Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Cleaning or desalinating water quickly: Looking deep into smallest pores
Membranes of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VaCNT) can be used to clean or desalinate water at high flow rate and low pressure. Recently, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and partners carried out steroid hormone adsorption experiments to study the interplay of forces in the small pores. They found that VaCNT of specific pore […]
Highly resolved precipitation maps based on AI
Strong precipitation may cause natural disasters, such as floodings or landslides. Global climate models are required to forecast the frequency of these extreme events, which is expected to change as a result of climate change. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now developed a first method based on artificial intelligence (AI), by means […]
Limits of lithium extraction from thermal water
A KIT team has analyzed the extraction of lithium from thermal water resources in Germany – feasible extraction volumes and time horizon limit the potential
Climate change and land-use changes increase likelihood of flood events
The German government estimates the total losses resulting from the disastrous floods in July 2021 at 32 billion euros. In two studies, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have investigated how precipitation, evaporation processes, water flow, and runoff led to this flooding. To improve future preparedness for such extreme events, they advise that risk […]
Groundwater level threatens to fall in Germany due to climate change
KIT and BGR develop AI-based models to forecast future development of the groundwater level.
Flood risks were clearly underestimated
CEDIM presents report on the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia – damage might amount to more than EUR 10 billion.
Water treatment: removing hormones with sunlight
KIT Researchers Developed a New Method to Remove Micropollutants Using a Photocatalytic Membrane and Visible Light.
Efficient removal of steroid hormones from water
Improved filtration system made of a polymer membrane with activated carbon eliminates estradiol with an efficiency of more than 99 per cent.
Pilot Plant in Vietnam: Water for 10,000 People
Official Opening of Seo Ho Plant – KIT Develops Sustainable Water Supply Technologies for Threshold and Developing Countries.