Roldós Noguer, Eva (Date of defense: 2015-12-16)
The aim of the present work was to study the effects of tylosin A and doxycycline administration to laying hens on egg nutritional and compositional parameters during antibiotic treatment and after a ...
Tarragó Abella, Elena (Date of defense: 2018-03-09)
Human population has had an impact on the natural phosphorus’ cycle, a limited resource, and the predictions show that this resource could be exhausted in 100-250 years. Therefore, the actions for the ...
Bayer Resplandis, Jordi (Date of defense: 2013-10-18)
Natural fibers have been used recently as reinforcement of polymer-matrix based composites. The present thesis examines the mechanical properties of high density polyethylene (HDPE) composite reinforced ...
Verdaguer Planas, Marta (Date of defense: 2012-12-21)
The thesis presents and evaluates the application of the paradigm of agents to the management of the urban wastewater system. The system is conceptualised as a multi-agent system from the development ...
Pellicer Johera, Neus (Date of defense: 2014-03-31)
WWTP present two issues: 1) Get adequate depuration performance; 2) Do it with minimal costs. There are many strategies that can be applied to achieve these requirements, but they cannot be applied ...
Claret Coma, Anna (Date of defense: 2015-04-17)
La tesi doctoral que es presenta a continuació té com a objectiu estudiar la percepció que tenen els consumidors espanyols del peix d’aqüicultura en comparació amb el peix salvatge, des de vàries ...
Delgado Aguilar, Marc (Date of defense: 2015-07-31)
Bio and nano technologies are absent or incipient in papermaking industry and, concretely, in recycling and high-yield pulps sectors. In this sense, the present Thesis uses cellulose nanofibers (CNF), ...
Theng, Dyna (Date of defense: 2017-07-28)
Agricultural waste is of particularly interest due to abudant, cheap, widely available worldwide and renewable material. It represent a good option for wood sources substitution, containing similar in ...
Costa Corredor, Anna (Date of defense: 2010-10-01)
In recent years, several studies have linked sodium intake to hypertension, and the consequent mortality risk due to vascular diseases. Several UE member states and the WHO recommend reducing the salt ...
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. ...