Research project AKIZ
Integrated wastewater concept for industrial zones with measures for wastewater avoidance and reutilization (energy and resources recovery) for transformation and development countries in tropic regions – example from Tra Noc industrial zone, Vietnam
Sub-Project 1: Coordination of the joint research project and development of an integrated management concept
Partner: Institute for Environmental Engineering and Management at the Private University Witten/Herdecke gGmbH (IEEM)
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), subcontract IEEM
Duration: November 2009 - April 2014
Contact: Dr.-Ing. Catalin Stefan
Internet: www.akiz.de
Project description:
Over the past years the economic growth in Vietnam has risen significantly. As a result Vietnam has an increasing number of more than 200 registered industrial zones without sustainable wastewater treatment. To approach this challenge, a "Flagship Project" is realized for Tra Noc Industrial Zone in Can Tho City, located in the Mekong-Delta. Accomplishing activities for the central sewage treatment plant of the industrial zone, the German-Vietnamese joint research project develops an integrated wastewater concept for industrial zones (AKIZ = "Integriertes Abwasserkonzept für Industriezonen") to secure the efficiency and sustainable operation of the whole wastewater system including all its technical components. In addition to the combination of centralized and decentralized wastewater treatment solutions, the close connection of technical and financial planning is an important part of the integrative approach. This also includes adequate structures for wastewater tariffing and cost allocation.
Within the frame of six sub-projects, German and Vietnamese research and industrial partners jointly perform the research work and practical application of the pilot systems in Tra Noc together with relevant local authorities.
The project is leaded by the Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management at the University of Witten / Herdecke gGmbH (IEEM), further partners are the University Braunschweig, Leibniz University of Hanover, Technical University of Darmstadt and the University of Stuttgart. In the frame of work package one, the Institute should analyse waste management issues. AKIZ is closely linked with the research project INHAND which is coordinated by the Institute of Waste Management and Contaminated Site Treatment.