigned by NAKHEEL
2007 Realisation of a “water experts workshop” in Rom for distinguished member of the Italian Army and Air Force entitled “Seawater desalination and wastewater treatment with economical and ecological sustainable membrane technology”
2007 Presentation “Seawater intake and pre-treatment / brine discharge - environmental issues” on the EDS conference <desalination and the environment> at Halkidiki, Greece
2007 Invited speaker at the GLOBAL WATER MANAGEMENT CONGRESS 2007 of naseba in Dubai, presenting “Improving economical and ecological aspects in seawater desalination“
2007 Invited lecture “Technical, ecological and economical aspects of desalination of brackish water and seawater”, workshop about the future of water desalination,KfW Bankengruppe, 17.01.2007, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2006 Supporting the elaboration of the feasibility study for the seawater intake system based on Neodren for the desalination plant at Gold Coast near Brisbane, Australia (feed water 350,000 m³/day) assigned by OTV/VEOLIA
2006 First international presentation of the economical and ecological sustainable Neodren system for seawater intake and pre-treatment from Catalana de Perforacions based on sub-seabed drains and HDD technology on the EDS desalination conference in Montpellier
2006 One day workshop “Membrane technology for potable water treatment” as professional training for hygiene inspectors assigned by Sanitätsbetrieb Brixen/Bressanone, Italy
2005 Plenary lecture “Membrane Technology - Trends and Perspectives”, opening session for FILTECH 2005, Int. Conference & Exhibition for Filtration and Separation Technology in Wiesbaden, Germany
2005 Presentation “Treatment of the slurry from biogas plants with membrane technology“ on the 2. North-German Biogas Conference in Hildesheim
2005 Chief consultant for technical bid evaluation for the DBOOT project "100.000/200.000 m³/d seawater desalination plant at Minjur" of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) in Chennai/India assigned by LAHMEYER International GmbH, Bad Vilbel in cooperation with Gherzi Eastern Ltd, Mumbai
2004 Presentation “Isles-Specific Water Management Based on Membrane Technology” on the I Worldwide Congress “Resources and Waste Management” – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ISLANDS, isr, 29.11.2004, Palma de Mallorca, summarizing long time activities in this field
2004 Revision of the details regarding membrane technology of the Cahier des Clauses Techniques Particulières (CCTP) and of the Cahier des Clauses Administratives Particulières (CCAP) of the tender for a reverse osmosis system with two identical plants according the “plug & play”-concept for the desalination of brackish water with a permeate production of up to 5,000 m³/day for Jerba, Tunesia in cooperation with GKW CONSULT, Mannheim assigned by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Frankfurt
2004 Revision of the details regarding membrane technology of the Cahier des Clauses Techniques Particulières (CCTP) of the tender for a reverse osmosis unit for the desalination of brackish water with a permeate production of up to 8,500 m³/day as forth street for the plant in Gabes, Tunesia in cooperation with GKW CONSULT, Mannheim assigned by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Frankfurt
2004 Presentation “Reverse osmosis – plant design” during the seminar “Introduction into sea water desalination / technology – markets - environment” of the Deutsche MeerwasserEntsalzung e. V. (German Desalination Society), 13.-14.05.2004, Duisburg, summarizing 30 years of activities in membrane technology
2004 Activities for the project “First phase of the preparation of a DBU-conference: Application of membrane processes in the food industry with main focus on water recycling” in cooperation with the Faculty for Natural Sciences, Technical Chemistry, of the University of Paderborn assigned by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU, German Environmental Foundation), Osnabrück
2003 Support of the SONEDE (SOCIETE NATIONALE D´EXPLOITATION ET DE DISTRIBUTION DES EAUX) during design of different plants for the production of potable water from brackish water in the range of 2,000 to 6,000 m³/d in South Tunesia, including investigation of possible sites at Mareth, Matmata, Menzel Habib,Tozeur, Nafta, Hezoua, Souk Lahad, Kebili, Douz, Beni Khedache, Kettana, Sidi Makhlouf, Halg Jmal, Gabes and Jerba, in cooperation with GKW CONSULT, Mannheim assigned by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Frankfurt
2003 – 2004 Support for the introduction to the market in Spain for plants for dead-end ultrafiltration of a German company for the improved purification of drinking water and industrial water with main emphasis on separation of legionella
2002 Chairman of the Round Table "GREY & BLACK WATER TREATMENT" at the SECOND ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP FOR THE EXECUTIVES OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY, 22. - 24.09.2002, Hotel ATLANTIC, Hamburg
2002 Initiation and realisation of preliminary trials for the project AREM (treatment of residual broth from fermentation in the production of biogas with membrane processes) based on ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and the module technique of ROCHEM UF-Systeme, Hamburg.
