A global approach for supporting operators' decision-making dealing with plant abnormal events 

    Yélamos Ruiz, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2008-05-30)

    El alto grado de automatización adquirido en las plantas químicas durante las últimas décadas hace que las tareas de supervisión sean ahora más complejas y delicadas. Esta supervisión requiere de sistemas y herramientas ...

    An investigation on automatic systems for fault diagnosis in chemical processes 

    Monroy Chora, Isaac (Date of defense: 2012-02-03)

    Plant safety is the most important concern of chemical industries. Process faults can cause economic loses as well as human and environmental damages. Most of the operational faults are normally considered in the process ...

    Application of computer simulation approaches to study the structure and properties of polymeric systems 

    Córdova-Mateo, Esther (Date of defense: 2014-12-12)

    The study at the nanoscopic level of the polymeric systems is a keystone for a deeper understanding of their internal structure and properties, not only at nanometric scale but also at macroscopic level. The disciplines ...

    Application of conducting polymers in nanobiotechnology 

    Dias, Bruno José da Cruz Teixeira (Date of defense: 2011-10-28)

    Esta tesis describe diferentes aplicaciones en el ámbito de la nanobiotecnología de los polímeros conductores generados electroquímicamente. El objetivo principal de la Tesis, que además es el nexo común de los diferentes ...

    Application of molecular simulation techniques to the design of nanosystems 

    Rodríguez Ropero, Francisco (Date of defense: 2009-12-14)

    Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary branch of science and technology that involves a widerange of different fields such as chemistry, materials science, physics or chemical engineeringwhose goal is the production of new ...

    Bio-based polyesters from cyclic monomers derived from carbohydrates 

    Lavilla Aguilar, Cristina (Date of defense: 2013-11-29)

    Polyesters are extremely versatile polymers which can be used in a wide variety of applications ranging from high performance materials to recyclable and degradable polymers. The preparation of polyesters from renewable ...

    Complexation of Th(IV) and U(VI) by polyhydroxy and polyamino carboxylic acids 

    Colàs Anguita, Elisenda (Date of defense: 2014-05-05)

    Els residus radioactius procedeixen de gairebé totes les activitats (indústria nuclear i no nuclear, investigació, activitats militars, aplicacions mèdiques) que impliquen la manipulació de materials radioactius. Existeix ...

    Conducting polymers and hybrid derivates with specific applications as sensors and bioactive platforms 

    Fabregat Jové, Georgina (Date of defense: 2014-06-06)

    The principal focus of this Thesis is the development and design of promising hybrid nanocomposites based on conducting polymers with the main objective of achieving applications in the field of biotechnology and biomedicine. ...

    Conformational properties of constrained proline analogues and their application in nanobiology 

    Flores Ortega, Alejandra (Date of defense: 2009-03-26)

    This thesis is composed of two parts:<br/><br/>We have used different computer simulation techniques to investigate the impact of different chemical modifications on the conformational preferences of proline and to examine ...

    Contribució a l'estudi de la cinètica de la piròlisi primària de materials lignocel.lulòsics per a diferents règims d'escalfament 

    Manyà Cervelló, Joan Josep (Date of defense: 2002-11-28)

    El desenvolupament de processos termoquímics destinats a la valorització de materials lignocel·lulòsics (gasificació i piròlisi, principalment), tant pel que fa al disseny de reactors com pel que fa a l'establiment de les ...

    Contribució a l'estudi de la modelització i l'optimització de l'operació de plantes químiques multipropòsit de funcionament discontinu 

    Graells Sobré, Moisès (Date of defense: 1996-02-14)

    Aquest treball de tesi s'adreça a la indústria de procés químic d'operació discontínua tot i que també pot resultar profitós per altres situacions de fabricació per lots. Aquests tipus d'indústries són molt variats i ...

    Contribución al desarrollo de factores de configuración de bolas de fuego con presencia de obstáculos 

    Bonilla Martínez, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2017-11-27)

    Fire is the most common phenomenon that characterizes major accidents that take place in both industrial establishments and in the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail. The formation of a fireball, with or without ...

    Contribuición al estudio de la operación de destilación discontinua mediante simulación 

    Bonsfills, Anna (Date of defense: 2001-12-20)

    El treball presentat en aquesta tesi pretén contribuir a l'estudi mediambiental de la limitació de les emissions de components orgànics volàtils (VOCs), degudes a l'ús de dissolvents orgànics en determinades activitats i ...

    Contributions to the risk assessment of major accidents in port areas 

    Ronza, Andrea (Date of defense: 2007-11-22)

    Esta tesis se presenta como un conjunto de artículos (ya publicados en revistas internacionales, con la excepción del Artículo 6) precedidos por una serie de capítulos introductorios. 1. Introducción. Describe los puertos ...

    Data Reconciliation as a Framework for Chemical Processes Optimization and Control 

    Benqlilou, Chouaib (Date of defense: 2004-04-28)

    This thesis presents, discusses and compares a set of methodologies and several appropriate combinations of them, to provide accurate estimation of process variables, either for steady-state or dynamic systems. <br/><br/>Firstly, ...

    Derivados del Nylon 3 con grupos laterales alcoxicarbonilos ramificados y cíclicos 

    García Álvarez, Montserrat (Date of defense: 1997-03-07)

    El presente trabajo se ha centrado en la síntesis, caracterización y estudio estructural de poli(alfa-alquil-beta-L-aspartato)s con grupos laterales ramificados y cíclicos.<br/><br/> Se han sintetizado los monómero: ...

    Design and bioapplication of nanointerfaces based on conducting polymers 

    Pérez Madrigal, Maria del Mar (Date of defense: 2015-07-03)

    This Thesis reports the fabrication and characterization of interfaces based on conducting polymers (CPs), which are designed with at least one dimension in the nanometric scale, for bioapplications such as scaffolds for ...

    Design, synthesis, characterization and development of novel organic conducting polymers with technological applications 

    Aradilla Zapata, David (Date of defense: 2013-01-11)

    In this thesis, a series of novel organic conducting polymers have been synthesized using alternative methods based on electrochemical techniques, which have allowed to broaden the knowledge in the field of the characterization ...

    Development of multifunctional biopolymeric materials for teatment of decubitus ulcers 

    Rocasalbas Lozano, Guillermo (Date of defense: 2012-11-30)

    Chronic wounds including pressure, venous, arterial and diabetic neuropathic ulcers, represent a significant burden to the healthcare system. These different chronic wound types do not share origin or cause, however they ...

    Electron transfer processes in biomimetic membranes incorporating prenylquinones 

    Hoyo Pérez, Javier (Date of defense: 2014-10-17)

    The photosynthesis is the process used by the plants and bacteria cells to convert the inorganic matter in organic thanks to the light energy. This process consist on several steps, being one of them the plastoquinone-9 ...