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Björn Vinnerås is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a significant emphasis on industrial and manufacturing engineering, nutrition and dietetics, insect science, water science and technology, and food science.

The scientist has contributed substantially to the understanding and development of topics such as wastewater treatment and reuse, insect utilization and effects, child nutrition and water access, food waste reduction and sustainability, clinical nutrition and gastroenterology, phosphorus and nutrient management, and healthcare and environmental waste management.

Vinnerås has co-authored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators including Prithvi Simha, Cecilia Lalander, Jennifer McConville, Rupam Kataki, and Christian Zurbrügg.

The venues where Vinnerås has published most frequently include:

  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Water Research

Recent publications by Vinnerås include:

  • Process efficiency and ventilation requirement in black soldier fly larvae composting of substrates with high water content, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A review of nature-based solutions for resource recovery in cities, 2020, Blue-Green Systems
  • Reduction of Bacteria in Relation to Feeding Regimes When Treating Aquaculture Waste in Fly Larvae Composting, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Process efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions in black soldier fly larvae composting of fruit and vegetable waste with and without pre-treatment, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Co-composting of banana peel and orange peel waste with fish waste to improve conversion by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production

Their work reflects a broad engagement with sustainability challenges, particularly through the use of biological processes such as insect-based composting and resource recovery strategies in urban environments. Vinnerås' interdisciplinary approach integrates environmental and industrial engineering with biological and nutritional sciences, aiming to address issues related to waste management and nutrient recycling.

Best Publications

  • Effects of feedstock on larval development and process efficiency in waste treatment with black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

    C. Lalander;S. Diener;C. Zurbrügg;B. Vinnerås

  • High waste-to-biomass conversion and efficient Salmonella spp. reduction using black soldier fly for waste recycling

    Cecilia H. Lalander;Jørgen Fidjeland;Stefan Diener;Sara Eriksson

  • Faecal sludge management with the larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)--from a hygiene aspect.

    Cecilia Lalander;Stefan Diener;Maria Elisa Magri;Maria Elisa Magri;Christian Zurbrügg

  • Guidelines on the use of urine and faeces in crop production

    A. Richert Stintzing;H. Jönsson;B. Vinnerås;E. Salomon

  • Recycling of livestock manure in a whole-farm perspective

    S. O. Petersen;S. G. Sommer;F. Beline;C. Burton

  • The characteristics of household wastewater and biodegradable solid waste—A proposal for new Swedish design values

    B. Vinnerås;H. Palmquist;P. Balmér;H. Jönsson

  • Fertiliser products from new sanitation systems: their potential values and risks.

    Martina Winker;Björn Vinnerås;Björn Vinnerås;Andreas Muskolus;Ute Arnold

  • Efficiency of Bark, Activated Charcoal, Foam and Sand Filters in Reducing Pollutants from Greywater

    Sahar S Dalahmeh;Mikael Pell;Björn Vinnerås;Björn Vinnerås;Lars D Hylander

  • Inactivation of bacteria and viruses in human urine depending on temperature and dilution rate.

    Björn Vinnerås;Annika Nordin;Annika Nordin;Charles Niwagaba;Charles Niwagaba;Karin Nyberg

  • Thermal composting of faecal matter as treatment and possible disinfection method--laboratory-scale and pilot-scale studies.

    Björn Vinnerås;Anders Björklund;Håkan Jönsson

  • Fate of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in fly larvae composting.

    C. Lalander;J. Senecal;M. Gros Calvo;L. Ahrens

  • Inactivation of Ascaris Eggs in Source-Separated Urine and Feces by Ammonia at Ambient Temperatures

    Annika Nordin;Annika Nordin;Karin Nyberg;Björn Vinnerås;Björn Vinnerås

  • The performance and potential of faecal separation and urine diversion to recycle plant nutrients in household wastewater.

    B. Vinnerås;H. Jönsson

  • Comparison of composting, storage and urea treatment for sanitising of faecal matter and manure

    Björn Vinnerås

  • Possibilities for sustainable nutrient recycling by faecal separation combined with urine

    Björn Vinnerås

  • Vermicomposting as manure management strategy for urban small-holder animal farms - Kampala case study.

    Cecilia Helena Lalander;Allan John Komakech;Björn Vinnerås

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from small-scale fly larvae composting with Hermetia illucens.

    E. Ermolaev;C. Lalander;B. Vinnerås

  • Characterization of municipal waste in Kampala, Uganda

    Allan J. Komakech;Noble E. Banadda;Joel R. Kinobe;Levi Kasisira

  • Optimization of waste collection and disposal in Kampala city

    J.R. Kinobe;J.R. Kinobe;T. Bosona;G. Gebresenbet;C.B. Niwagaba

  • Urea stabilisation and concentration for urine-diverting dry toilets: Urine dehydration in ash.

    Jenna Senecal;Björn Vinnerås

  • Bench-scale composting of source-separated human faeces for sanitation.

    C. Niwagaba;M. Nalubega;B. Vinnerås;B. Vinnerås;C. Sundberg

  • The potential for disinfection of separated faecal matter by urea and by peracetic acid for hygienic nutrient recycling

    B. Vinnerås;A. Holmqvist;E. Bagge;A. Albihn

Frequent Co-Authors

Håkan Jönsson
Håkan Jönsson Lund University
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Charles B. Niwagaba
Charles B. Niwagaba Makerere University
Mikael Pell
Mikael Pell Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
James R. Mihelcic
James R. Mihelcic University of South Florida
Sándor Belák
Sándor Belák Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kara L. Nelson
Kara L. Nelson University of California, Berkeley
Ingrid Öborn
Ingrid Öborn Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Anders Dalsgaard
Anders Dalsgaard University of Copenhagen
Mikael S. Hedenqvist
Mikael S. Hedenqvist Royal Institute of Technology

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