Advancing Sustainability of Process Industries through Digital and Circular Water Use Innovations

Projektinformationen

AquaSPICE

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 958396

DOI

10.3030/958396

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 1 Oktober 2020

Startdatum 1 Dezember 2020

Enddatum 31 Mai 2025

Finanziert unter

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing

Gesamtkosten

€ 12 157 849,02

EU-Beitrag

€ 10 522 185,44

Koordiniert durch

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN
Germany

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Leistungen

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Corporate Identity and Logo

This report will include the project logo, templates and the style guide which will set up the basis to achieve a homogeneous branding.[This Deliverable is related to Task 8.1]

Brochure and Info-board

These two printed materials will be used for the dissemination of AquaSPICE to the general public in conferences and events.[This Deliverable is related to Task 8.1]

Project Website

The public website will inform the wider community of the objectives of AquaSPICE project and its activities and progress.[This Deliverable is related to Task 8.1]

Documents, reports (20)

a. AI Inference Tool for Water Efficiency Problem Detection and Remedial Action (Intermediate Report)

Intermediate report on the data analytics component for context-aware situation detection and related documentation. [This Deliverable is related to Task 4.5]

Production System & Value Chain Dynamic Process Modell

The novel process modelling scheme to be used by WaterCPS will be detailed. The scheme will encompass production line(s) and value chain(s).and be implemented in software. The dynamic elements & algorithms that will connect to RTM to provide shadow twining of the physical systems will also be detailed. Basic models for the 6 use case will be described.[This Deliverable is related to Task 4.1]

Technology configuration and basic design for each CS

Definition of technologies employed in CS with design specifications.[This Deliverable is related to Task 2.1]

User Analysis, Use Cases Requirements and Quality Criteria

Co-creation environments for stakeholders’ engagement as well as defining water requirements envelope.[This Deliverable is related to Task 1.2]

Technologies and Practices Evaluation Framework

Definition of how technologies and industrial practices will be described and evaluated (e.g. listing parameters).[This Deliverable is related to Task 2.2]

Database and Data-Control Bus Documentation

Documentation of the messaging data bus with integration and configuration guidelines.[This Deliverable is related to Task 5.2]

a. Water Efficiency Optimization Services (Intermediate Report)

Intermediate report on the mathematical models for all optimization problems encountered in AquaSPICE, generic and scalable optimization methods, possibly relying upon optimization platforms (e.g., Gurobi, CPLEX). These methods will be encapsulated within appropriate web services that will disentangle model and data acquisition. [This Deliverable is related to Task 4.6]

Cognitive Model and Simulation of Water-Related Processes

Extensions to the D4.1 base process modelling scheme will be detailed and add cognitive attributes to the models. An extensive system scenario building and simulation mechanism will be described, as well as related algorithms that will provide services to the Knowledge Core and any water efficiency tools, like those developed by T1.4 - T1.6.[This Deliverable is related to Task 4.3]

a. Water Efficiency Applications Framework for the Process Industry (Intermediate Report)

Intermediate report on Water efficiency framework for enhanced water efficiency and assessment and optimisation procedures incorporating results from WP 1 tasks. [This Deliverable is related to Task 1.5]

a. Case Studies First Operation Phase Summary Report (Intermediate Report)

Intermediate report on collecting the first feedback by the users after the deployment of technologies and execution of test scenarios. [This Deliverable is related to Task 6.3.-6.8]

Approaches to Industrial Water Efficiency

Current practices and approaches will be assessed to assess and address gaps (e.g. inefficiencies, barriers, drivers).[This Deliverable is related to Task 1.1]

Interfaces and Application Software Prototype

Report on the design of the dashboard allowing WaterCPS users to access specific functionalities of the AquaSPICE components.[This Deliverable is related to Task 5.3]

RTM Specification and System Architecture

This deliverable will correspond to a document in which the architecture design and identified requirements from the case-studies will be documented.[This Deliverable is related to Task 3.1]

Business and Financing Models Adapted to AquaSPICE Solutions

Development and analysis of new business models for the delivery and the usage of the AquaSPICE technologies as well as the related financial schemes.[This Deliverable is related to Task 7.2]

Plan for Communication and Dissemination

This deliverable will include all communication and dissemination needs from the project are considered and coordinated.[This Deliverable is related to Task 8.1]

