Ida Helgegren, a PhD student at Chalmers who has been co-supervised by Jennifer McConville from our research group will present her thesis on 19th May. Her thesis title is “Understanding the Roles of Stakeholders in the Water and Sanitation Sector- Implementation and Operation of Water Supply and Sanitation Systems in the Kanata metropolitan region, Bolivia“.… Continue reading Ida Helgegren – PhD Defense on 19th May
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Comparing treatment options for nutrient-recovery from fecal sludge
The latest publication from our project in Uganda is on-line. We present a multi-criteria assessment method for planning and decision-making related to options for recovering nutrients from fecal sludge. We apply the method to the case of Kampala, Uganda. However, we start with a broad list of potential technologies and there are quite a few… Continue reading Comparing treatment options for nutrient-recovery from fecal sludge
Luis successfully defended his PhD thesis!
Luis Fernando Perez Mercado successfully defended his thesis “Farm-based technologies for management of risks from irrigation with wastewater-polluted sources in Cochabamba, Bolivia” on April 16. Link to thesis: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/16783/1/perez_mercado_l_200324.pdf A totally new concept with having the evaluation performed over link. All was working well and the defence was a success! Pictures from defence: https://photos.app.goo.gl/vHkR5kvaSPQv1xcp9
Kretsloppsteknik at SciFest 2020
We at Kretsloppsteknik have been very active in community outreach and in engaging the public with our research and educational activities. Continuing this tradition, this week you find us at Fyrisov in Uppsala where we have a booth to participate in SciFest 2020 – an inspirational science festival for school students, young researchers and innovators… Continue reading Kretsloppsteknik at SciFest 2020
Presentation for 10th grade students about fly larvae composting
ProCivitas private school for grade 10-12 is a small school with students in the science program and the social science program. The school provide the students with lectures about research once every month, called the lecture of the month, with different themes. This month, the theme was sustainable systems and Lovisa Lindberg from the group… Continue reading Presentation for 10th grade students about fly larvae composting
New urine-diverting toilet & test bed for drying urine inaugurated at SLU
On 7th February, we inaugurated our new urine-diverting toilet here at the department of energy and technology, at SLU’s Ultuna campus. The installation was made possible due to a grant from SLU-climate fund that financed the installation together with the Save! Urine diverting flushed toilet from Laufen and SLU’s landlord Akademiska hus. The existing conventional… Continue reading New urine-diverting toilet & test bed for drying urine inaugurated at SLU
Jennifer McConville from our group is about to give her Docent Lecture!
Welcome to the Spring Docent Lecture at the NJ-faculty where Jennifer McConville will present in the subject Technology. Circular Sanitation Systems – What would make the transition possible? Date: 10th of MarchTime: 14.30 – 15.30Location: Room L, main University building (Ulls hus), Ultuna Campus A summary of the lecture which will be given in English, can… Continue reading Jennifer McConville from our group is about to give her Docent Lecture!
Sanitation360 wraps up the Hiedanranta urine drying pilot – Thank you Tampere & Lielahti Manor
Towards the end of January, Jenna Senecal and Viktoria Wiklicky from Kretsloppsteknik were in Tampere, Finland to decomission our 25 L/day urine drying system that was in operation at the basement of Lielahti Manor house. The system was in use in between June 2019 and January 2020, and was a great showcase of the group’s… Continue reading Sanitation360 wraps up the Hiedanranta urine drying pilot – Thank you Tampere & Lielahti Manor
Live streaming of fly larvae composting project at Hedda Wising School
The aim of the project is to evaluate how simple the system can be and how fast the process goes. The students are driving this experiment with aim to produce feed protein that can be used for chicken or fish production. The substrate is the canteen leftovers that would otherwise become food waste. The project… Continue reading Live streaming of fly larvae composting project at Hedda Wising School
Using Hermetia illucens larvae to process biowaste from aquaculture production
A paper was published in the Journal of Cleaner Production as a result of the partnership established between the Environmental Engineering Research Group at SLU and the PhD candidate Ivã Guidini Lopes, a researcher from São Paulo, Brazil. This paper addresses the management of waste generated in aquaculture enterprises (fish carcasses) by larvae of the… Continue reading Using Hermetia illucens larvae to process biowaste from aquaculture production