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    Decision-support for adaptive and sustainable urban wastewater system management in the face of uncertainty 

    Hadjimichael, Antonia (Date of defense: 2016-12-14)

    With sustainable development as the new overarching goal, urban wastewater system (UWS) managers are now being asked to take all social, economic, technical and environmental facets related to their decisions into account. ...

    Desenvolupament d'un protocol per l'aplicació de sistemes basats en el coneixement a la gestió d'estacions depuradores d'aigües residuals urbanes 

    Rodríguez-Roda Layret, Ignasi (Date of defense: 1998-04-02)

    In this thesis, it is presented a research for the implementation of a supervisory system that integrates different technical to complement and improve the management of Waste Water Treatment Plants. The protocol proposed ...

    Desenvolupament d'un sistema de previsió de risc d'infecció per Stemphylium vesicarium. Avaluació, validació i implementació en parcel·les experimentals en camps comercials de perera 

    Llorente i Cabratosa, Isidre (Date of defense: 1997-10-24)

    L'estemfiliosi de la perera és una malaltia fúngica ocasionada pel fong Deuteromicet Stemphylium vesicarium. Els símptomes característics d'aquesta malaltia són lesions necròtiques en fulles i fruits, provocant el depreciament ...

    Desenvolupament d'un sistema expert com a eina per a una millor gestió de la qualitat de les aigües fluvials 

    Llorens i Ribes, Esther (Date of defense: 2004-06-18)

    Avui en dia no es pot negar el fet que els humans són un component més de les conques fluvials i que la seva activitat afecta enormement la qualitat de les aigües. A nivell europeu, l'elevada densitat de població situada ...

    Desenvolupament del procés d’obtenció d’un concentrat proteic d’alt valor nutritiu a partir de sang procedent d’escorxadors 

    Ferrer Carré, Clara (Date of defense: 2023-09-27)

    Global forecasts of an impending shortage of animal protein for human consumption have led to the search for new sources of dietary protein, either from alternative plant, fungal or insect sources, or from by-products of ...

    Design and implementation of an environmental decision support system for the control and management of drinking water treatment plants 

    Godo Pla, Lluís (Date of defense: 2020-11-05)

    Drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) face significant challenges due to anthropocentric pressure and climate change. To address them, DWTP managers need to adjust treatment units. In the present work, a decision support ...

    Design of hybrid nano-engineered bioprocesses for wastewater treatment 

    Ponzelli, Michele (Date of defense: 2023-12-11)

    Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, prompting the exploration of water reuse strategies. Anaerobic wastewater treatment is gaining popularity due to its low energy requirements and the potential for resource recovery. ...

    Development of a decision support system for the integrated control of membrane bioreactors 

    Monclús Sales, Hèctor (Date of defense: 2011-11-08)

    The work presented in this PhD thesis includes various partial studies aimed at developing a decision support system for membrane bioreactor integrated control. The decision support systems (DSS) have as a main goal to ...

    Development of an air-scour control system for membrane bioreactors 

    Ferrero, Giuliana (Date of defense: 2011-07-01)

    The thesis involves the development and implementation of a new and robust control system based on permeability trends but at the same time capable of reducing aeration proportionally to permeate flux. Permeability was ...

    Development of an environmental decision support system to enhance coagulation in drinking water treatment plants 

    Suquet Masó, Jordi (Date of defense: 2022-07-29)

    Currently, the access to safe drinking water remains to be crucial for mankind development. Due to the geographical context, changes in demography and climate change perspectives, there are regions where water resources ...

    Development of new products from aquaculture fish species 

    Lazo Zamalloa, Oxana (Date of defense: 2018-02-13)

    Europeans are regular consumers of fish and aquaculture products. Therefore, five species of potential aquaculture rearing named: Meagre, Pikeperch, Grey Mullet, Greater Amberjack and Wreckfish were selected for new product ...

    Development of strategies for waste valorisation in waste water treatment plants (WWTPS): Consorci Besòs Tordera case study 

    Palma Heredia, David (Date of defense: 2021-02-08)

    The objective of this thesis is to develop and apply to a real case study a method to allow easier WWTP development planning and implementation of circular economy related processes in the wastewater treatment sector. In ...

    Development, implementation and evaluation of an activated sludge supervisory system for the Granollers WWTP 

    Comas Matas, Joaquim (Date of defense: 2000-12-14)

    La present tesi pretén recollir l'experiència viscuda en desenvolupar un sistema supervisor intel·ligent per a la millora de la gestió de plantes depuradores d'aigües residuals., implementar-lo en planta real (EDAR Granollers) ...

    Effects of breed and PRKAG3 and CAST genetic polymorphisms on the quality of serrano dry-cured ham 

    Zhen, Zongyuan (Date of defense: 2012-07-30)

    Two pieces of complementary research dealing with the study of the importance of genetic factors on the quality of the Spanish dry-cured ham Jamón Serrano were carried out for this thesis. The first one compared Serrano ...

    Effects of operational conditions on the performance of a partial nitritation SBR treating high nitrogen loads 

    Gabarró i Bartual, Jordi (Date of defense: 2014-07-18)

    The biological treatment of industrial wastewater containing high nitrogen concentrations (>1000 mg N L-1) and low biodegradable organic matter (bCOD) such as landfill leachate is nowadays challenging. Conventional ...

    Electrochemical control and minimization of hydrogen sulfide formation in anaerobic systems 

    Sergienko, Natalia (Date of defense: 2021-10-13)

    Formation of hydrogen sulfide represents a major challenge in the operation of wastewater collection systems. Hydrogen sulfide is malodourous and toxic gas, which causes corrosion of pipes, wells, and constructions, hence ...

    Eliminació d'ions metàl·lics d'aigües residuals d'una indústria de recobriment de superfícies mitjançant residus vegetals 

    Pujol Oriola, David (Date of defense: 2015-04-09)

    Els ions metàl·lics són contaminants no biodegradables que es poden trobar a les aigües i que poden acumular-se en els organismes vius, causant diverses malalties i trastorns. Un dels metalls més contaminant i àmpliament ...

    Emissions de N2O i desnitrificació en sòls agrícoles i d'ecosistemes naturals. Factors de regulació 

    Saguer Hom, Elena (Date of defense: 1997-10-22)

    La major conscienciació actual dels problemes de pol·lució que acompanyen les pèrdues de N del sòl cap a l'atmosfera ha reorientat les investigacions cap a un coneixement més profund dels processos implicats en les emissions ...

    Endo-β-1,4-glucanasa para la fabricación de micro/nanocelulosa: propiedades y aplicaciones 

    Tarrés Farrés, Joaquim Agustí (Date of defense: 2017-07-10)

    In the recent years, significant interest on the production, characterization and application of cellulose nanofibers has brought out among scientific and technic authorities. This special attention mainly comes from their ...

    Environmental and socio-economical assessment of measures for the reduction of pharmaceuticals in rivers 

    Gimeno Melià, Vicent Pau (Date of defense: 2019-01-21)

    Pharmaceuticals are ubiquitous water contaminants that have shown detrimental effects on aquatic organisms at low concentrations. National authorities are starting to plan and implement measures (Wastewater treatment plants ...