Hemmatian, Behrouz (Date of defense: 2016-07-18)
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions keep occurring from time to time in process plants, storage areas and transportation by road or rail, often with severe effects. There is no doubt that a better ...
Hjaila, Kefah (Date of defense: 2016-09-06)
Current Supply chain (Se) decision support tools are devoted to the optimization of one objective function from a bias centralized perspective, without considering the coexistence with other participants ...
Reig i Amat, Mònica (Date of defense: 2016-12-19)
Nowadays, due to the growing fresh water demand, several processes are used to purify seawater by means of desalination or industrial brackish water by different treatment processes. The main limitation ...
González Juncà, Arnau (Date of defense: 2016-06-21)
In the current energy conjunction, with an expected growth of energy consumption in a context of fossil fuel depletion, more focus is being placed on renewable energy sources (RES) for electricity ...
Valverde Salamanca, Abel (Date of defense: 2020-07-27)
This thesis consists of a compendium of five works that illustrate the utilization of selected mathematical methods to solve specific chemical engineering problems. Hence, the thesis is intended to cover ...
Molina García, Brenda Guadalupe (Date of defense: 2020-07-13)
Development of polymeric biomaterials with tailored properties is essential for expanding biotechnologies and, therefore, proposing novel solutions for diagnostic and treatments in modern medicine. In ...
Keridou, Ina (Date of defense: 2021-04-14)
In the last decades, polymeric biomaterials, due to their advanced physical and mechanical properties, have been used in a vast variety of surgical and pharmaceutical applications. In this thesis, a ...
Rengel Darnaculleta, Borja (Date of defense: 2019-12-13)
Accidental releases of flammable hydrocarbons in chemical process industries can trigger severe hazards: explosions, fires, and dispersion of toxic vapour clouds. Explosions and toxic releases may injure ...
Zeinali, Reza (Date of defense: 2021-11-22)
TIPS process followed by freeze-dtying was used to prepare blodegradable and biocompatible matrices from poly(3- hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) containing 5 and 12 wt% of 3-hydroxyvalerate ...
Petkova, Petya Stoyanova (Date of defense: 2016-07-08)
The spread of bacteria and infections, initially associated with an increased number of hospital-acquired infections, has now extended into the community causing severe and difficult to treat diseases. ...