High waste-to-biomass conversion and efficient Salmonella spp. reduction using black soldier fly for waste recycling
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The recycling of organic waste worldwide is not effective, which leads to water pollution and loss of potential crop fertilizers. Available resources have to be used more efficiently as the world population increases. An innovative solution is to use insects for the management of organic waste. Here, we used black soldier fly to convert organic waste into animal feed protein, as fly larvae, and plant fertilizer, as compost residue. A continuous fly reactor was monitored for 9 weeks. We analyzed physicochemical and microbial parameters, and we evaluated the sanitary risk. Results show 55.1 % of material degradation and 11.8 % of biomass conversion based upon total solids. We observed higher levels of N and P in the treatment residue than in the inflow material. Results also show a lower concentration of Salmonella spp. and viruses. Compost treatment with black soldier fly is therefore an efficient system for nutrient recycling.
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BSFL can reduce Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in the initial substrate.
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- Authors
- Lalander, C. H., Fidjeland, J., Diener, S., Eriksson, S., & Vinnerås, B.
- Affiliations
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Lalander, Cecilia H.
- Venue
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Published
- 2014-07-02
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 261-271
- ISSN
- 1773-0155 (ISSN-L)
- 1774-0746
- OpenAlex
- W1990613273
- Cited by
- 355
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 55 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 31 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6
- FWCI
- 7.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Epsilon Open Archive (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet biblioteket (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)) (acceptedVersion)
- DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Bundesamt für Umwelt
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Utilization and Effects
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Keywords
- Hermetia illucens, organic waste recycling, Salmonella reduction, fly larvae, compost, nutrient cycling, sanitary risk, virus removal, insect protein feed
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