Evgheni Ermolaev

     My main interest is in development, optimisation and modelling of organic waste management alternatives that allow implementation of circular economy approaches. My focus is also on evaluation of sustainability and environmental impacts of different organic waste treatment technologies.
     During my Post-Doctoral work I evaluated, optimised and up-scaled fly larvae composting, which is a waste management system that allows recycling of not just plant nutrients, but also more valuable proteins and fats, which are typically lost in other types of organic waste management alternatives.
     For my Doctoral degree I evaluated process optimization of food and garden waste composting, aiming towards reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
     My Master’s education in management of biological diversity focused on natural resource management, governance and stakeholder facilitation and social learning. I investigated conservation possibilities for an endangered plant species for my Master’s thesis. Originally a biologist with a focus on molecular biology and biochemistry, I evaluated plant proteins as markers for genetic selection of sunflower.

I lead the course "Sustainable technologies for low- and medium income countries, (TN0354)". I teach waste management, organic waste management alternatives and composting engineering in the following courses: Safe Nutrient Recycling (MX0131), Waste Management (TE0014) and Bioenergy - Technology and Systems (TN0284). Part of teaching includes practical work with ORWARE model, where students learn to implement systems thinking and a holistic approach when performing a comparison of different waste treatment alternatives. My teaching experience also includes a course on fly larvae composting for waste management industry professionals.

David Jonsson (2020), MSc: Evaluation of quality and degradability of biopolymer produced from insect protein

Lovisa Lindberg (‎2018), MSc: Utsläpp av växthusgaser och ammoniak under fluglarvskompostering [Greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from fly larvae composting]

Frida Erlöv (2018), BSc: Växthusgasutsläpp från fluglarvskompostering med den amerikanska vapenflugan (Hermetia illucens) [Emissions of greenhouse gases from fly larvae composting using the black solider fly (Hermetia illucens)]

Solveig Johannesdottir (2017), MSc: Uppskalning av fluglarvskompostering: Luftningsbehov och ventilation [Scaling up of fly larvae composting: aeration and ventialtion demands]

Marlies Bos (2013), Internship: Greenhouse gas emissions when freezing and thawing sewage sludge and compost. Report 2013:062

Alexander Johansson (2011), MSc: Utsläpp av växthusgaser och ammoniak från hemkomposter [Emissions of greenhouse gases and ammonia from home composting]

Björn Kempe (2011), MSc: Utsläpp av växthusgaser och ammoniak från hemkomposter [Emissions of greenhouse gases and ammonia from home composts]

Evaluation

Josef Ingvarsson (2018), MSc: Towards a Zero Waste Vision using Insects – Urban Farming producing New Values in a Swedish Supermarket

Andrés González Acosta (2017), MSc: Towards an inclusive municipal solid waste management system: A case study from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

Lalander C., Ermolaev E., et al. 2020 | Process efficiency and ventilation requirement in black soldier fly larvae composting of substrates with high water content. Science of The Total Environment, vol. 729:138968, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138968

Ermolaev E., et al. 2019 | Greenhouse gas emissions from small-scale fly larvae composting with Hermetia illucens. Waste Management, vol. 96, pp. 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.07.011

Ermolaev E., et al. 2019 | Effects of moisture on emissions of methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide from food and garden waste composting. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol 240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118165

Ermolaev E., et al. 2019 | Model selection for waste conversion efficiency and energy demands in a pilot for large-scale larvae treatment. Proceedings of the 60th Conference on Simulation and Modelling (SIMS 60). https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp20170118

Ermolaev E., et al. 2018 | Greenhouse gas emissions from fly larvae composting with Hermetia illucens. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Insects to Feed the World. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2018.S1

Lalander C., Ermolaev E., et al. 2018 | Ventilation requirements in a modular black soldier fly larvae system for waste treatment and feed production. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Insects to Feed the World. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2018.S1

Ermolaev E., et al. 2015 | Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from food waste composting at different temperatures. Waste Management, vol. 46, pp. 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.08.021

Ermolaev E., et al. 2015 | Early methane and nitrous oxide emissions from food waste composting as affected by moisture. Proceedings of Sardinia 2015 conference.

Ermolaev E., et al. 2014 | Greenhouse gas emissions from home composting in practice. Bioresource Technology, vol. 151, pp. 174-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.049

Ermolaev E., et al. 2012 | Greenhouse gas emission from covered windrow composting with controlled ventilation. Waste Management & Research vol. 30(2), pp. 155-160. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0734242X11426171

Ermolaev E., et al. 2011 | Utsläpp av växthusgaser och ammoniak från hemkomposter: inverkan av temperatur, matning och skötsel.
Rapport 037, SLU, Inst. f. energi och teknik, Uppsala. https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/8615/

I initiated and maintain the group’s popular scientific blog, blogg.slu.se/kretsloppsteknik, which has become an outlet of the group’s scientific results towards stakeholders and the private sector.

ResearchGate profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Evgheni_Ermolaev