Micó Reche, Mª del Mar (Date of defense: 2013-10-11)
The collaboration between the University of Barcelona and Acciona Agua was focused on optimizing greenhouses hydric resources. The functionality of a combined treatment had to be assessed, when applied ...
Casas Fernández, Carlos (Date of defense: 2013-12-13)
Combustion of diesel fuel in a diesel engine is a complex process where several pollutants are emitted in the engine exhausts. To solve this problem and at the same time accomplish with the increasingly ...
Vílchez Villalba, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2013-01-30)
The design of nanocomposites, which typically consist of polymeric matrices with embedded particles having at least one characteristic length in the nanometer range, has recently been the focus of a ...
Pemartin, Kelly Lidia (Date of defense: 2013-01-31)
The use of microemulsions as confined reaction media for nanoparticle synthesis presents various advantages compared to other methods. They offer a high control of nanoparticle size and often nanoparticles ...
Ruiz Hernando, María (Date of defense: 2015-06-17)
The development of treatment processes to reduce or reuse sewage sludge is crucial for a proper environmental management. Segregating primary from secondary sludge allows for better reuse of secondary ...
Paulme, Camille (Date of defense: 2013-02-01)
The presence of volatile fragrant molecules is generally associated with a feeling of pleasantness or cleanness in consumer products. Because of their high volatilities, the perception of fragrances is ...
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, ...
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 ...