ITV Denkendorf present at "High-Tex from Germany"

The ITV Denkendorf will be present at the "High-Tex from Germany" exhibition for the fourth time. Previously held in Atlanta, Shanghai and Moscow, this year’s exhibition will be held in Mumbai (India) from 10th to 12th October 2007. The fair presents current developments in the environmental technology research area.

The ITV will be present on the German stand; focusing on ecological technology, the ITV will feature current developments and innovations from the environmental technology research field. With ecological challenges in India and other Asian countries specifically in mind, the ITV is focusing on ecological aspects and will provide information on solutions for the broad range of environmental problems faced in textile production and other industries in these countries. Major focus will be put on methods and processes for the recycling of materials as well as the resolution of wastewater and exhaust gas problems.

Textile carrier with bacteria (Photo: ITV)

In cooperation with industrial partners, the ITV has in recent years developed textile materials for use in environmental protection such as textile-based filters, membranes and textile carriers for biomass attachment. The ITV is hoping that by exhibiting at the High-Tex from Germany fair these products and solutions will gain access to the Asian market and help German industry find new clients. At the same time, the ITV is on the look-out for dialogue with educational and research institutions in Asia with the aim of initiating environmental projects and solutions for regional environmental problems. The ITV is also participating in the partnering event, focussing on global networking for the benefit of the environment.

The companies Cleartec Water Management and Berghof Filtrations- and Anlagentechnik will exhibit at the same booth as the ITV. They too will address environmental aspects, thus complementing the information provided by the ITV on environmental technology.

Textile finishing industry showing concern for the environment

Cleartec will be presenting innovative wastewater purification systems that can be used in municipal and industrial sewage plants. These systems are aimed at stabilising and improving discharge values as well as contributing to increasing the performance of existing plants. Amongst other things, the company will present its biotextile Cleartec®, which has already been used extremely successfully in reference plants. In cooperation with the ITV, this innovative, high-performance textile fixed bed was further developed for biological wastewater purification in the textile finishing industry. Berghof will present further solutions for the effective purification of wastewater and will provide information on the products Berghof BioFlow, BioPuls and BioAir. The company is a leader in external membrane bioreactor filtration, in which it combines biological preparation and membrane filtration, thereby creating specific advantages relating to purification time, efficiency, maintenance, operation and cost structures of the plants. The technology was developed in cooperation with environmental engineers from the ITV.

Wastewater treatment: standard textile carrier module (Photo: ITV)

The High-Tex from Germany exhibition will be complemented by a symposium featuring presentations of the research institutions and universities exhibiting in India. The ITV will present two papers on environmental technology. Dr. Thomas Stegmaier, who is, amongst other things, the head of environmental technology at the ITV, will give a presentation on the use of textile carrier materials in the biological purification of wastewater in municipal and industrial sewage plants. The paper will show how to increase performance in the biological reaction systems of sewage plants, thereby defining a concrete optimisation potential that is key for the cost-effectiveness and performance of the entire system. Dr. Jamal Sarsour of the ITV will give a presentation on a highly-efficient and low-energy method for the recycling of process water – a topic that will certainly be of huge interest for representatives from the textile finishing industry, particularly in view of the huge amounts of wastewater generated.

Source: ITV Denkendorf - 13.09.2007