Use Cases Definition with Baseline Assessment

Formal definition of the 6 AquaSPICE pilot systems, their boundaries, descriptive models & attributes, internal & external environments, constraints, actors, goals & targets. Their baseline states will also be defined and assessed qualitatively on the basis of criteria set by T1.2, to be used as benchmarks for the pilots.[This Deliverable is related to Task 1.3]

The AquaSPICE Conceptual Water Efficiency Framework

Development of conceptual water efficiency framework for enhanced water efficiency and assessment and optimisation procedures.[This Deliverable is related to Task 1.5]

Data Management and Harmonization Plan

This deliverable will document the development of the common data exchange model (semantic model) and the corresponding interfaces to transform the case-study data into the common interoperable model.[This Deliverable is related to Task 3.2]

WaterCPS Services Specifications, Functional Model, and System Design

Detailed specifications and design of the services and integrated functional model of the WaterCPS platform. It will analyse the interfaces, specifications and information flow among all modules/ components. [This Deliverable is related to Task 5.1]

Data Models, Taxonomy and Ontology Industrial Water Use

Definition of the common data exchange model (ontology) as an extension of SAREF4WATER in order to interrelate processes and operational measurements for enabling a common understanding of the information.[This Deliverable is related to Task 1.4]

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (2)

Enabling Platform for Water Symbiotic Schemes

An online platform, which will be able to (a) map the water/wastewater streams in a given geographical region, (b) propose alternative solutions for wastewater reuse, and (c) assess the economic feasibility of the proposed solutions, based on the economic output of each involved stakeholder (source and receiver of the wastewater).[This Deliverable is related to Task 2.9]

Data Integrity and Security Assurance in RTM architecture

Specification and implementation of security mechanism to ensure data reliability and also, integrity in the information access and management.[This Deliverable is related to Task 3.4]

Veröffentlichungen

Conference proceedings (10)

Model Development For Cooling Towers And Optimization Of Their Fan And Pump Operation Strategy

Autoren: Chamanthi Jayaweera, Joachim Wauman, Arne Verliefde, I. Nopens, Ivaylo Hitsov
Veröffentlicht in: 11th IWA Symposium on Modelling and Integrated Assessment (Watermatex 2023), 2023
Herausgeber: IWA

APPLICATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONCEPT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY WASTEWATER REUSE POSSIBILITIES

Autoren: NICOLETA DANIELA FRUNZA, OANA IRIMIA, NARCIS BARSAN, CIPRIAN NANU
Veröffentlicht in: The 16th International Conference of Constructive Design and Technological Optimization in Machine Building Field OPROTEH 2021, 2021
Herausgeber: ”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Faculty of Engineering

Water-smart strategies to support decision making for water resource management in the industrial context​

Autoren: Nele Desmet, Janelcy Alferes, Sven Kempeneers, Sander Latte, Ivaylo Hitsov, Chamanti Jayaweera, Kristof De Neve, Joachim Wauman, Ralf Bosch, Sofie Van Ermen, Piet Seuntjens, Inge Genné
Veröffentlicht in: 11th IWA Symposium on Modelling and Integrated Assessment (Watermatex 2023), 2023
Herausgeber: IWA

Harvesting The Value Of Wastewater To Preserve Freshwater Supply Through Circular And Digital Water Use Innovations

Autoren: Johann Poinapen, Siddarth Seshan, Chuan Jiet Teo
Veröffentlicht in: 13th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, 2022
Herausgeber: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Reshape Water Use at Dow’s Key Water Stressed Sites in Europe

Autoren: Dow Olefinverbund GmbH together with Dow Terneuzen
Veröffentlicht in: The 13th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, Ausgabe Application for presentation submitted (ID 5481553), 2022
Herausgeber: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Cognitive Manufacturing: The role of process modelling and optimisation.

