We are excited to announce the latest milestone on our journey to revolutionizing water treatment technology. As part of a unique partnership with the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU), our CiX team has successfully installed a test facility at a public wastewater treatment plant in Hausen, Forchheim District. This groundbreaking project, generously supported both financially and technically by the LfU, is dedicated to evaluating our innovative diamond electrode technology for reducing microcontaminants and pathogens in wastewater.
The successful realization of this project would not have been possible without collaboration and support. Markus Hoffmann, member of the Bavarian State Parliament, and Bavarian Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber were both on-site to formally present the funding check, emphasizing Bavaria’s commitment to sustainable water management. This support highlights the significance of pioneering solutions in tackling environmental challenges.
To bring this project to life, we partnered with PPU Umwelttechnik GmbH, a renowned water treatment technology manufacturer from Bayreuth. With their expertise in constructing housings and piping systems, every component of the facility was precisely manufactured, ensuring smooth on-site assembly.
Our team was responsible for the complete planning and construction of the facility, as well as integrating an electronic control system. This system plays a crucial role, as it regulates the functionality of our diamond electrodes and significantly impacts the efficiency of the purification process.
At the heart of our facility are 50 CiX diamond electrodes—a technological achievement with a total effective diamond electrode surface area of one square meter. While this represents only about 2% of the area required to treat the entire wastewater volume of this facility, the modular system design offers great flexibility. The system consists of five purification modules, which can be operated in series or parallel configurations and can be easily expanded for larger treatment capacities.
One of the key features of this facility is its modular design. Each of the five purification modules can be independently adjusted, allowing for customized configurations depending on treatment goals. Thanks to this flexibility, the system is ideal for testing various settings and optimizing efficiency before scaling up for larger applications.
If successful, this modular approach could enable seamless integration of our technology into larger plants or at additional locations in the future.
The primary goal of this test facility is to significantly reduce microcontaminants and bacterial loads in the wastewater treated at this plant. Over the next year, we will regularly collect samples and analyze the treated water to assess system performance under different configurations, treatment durations, and capacities.
By exploring various module configurations, we aim to determine the optimal conditions for pollutant removal. Our team will work closely with the LfU and wastewater treatment plant staff to gather extensive data throughout the test period.
In July 2025, we anticipate publishing a detailed analysis of our findings, marking another step toward the wider implementation of CiX technology.
This project is a major milestone for CiX. It not only confirms the large-scale feasibility of our technology but also reinforces our commitment to clean water and ecological sustainability. We are deeply grateful to the LfU, Minister Thorsten Glauber, Markus Hoffmann, and our partners at PPU for their unwavering belief in our mission.
We will keep you updated on the progress of this test facility and our broader efforts to make clean water accessible and sustainable for all.
