Saarus

SAARUS is a joint project to research scrubber exhaust gas scrubbing technologies to reduce environmentally harmful ship emissions.

The aim of the project is to reduce ship-based emissions through enhanced exhaust gas cleaning . The aim is to avoid emissions of fine particles that are smaller than 2.5 µm. In addition, pollutants arising from incomplete fuel combustion are to be reduced. The exhaust scrubber is to be equipped with a downstream particle filter and a special washing water treatment.

The companies and research institutions are involved:

• SAACKE GmbH

• SULT GmbH
• RVT Process Equipment GmbH
• AVL Germany GmbH
• GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH
• SICK Engineering GmbH

• IOW Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde
• University of Rostock , chair for piston machines and internal combustion engines
• University of Rostock, Analytical Chemistry Department

• University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich

Duration: June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2022

The project, which will run until the end of May 2022, is being coordinated by Saacke GmbH Bremen and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with around 3.5 million euros, the total volume is around 4.9 million euros. The aim of the project partners is to minimize particle emissions by up to 90 percent using conventional fuels in ship operations.

Web links

• Saacke website accessed on February 12, 2020