“CleanWater” project: Safe wastewater treatment in emerging countries

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

Approaches for the implementation of a low-energy small wastewater treatment plant made of textile-reinforced concrete in a rectangular and cylindrical shape

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

Textile reinforcement of the composite element at IIT-Madras

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

International and interdisciplinary collaboration – virtual meeting between the Indian partners on site in Chennai and the German partners

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

Site inspection of the local conditions in the Jhansi region

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

Gathering of the opportunities and the challenges

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

Materials development of the components – textile reinforcement at ITA

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

Fracture test on the concrete matrix at IIT-Madras

Figure: ITA, RWTH Aachen

Within the „CleanWater“ Indo-German project, researchers are developing together with industrial partners a modular, resource-efficient solution concept for enabling wastewater treatment in rural regions. The complete article (in German language only) can be read in the „BetonBauteile Jahrbuch 2022“ yearbook, which is available at the Profil bookstore of Bauverlag.

Within the „CleanWater“ Indo-German project, researchers of the Institute of Textile Technology (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University (Aachen), the Department of Civil Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) (Chennai) and the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSI-SERC) (Chennai) – in cooperation with the industrial partners Betonwerk Hentschel GmbH (Elsterwerda) and Raina Industries Private Limited (Mumbai) – are developing a modular, resource-efficient solution concept for enabling the treatment of wastewater in rural regions.

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