Autoren: N. Sarantinoudis, G. Tsinarakis, K. Kalaboukas, P. Eirinakis and G. Arampatzis
Veröffentlicht in: 31st European Conference on Operational Research., Ausgabe 11-14 July 2021, 2021, Seite(n) 186, ISBN 978-618-85079-1-3
Herausgeber: University of West Attica

Getting the bigger picture: Smart monitoring network for intake water management and climate change adaptation

Autoren: Janelcy Alferes
Veröffentlicht in: 13th IWA Conference on Instrumentation,Control and Automation, 2022
Herausgeber: ICA2022

Optimizing the wastewater treatment flow in process industries through Digital Twins

Autoren: Ioannis Avgerinos, Yiannis Mourtos, Stavros Vatikiotis and Georgios Zois
Veröffentlicht in: LEADING AND MANAGING IN THE DIGITAL ERA: Shaping the Future of Work and Business Education (LMDE 2023), 2023
Herausgeber: LEADING AND MANAGING IN THE DIGITAL ERA

The AquaSPICE Industrial Symbiosis Enabling Platform

Autoren: Sam Earnshaw, Panagiotis Dedousis, Antonia Vyrkou, Tryfonas Pieri, George Arampatzis, Athanasios Angelis Dimakis
Veröffentlicht in: 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Ausgabe 30 August to 2 September 2023, 2023
Herausgeber: 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology

Modelling Closed-Water Loops in the Process Industries

Autoren: Karkou Efthalia, Savvakis Nikos, Aryblia Maria, Angelis-Dimakis Athanasios, Arampatzis George
Veröffentlicht in: 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Ausgabe 30 August to 2 September 2023, 2023
Herausgeber: 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
DOI: 10.30955/gnc2023.00565

Peer reviewed articles (12)

A decision support system for optimised industrial water management

Autoren: Stavros Vatikiotis, Ioannis Avgerinos, Stathis Plitsos, Georgios Zois
Veröffentlicht in: Expert Systems with Applications, Ausgabe 271, 2025, Seite(n) 126673, ISSN 0957-4174
Herausgeber: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2025.126673

Water efficiency solutions for the oil refinery industry

Autoren: Efthalia Karkou, Antonia Papadaki, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Andrea Naves Arnaldos, George Arampatzis
Veröffentlicht in: Journal of Environmental Management, Ausgabe 391, 2025, Seite(n) 126343, ISSN 0301-4797
Herausgeber: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126343

Hybrid model development emulating linear polarization resistance method towards optimizing dosages of corrosion inhibitors

Autoren: Chamanthi Denisha Jayaweera, Ivaylo Hitsov, David Fernandes del Pozo, Elias De Ketelaere, Tom Depover, Sarah Isabell Müller, Thomas Diekow, Arne Verliefde, Ingmar Nopens
Veröffentlicht in: Electrochimica Acta, Ausgabe 525, 2025, Seite(n) 146116, ISSN 0013-4686
Herausgeber: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2025.146116

Dynamic vs real time life cycle assessment

Autoren: Antonia Vyrkou, Maria Aryblia, Nikolaos Savvakis, Ingrid Nicacio, Owais Siddique, George Arampatzis, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis
Veröffentlicht in: Cleaner Environmental Systems, Ausgabe 18, 2025, Seite(n) 100296, ISSN 2666-7894
Herausgeber: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100296

Assessing the feasibility of using a data-driven corrosion rate model for optimizing dosages of corrosion inhibitors

Autoren: Chamanthi Denisha Jayaweera, David Fernandes del Pozo, Ivaylo Plamenov Hitsov, Maxime Van Haeverbeke, Thomas Diekow, Arne Verliefde, Ingmar Nopens
Veröffentlicht in: npj Materials Degradation, Ausgabe 8, 2024, Seite(n) 397-2106, ISSN 2397-2106
Herausgeber: npj materials design, Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s41529-024-00545-8

Industrial circular water use practices through the application of a conceptual water efficiency framework in the process industry

Autoren: Efthalia Karkou, Chuan Jiet Teo, Nikolaos Savvakis, Johann Poinapen, George Arampatzis
Veröffentlicht in: Journal of Environmental Management, Ausgabe 370, 2025, Seite(n) 122596, ISSN 0301-4797
Herausgeber: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122596

Managing industrial water treatment processes knowledge with knowledge graphs

Autoren: Nikos Papageorgiou, Dimitra Pournara, Dimitris Apostolou, Gregoris Mentzas
Veröffentlicht in: Intelligent Decision Technologies, Ausgabe 19, 2025, Seite(n) 687-717, ISSN 1872-4981
Herausgeber: IOS Press
DOI: 10.1177/18724981251321368

Process innovations and circular strategies for closing the water loop in a process industry

Autoren: Efthalia Karkou, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Marco Parlapiano, Nikolaos Savvakis, Owais Siddique, Antonia Vyrkou, Massimiliano Sgroi, Francesco Fatone, George Arampatzis
Veröffentlicht in: Journal of Environmental Management, Ausgabe 370, 2024, Seite(n) 122748, ISSN 0301-4797
Herausgeber: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122748

