Jörgen Forss
Senior LecturerDoctor of Technology
Teaching
I teach areas around the environment and resource utilization on several courses in the base year, the university engineering program in Energy and Environment and interdisciplinary environment and sustainable development courses for most engineers. In my teaching, I want the student and science at the center and like to work with different pedagogies and flipped classrooms. I also supervise degree workers in water, materials and resource issues.
Research
My research revolves around water, processes and purification, preferably with connections to energy and environmental applications. Some previous projects have had connections to developing countries and how concepts around purification can be built with small resources. Projects I have been involved in have worked on: purification of textile dyes, identification of fungi and bacterial composition in water purification filters, foam formation in individual drains, filter purification techniques, algae as carbon dioxide filters for biogas, water use in apartment buildings.
Commissions
Vice dean for undergraduate education at the Faculty of Technology and chairman of the Undergraduate Education Committee.
Deputy on the board of Sustainable Småland (a business network that works to drive sustainable development forward).
Part of the steering group for knowledge environment water, as well as chairman of the sustainability council.
Participation in projects
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Dadvar, A., Mahapatra, K., Forss, J. (2021). Water Use Behavior in a Multicultural Urban Area in Sweden. Sustainability. 13 (15).
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Santos-Pereira, G.C., Corso, C.R., Forss, J. (2019). Evaluation of two different carriers in the biodegradation process of an azo dye. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 17 (2). 633-643.
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Wollak, B., Forss, J., Welander, U. (2018). Evaluation of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) as substrate for biogas production in Kalmar County (Sweden). Biomass and Bioenergy. 111. 96-102.
Status: Published -
Rupar-Gadd, K., Forss, J. (2018). Self-heating properties of softwood samples investigated by using isothermal calorimetry. Biomass and Bioenergy. 111. 206-212.
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Forss, J., Lindh, M.V., Pinhassi, J., Welander, U. (2017). Microbial biotreatment of actual textile wastewater in a continuous sequential rice husk biofilter and the microbial community involved. PLOS ONE. 12 (1).
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Forss, J., Pinhassi, J., Lindh, M.V., Welander, U. (2013). Microbial diversity in a continuous system based on rice husks for biodegradation of the azo dyes Reactive Red 2 and Reactive Black 5. Bioresource Technology. 130. 681-688.
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Forss, J., Welander, U. (2011). Biodegradation of azo and anthraquinone dyes in continuous systems. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 65 (1). 227-237.
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Türgay, O., Ersöz, G., Atalay, S., Forss, J., Welander, U. (2011). Treatment of Azo Dyes in Textile Industry Wastewater by Biological and/or Chemical Methods. Separation and Purification Technology. 79 (1). 26-33.
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Welander, U., Forss, J. (2009). Decolourization of reactive azo dyes with microorganisms growing on soft wood chips. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 63. 752-758.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Forss, J., Cooke, N., Chung, S., Andersson, J. (2023). Maximising Academic and Social Outcomes. 19th International CDIO Conference.
- Jansson, A., Rupar-Gadd, K., Forss, J., Welander, U. (2016). Pilot-Scale Experiments Using Cultivated Macro Algae for Biogas Production, Part of a Future Seafarm Biorefinery. 24th EUBCE Online Proceedings 2016 : Setting the course for a biobased economy. Held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6 - 9 June 2016. 627-629.
- Santos, G.C., Forss, J., Welander, U., Corso, C.R. (2015). Redox mediator evaluation in the azo dye biodegradation. .
- Forss, J., Welander, U. (2008). Biodegradation of azo dyes by natural microflora from forest residues chips cultivated on Swedish soft wood chips. 16th European Biomass Conference& Exhibition, 2-6 June 2008, Valencia,Spain.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Forss, J. (2013). Continuous system based on rice husks for biodegradation of a simulated textile waste water containing azo dyes. Continuous system based on rice husks for biodegradation of a simulated textile waste water containing azo dyes.
- Forss, J., Welander, U. (2010). Biodegradation of Textile Dyes Based on Wood Carriers. Proceedings of Linnaeus SCO-TecH'10. 267-277.
Report (Other academic)
- De Paz Urueña, R., Baelo Alvarez, R., Fernandez Vilaz, A., Diaz Redondo, R., Sanchez Bermudez, A., et al. (2017). Momate. Moderniser la formation sur les Energies Renouvelables (ER) au Maghreb : Transfer de l'expérience. 225.
Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Forss, J. (2013). Microbial treatment of textile wastewater applicable in developing countries. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Kalmar, Linnaeus University Press.
Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Fridolfsson, E., Augustsson, A., Forss, J., Larsson, P., Waldenström, J., et al. (2021). Förstudie kring hållbar vattenförsörjning i södra Sverige. Linnéuniverstitetet. 17.