Introduction of an online hydrogen sulphide analytic device for the creation of an efficient andeconomical and ecological sustainable waste water infrastructure in europe
Our waste water consists of many dissolved and undissolved substances from industrial, commercial and domestic waste
water. This results in a special environmental problem within the sewer: hydrogen sulphide (H2S).
The effects of H2S are drastic. Economically very high infrastructure costs arise in our sewage system resulting from
sulphuric acid corrosion (investment needs Europe > 250 bn €). Ecologically it is proven that an increasing bulking sludge
formation results which is fatal for the microbiology in a sewage plant.
In order to eliminate H2S, high amounts of chemicals are currently pumped through the European sewage system. But the
use of chemicals could be drastically reduced when measures would be taken already at the point of origin in the waste
water collection point, which prevent the H2S formation selectively. For this purpose, a measurement procedure is
necessary that can register on-site and online the H2S concentration.
We, the ECH, have successfully managed to develop a new measurement method that is solving this problem. Objective of
the SME Phase 1 is a feasibility study for an H2S analyzing device (TRL 6). Target customers are municipal and private
companies of the waste water industry, industrial sewage treatment plants, contract laboratories (market volume 200-500 m
€). The advantages of the H2S-Analyzer are:
Technology:
- Measurement of smallest H2S incidences from 0,01 ppm
- Fast measurements (<10 min)
- automatized online measurement
Ecologically:
- Proofed reduction of chemicals use for the treatment of H2S at least 40-50%
Economically:
- Reduction of expenditures for replacement investments in the waste water infrastructure
- Cost savings of at least 40 % due to the low use of chemicals
The H2S-Analyzer is as a key factor of the ECH and will lead to significant increases in the company´s turnover, increase of
employees and in the long-term to a lower use of chemicals in the sewer industry. H2S-Analyzer – Good for you and the
environment!