Fernández de Labastida Ventura, Marc (Date of defense: 2020-10-01)
Optimization of membrane separation processes rely on the accurate determination of some parameters related to membrane structure, chemistry, morphology or transport mechanism. Therefore, membrane ...
Xing, Congcong (Date of defense: 2021-07-30)
The photocatalytic production of hydrogen from water and biomass derivatives such as ethanol, glycerol and sugars is a highly attractive strategy to generate environmentally benign hydrogen. Ethanol is ...
Binti Shaarani, Farra Wahida (Date of defense: 2021-05-20)
The current research is primarily focused on the preparation of a polycarbonate using epoxidized linseed oil (ELO) and epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) as feedstocks. The presence of unsaturation in vegetable ...
Lacruz Cruz, Amado (Date of defense: 2022-07-18)
Fluorinated chemicals, commonly known as per- and polyfluoroalkyt substances (PFASs), are widely used to obtain water-, oil- and stain-repellent texUles. The constant development and optimization of ...
Serafin, Jaroslaw (Date of defense: 2022-04-21)
This work facuses on the study of these processes on Ti02 and Ce02, respectively. Although the development of photocatalytic research with the use of semiconductor photocatalysts does not last longer ...
Hodásová, L'udmila (Date of defense: 2022-11-09)
(English) Zirconia ceramic is widely used in numerous fields, such as electronics, machinery, and biomedical applications, due to its excellent properties as chemical resistance, thermal stability, ...
Morakabatchiankar, Shabnam (Date of defense: 2021-07-22)
Towards sustainability forces process industries to change their traditional patterns. Therefore, efficient retrofitting has been a significant challenge and raised several issues, motivating the process ...
Shokry Abdelaleem Taha Zied, Ahmed (Date of defense: 2021-05-05)
In the chemical process industry, the decision-making hierarchy is inherently model-based. The scale and complexity of the considered models (e.g., enterprise, plant or unit model) depend on the ...
Montenegro Landivar, María Fernanda (Date of defense: 2022-09-21)
The residues resulting from orange and spinach processing, composed mainly by peels and seeds; and leaves, respectively, contain relevant amounts of polyphenols, so they can be used as raw material for ...
Somoza Tornos, Ana (Date of defense: 2020-03-26)
Economic growth at any expense is no longer an option. Awareness of the growing human footprint is crucial to face the problems that the impoverishment of ecosystems is causing and will cause in the ...