Romero Olarte, Rossmary Violette (Date of defense: 2015-05-20)
For this study the emerging contaminant ß-blocker Metoprolol (MET) has been selected due that it is a highly prescribed pharmaceutical and it has been detected in waste water treatment plants influents, ...
Falguera Pascual, Víctor (Date of defense: 2013-03-07)
Les propietats reològiques dels derivats bàsics de fruita, com ara els sucs i cremogenats, han estat amplament estudiades al llarg de la història. El disseny de totes les operacions unitàries, dels ...
Justo Llopis, Ana (Date of defense: 2015-12-14)
This thesis is formed as a summary of publications developed in the Chemical Engineering Department from the University of Barcelona. The six publications of this thesis are focused on the application ...
Basset Olivé, Núria (Date of defense: 2015-10-16)
Organic matter and nutrients present in urban and industrial wastewater should be removed or valorised to reduce its impact on the environment. Conventional wastewater treatments are focused on the ...
May Masnou, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-06-13)
Nanomaterials have structured components with at least one dimension of less than 100 nm. Their novel properties stem from their nanoscale dimensions and increased relative surface area, and they have ...
Fonoll Almansa, Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-12-17)
The energy demand increase and the generation of wastes is being the major problem regarding the next generation sustainability. Both problems can be corrected through the implementation of anaerobic ...
Pérez-Maciá, María Ángeles (Date of defense: 2015-11-27)
Di-n-butyl ether (DNBE) is considered a very attractive oxygenate compound to reformulate diesel fuel. The research work performed along this thesis has clearly proven that sulfonic P(S-DVB) ion exchange ...
Bayarri Ferrer, Bernardí (Date of defense: 2011-10-24)
Actualmente, cada hogar en España consume una media de 150 L de agua por habitante y día. Por otro lado, casi 1000 millones de personas no tienen acceso a agua potable y, de confirmarse las tendencias ...
Santamaría Hernández, Esther (Date of defense: 2014-01-16)
Desde que en la década de los 90 se sintetizó el primer material mesoporoso ordenado se han estudiado diferentes rutas de síntesis con el objetivo de poder obtener materiales con los tamaños de poro y ...
Guilera Sala, Jordi (Date of defense: 2013-07-19)
Ethyl octyl ether is a bioethanol-derived component that has excellent properties as diesel fuel. This work proved that ethyl octyl ether can be produced successfully in liquid-phase at the temperature ...