RePhoR at the 57th Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft

The 57th Essener Tagung took place from 06-08.03.2024. It provided new impulses with its thematic focus on “Paths to sustainable water management and society”. In the opening speech, Prof. Dr. Thomas Wintgens, ISA of RWTH Aachen University, Dr. Bettina Hoffmann, Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMUV, and Ms. Gunda Röstel, Deputy Chairwoman of the German Council for Sustainable Development, made it clear that the water sector holds three key positions in the sustainability transformation with climate, biodiversity and resource protection. The RePhoR joint projects P-Net and RePhoRM also presented their current work and interim results in the “Sewage sludge/phosphorus” thematic block.

On the last day, the participants of the excursion had the opportunity to visit the phosphorus recovery plant of PhosRec GmbH in beautiful weather. Even before the official inauguration and commissioning, the visitors were welcomed by employees from the AMPHORE project in Bottrop. After a short introductory talk, the visitors were taken on a joint tour of the plant in the multifunctional hall. The PARFORCE® process implemented here and the work planned as part of the project were presented to the visitors on the basis of diagrams and during a tour of the plant. Following completion, the phosphorus recovery plant is now in the commissioning phase and is due to start the two-year trial phase in the middle of the year.

Further information on the joint projects can be found under the following link: https://www.bmbf-rephor.de/en/joint-projects/