2002 Awarded with the Stanley Gray Award Marine Technology of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology for the presentation „Production of Potable Water from Seawater with Reverse Osmosis“, based on results of consulting activities for Pall Wassertechnik, Hamburg and technical paper presented in Bahrain and Kuwait
2001 – 2003 Support for the introduction on the market for plants of the company G.A.S., Krefeld for clean power generation from landfill gas and biogas in Spain and Italy
2001 – 2003 Support of the process development, of preliminary trials and the realisation of a plant for the purification of pig slurry with the combination ultrafiltration / reverse osmosis and modules with open channel-technique for GEMA-PUR in Belgium
2001 – 2002 Initiation of the working group SAMRO (purification of filter backwash water with reverse osmosis) and membrane specific consulting activities during the realisation of the project „optimisation of the sludge water management in leisure swimming parks with low pressure reverse osmosis and FM module technology with an adapted sink for contaminants and integrated rainwater utilisation” in the leisure swimming park BERGISCHE SONNE in Wuppertal, subsidised by the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
2001 – 2002 Collaboration on the handbook „Purification of Wastewater with Membrane Technology“ edited by the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of North Rhine Westphalia
2001 – 2002 Support for the pilot trials and investigation regarding the treatment of tannery wastewater with membrane technology within the feasibility study for a wastewater treatment plant for 8.000 m³/d in Lorca/Spain for Aquagest Levante, associated company of ondeo
2001 Selection and coaching of the bidder group MADESA / PURAC until the successful pre-qualification for the project ORAN (sea water desalination plant for 100.000 m³/d)
2001 International market survey and presentation support for the introduction of a novel pump of Danfoss for plants for the desalination of sea water with reverse osmosis to plant manufacturer in Germany and on Canary Islands
1998 – 2003 Support for the R+D project „Investigation of a heterogeneous industrial wastewater from a central wastewater treatment plant of the aircraft industry using reverse osmosis to obtain process water of high quality“ at the hangar of Lufthansa Technik AG in Hamburg, subsidised by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research
1998 Initiation and membrane specific consultant activities for the project „decentralised purification of brushing water in a cold rolling mill with dead-end ultrafiltration“ at Wieland Werke AG Werk Langenberg, Velbert, subsidised by the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of North Rhine Westphalia
1997 – 2002 Initiation and membrane specific consultant activities for the R+D project ENROD (energy recovery at reverse osmosis plants with pressure exchange system), subsidised by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, including accompaniment of the long time operating demonstration at a sea water desalination plant for 10.000 m³/d on Lanzarote and the implementation on Gran Canaria for SIEMAG Transplan GmbH, Netphen
1997 – 1998 Initiation and membrane specific consultant activities for the R+D project MESAB (implementation of a closed water loop for the example textile finishing industry using microfiltration for biologically treated wastewater and recycling of the treated water as process water), subsidised by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, for Fiedler Maschinenbau, Lützen, realised at Frowein, Wuppertal
1995 until today Support for different activities and projects related with the purification of landfill leachate with reverse osmosis and/or controlled infiltration of reverse osmosis retentate into the landfill body at landfill sites in Belgium, Bolivia (Sta. Cruz de la Sierra), Germany, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, USA, Spain
1991 – 1993 Support for the development of the first high pressure reverse osmosis for 120 and 150 bar, management concerning the development of the concept and the implementation, as well as the optimisation of the operating costs of the pressure-staged reverse osmosis plant for the purification of landfill leachate with a feed capacity of 1,200 m³/d (up to now the biggest plant of this technology world wide) at the Ihlenberg landfill site (formerly Schönberg) for the landfill operator DMG
1990 – 1998 Support of engineering offices or plant manufacturer or landfill operator or authorities concerning the implementation of reverse osmosis plants for the purification of landfill leachate at landfill sites in Germany like Colditz, Cröbern, Halle-Lochau, Hängelsberge, Nißma, Ormesheim
1989 Development of the concept, supervising of the manufacturing and management of the commissioning for the reverse osmosis plant for the purification of landfill leachate with 864 m³/d feed capacity at the Schönberg landfill site (today Ihlenberg) in behalf of URT, Hürth
1988 Support for the design and manufacturing of the reverse osmosis plant for the purification of landfill leachate on the landfill site for special waste Schwabach in behalf ROCHEM RO-Wasserbehandlung, Hamburg