Evaluation of various pretreatments of surface water for ion exchange demineralization in industrial applications

Autoren: Sarah I. Mueller, Eduard de las Heras García, Lies Hamelink, Lisa Wyseure, David H. Moed, Ivaylo P. Hitsov, Gergana Chapanova, Thomas Diekow, Christian Kaiser, Laurence Palmowski, Thomas Wintgens
Veröffentlicht in: Journal of Water Process Engineering, Ausgabe 71, 2025, Seite(n) 107224, ISSN 2214-7144
Herausgeber: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107224

Development of a hybrid model for reliably predicting the thermal performance of direct contact countercurrent cooling towers

Autoren: Chamanthi Jayaweera, Niels Groot, Steven Meul, Arne Verliefde, Ingmar Nopens, Ivaylo Hitsov
Veröffentlicht in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Ausgabe 197, 2024, Seite(n) 123336, ISSN 0017-9310
Herausgeber: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.123336

Comparison of cooling tower blowdown and enhanced make up water treatment to minimize cooling water footprint

Autoren: Sarah I. Müller, Gergana Chapanova, Thomas Diekow, Christian Kaiser, Lies Hamelink, Ivaylo P. Hitsov, Lisa Wyseure, David H. Moed, Laurence Palmowski, Thomas Wintgens
Veröffentlicht in: Journal of Environmental Management, Ausgabe 367, 2025, Seite(n) 121949, ISSN 0301-4797
Herausgeber: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121949

Life cycle environmental impact assessment of slaughterhouse wastewater treatment

Autoren: Chuan Jiet Teo, Efthalia Karkou, Ozana Vlad, Antonia Vyrkou, Nikolaos Savvakis, George Arampatzis, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis
Veröffentlicht in: Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Ausgabe 200, 2024, Seite(n) 550-565, ISSN 0263-8762
Herausgeber: Institute of Chemical Engineers
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2023.11.016

Thesis and dissertations (6)

Cost Estimations of Water Treatment Processes and Conditioning Methods for Cooling Water Network

Autoren: Carlos Daniel Rueda Puentes
Veröffentlicht in: 2022
Herausgeber: RWTH Aachen University

Benchmarking adsorbents for targeted removal of phenol

Autoren: Marte Verstraete
Veröffentlicht in: 2022
Herausgeber: Ghent University

Design of Pilot Scale Biofiltration Process for Surface Water Treatment

Autoren: Mayte Valeria Pinto Rojas
Veröffentlicht in: 2022
Herausgeber: RWTH Aachen University

Pilot-scale and lab-scale study of surface water and process condensate treatments at BASF Antwerp

Autoren: Merel Van Ginderachter
Veröffentlicht in: 2022
Herausgeber: Ghent University

Development of a Framework for Water Efficiency Enhancement in Water Usage of the European Chemical Industry

Autoren: Anne Bartels
Veröffentlicht in: 2022
Herausgeber: RWTH Aachen University

Development of a Database for the Evaluation of Water Treatment Technologies for Industrial Water Use

Autoren: Stephan Dai
Veröffentlicht in: 2022
Herausgeber: RWTH Aachen University

Other (4)

Case study at Dow Terneuzen Part I: Cooling tower blowdown treatment

Autoren: Ivaylo Hitsov, Lies Hamelink
Veröffentlicht in: 2023
Herausgeber: AquaSPICE consortium

Modeling the corrosion rate of a cooling system using an SVR-GRNN approach

Autoren: Chamanthi Jayaweera, Ivaylo Hitsov, Arne Verliefde, and Ingmar Nopens
Veröffentlicht in: 6th YWP BeNeLux, 2022
Herausgeber: Ghent University

Case study at BASF Antwerpen: Exploratory lab-scale research

Autoren: Merel Van Ginderachter, Ivaylo Hitsov, Arne Verliefde, Kristof De Neve, Pieter Plehiers
Veröffentlicht in: 2023
Herausgeber: AquaSPICE consortium

Case study at Dow Terneuzen Part II: Dilution Steam Blowdown treatment

Autoren: Ivaylo Hitsov, Lies Hamelink, Reinout van Dooren
Veröffentlicht in: 2023
Herausgeber: AquaSPICE consortium