Calderón Díaz, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2019-10-24)
Renewable energies have a major role in today’s energy systems development, energy security and climate change fight. Thermal Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) has the potential to get up to 11.3% of ...
Maldonado Alameda, Alex (Date of defense: 2021-06-28)
Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) is the most widely used solution in those countries where landfilling areas are limited. Incineration allows reducing the total volume of waste (up to 90%) and ...
Calvo de la Rosa, Jaume (Date of defense: 2019-10-25)
This doctoral Thesis has been focused on the preparation of magnetic materials by different methods, the characterization of their structural characteristics, and the understanding of their mechanical ...
Svobodova, Adela (Date of defense: 2022-07-19)
For the development of more compact and efficient thermal systems, nanofluids are presented as a promising option to replace conventional heat transfer fluids. Nanofluids are a suspension of low ...
Garcia Cardona, Júlia (Date of defense: 2023-12-04)
[eng] Conventional catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells are based on Pt supported on porous carbons, generally carbon blacks. However, Pt is expensive and scarce and is poisoned by CO, which is ...
Oriol López, Roger (Date of defense: 2023-10-23)
[eng] Groundwater has been traditionally considered a reliable source of freshwater. However, the low replenishment rates and the increasing contamination due to different anthropogenic activities, such ...