Preparation and characterisation of bimetallic catalysts for the steam reforming of methane 

    Braga, Andrea (Fecha de defensa: 2024-01-25)

    (English) Heterogeneous catalysis is one of the most important chemical technologies available today to produce most chemicals at the basis of industrial production. The transition to a greener energy production demands ...

    Proactive management of uncertainty to improve scheduling robustness in proces industries 

    Bonfill Teixidor, Anna (Fecha de defensa: 2006-12-18)

    Dinamisme, capacitat de resposta i flexibilitat són característiques essencials en el desenvolupament de la societat actual. Les noves tendències de globalització i els avenços en tecnologies de la informació i comunicació ...

    Processos físico-químics i biològics en el tractament d'aigües àcides de mina: Aplicació a barreres permeables reactives 

    Gibert Agulló, Oriol (Fecha de defensa: 2004-07-21)

    CATALA <br/> <br/>La contaminació de les aigües superficials i subterrànies representa el problema mediambiental més greu a què s'ha d'enfrontar la indústria minera, a causa de les denominades aigües àcides de mina (AAM), ...

    Processos que afecten la mobilitat de l'urani en entorns hiperalcalins oxidants i sediments contaminats 

    Meca Fàbrega, Alejandra (Fecha de defensa: 2009-05-12)

    L'urani es troba present en el medi a baixes concentracions en roques, sòls i aigua, però l'activitat industrial i el desenvolupament de la tecnologia nuclear ha suposat la generació de grans quantitats de residus i zones ...

    Producción de hidrógeno a partir de amoniaco en reactores de paredes catalíticas 

    Lucentini, Ilaria (Fecha de defensa: 2021-11-05)

    Due to the problems associated with the generation and storage of hydrogen in portable applications, the use of ammonia fer the on-site production of hydrogen through its catalytic decomposition has been proposed. This ...

    Producción de hidrógeno a partir del reformado con vapor de dimetil éter utilizando monolitos catalíticos 

    Ledesma Rodríguez, Cristian (Fecha de defensa: 2011-11-25)

    El modelo actual del consumo energético basado en la utilización de combustibles fósiles requiere un replanteamiento debido al agotamiento de éstos y a las emisiones de gases contaminantes que generan. La obtención de ...

    Quantitative dispersion analysis of leakages of flammable and/or toxic substances on environments with barriers or semi-confined 

    Miralles Schleder, Adriana (Fecha de defensa: 2015-07-08)

    With the industrial and technological development of the present-day society, the presence of flammable and toxic substances has increased in a growing number of activities. Dispersion of hazardous gas releases occurring ...

    Rare earth elements recovery from E-wastes by solvent extraction and supported liquid membrane processes 

    Pavón Regaña, Sandra (Fecha de defensa: 2019-11-28)

    Nowadays, rare earth elements (REEs) have gained importance due to their indispensable and critical use in many high-tech industries like hybrid cars, fluorescent lamps, flat screen televisions, mobile phones, disc drives ...

    Real Time Evolution (RTE) for on-line optimisation of continuous and semi-continuous chemical processes 

    Sequeira, Sebastián Eloy (Fecha de defensa: 2003-07-15)

    En general, el control de procesos es muy eficiente cuando el punto de operación deseado ha sido determinado a priori y el sistema tiene capacidad suficiente para responder a las perturbaciones. Mientras el control de ...

    Recovery of polyphenols by extraction and purification technologies from orange and spinach processing residues 

    Montenegro Landivar, María Fernanda (Fecha de defensa: 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 recovery natural ...

    Removal of boron from aqueous solutions using biopolymers and composites 

    Demey Cedeño, Hary (Fecha de defensa: 2014-11-25)

    The growing concern over environmental pollution in recent decades has placed increasing focus on research into the development of sustainable processes associated with the removal of contaminants in waters. Water is scarcer ...

    Resines acríliques modificades com a nous productes de readobament i/o adobament sense formol ni fenol 

    Canudas Ventura, Miquel (Fecha de defensa: 2020-07-24)

    The leather manufacturing process consists of a sequence of complex chemical reactions and mechanical processes that allow turning skin, a putrefiable by-product of alimentary industry, into leather, a stable high-value-added ...

    Revestimientos a base de sílica e ácido fosfônico para proteção anticorrosiva da liga de alumínio AA2024-T3 

    Dalmoro, Viviane (Fecha de defensa: 2013-11-04)

    The aluminum alloy AA2024-T3, u sed extensively in the aerospace industry, dueto the heterogeneous microstructures intentionally designed to optím ize the m echanical properties, is very susceptible to localízed corros ...

    Risk analysis of jet fires thermal effects 

    Foroughi, Vahid (Fecha de defensa: 2023-09-20)

    (English) The historical analysis performed has shown that jet fires have been the origin of a high number of domino effect accidents, both in the process industry and in the transportation of flammable fluids by pipelines ...

    The role of superplasticizers and their degradation products on radionuclide mobility 

    García Cobos, David Manuel (Fecha de defensa: 2018-09-20)

    The most widely accepted option for the long-term management of radioactive waste materials considers their disposal in deep underground facilities (examples are Finland, Belgium, France, Sweden, etc.). Such installations ...

    Safety life cycle analysis applied to the engineering of pressure relief valves in process plants 

    Basco Montia, Josep (Fecha de defensa: 2016-02-01)

    Chemical plants and other industrial installations process and store hazardous materials, which represent a certain risk to people, equipment and the environment. Overpressure is one of the most common upsets in process ...

    Self-assembly of phenylalanine derivatives 

    Mayans Tayadella, Enric (Fecha de defensa: 2017-12-18)

    Since the pioneering work of Reches and Gazit in 2003, in which the formation of diphenylalanine (FF) nanotubes in aqueous solution was discovered, significant efforts have been made to develop a new generation of biomaterials ...

    Sewage biogas energy valorization via solid oxide fuel cells 

    Arespacochaga Santiago, Nicolás de (Fecha de defensa: 2015-12-18)

    A more sustainable and secure energy supply is required for the forthcoming generations; where the actual dependence on the fossil fuel reserves should be replaced by self-sufficiency and use of renewable energy resources. ...

    Simulación de estructuras y propiedades de poliamidas helicoidales 

    Zanuy Gómara, David (Fecha de defensa: 2001-05-28)

    Los objetivos que se persiguen la memoria presentada puede desglosarse en dos grandes bloques temáticos, los cuales están estrechamente relacionados.<br/><br/>1) El estudio conformacional y estructural de diferentes ...

    Simulación y desarrollo de reactores catalíticos de membrana para la tecnología del hidrógeno 

    Cifuentes López, Alejandro (Fecha de defensa: 2023-01-19)

    (English) This thesis focuses on the study of the catalytic production of hydrogen from methanol and water. Catalytic production is carried out in a catalytic membrane reactor which manages to produce and purify hydrogen. ...