Thermal Steam Stripping Pilot Advances Ammonia Recovery at German Wastewater Plant

By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra · Interesting Engineering · 2026-07-09

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, researchers at Ulm University have launched a pilot facility to extract ammonium from wastewater using thermal separation. The system operates at the Steinhäule Wastewater Treatment Plant, utilizing steam stripping to isolate a

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, researchers at Ulm University have launched a pilot facility to extract ammonium from wastewater using thermal separation. The system operates at the Steinhäule Wastewater Treatment Plant, utilizing steam stripping to isolate a