Research projects on Waste Science and Technology
Current projects
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Waste and material handling - Kiruna Sustainability Center
Waste and materials management is about how sustainable systems can be developed for Kiruna municipality conditions.
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Sustainable management of PFAS contaminated materials (Less-PFAS)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are extremely stable chemical compounds, widely used in multiple applications and products worldwide.
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Spread and toxicity of PAH from tar asphalt roads
Up until the beginning of the 70s roads were mostly built using asphalt with coal tar as binder, so called tar asphalt. This tar asphalt remains under the wear layer in many roads both in Sweden and abroad and contains PAH which is both an environmental hazard and cancerogenic.
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Enhanced and Innovative in situ biotechnologies for contaminated land remediation (EiCLaR)
In this international project funded by EU and China, we investigate the possibility of simultaneously immobilising metal(loid)s in situ and degrading organic contaminants (PAH) in soil using plants, mycorrhiza and electrochemistry.
Completed projects
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On site remediation of contaminated soil by use of industrial by-products
A lot of different chemicals have been used, both inorganic (CCA, CZA) and organic (creosote and pen...
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Assessment of soil stabilization technique for in situ and ex situ applications
The objective of the project is to evaluate possibilities of applying soil chemical stabilization te...
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Steel Slag Used in Landfill Covers
The project is carried out at Waste Science and Technology (LTU) in co-operation with Uddeholms AB a...
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Phytoremediation - A promising green solution for soil pollution
A new research project supported by the European Commission will make plant and microbe-based soil r...
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Sequential remediation of soil with complex contamination
The goal of the project is to develop and evaluate practical sequences of techniques for remediation...
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North Waste Infrastructure (NWI) - a modern environmental project
North Waste Infrastructure, NWI, is a unique, modern environmental project with a focus on extractin...
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TOOLF – TOO LEAN TO BURN, TOO FAT TO DUMP
TOOLF – Too lean to burn, too fat to dump, is project aiming at characterizing and developing new tr...
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REMOVAL OF METAL(OID)S FROM GROUNDWATER USING IRON-COATED PEAT SORBENT
In recent years adsorption has gained popularity for treating groundwater contaminated with trace el...
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Hydrothermal carbonization of waste wood
This project seeks to investigate the potential of hydrothermal carbonization as a waste treatment m...