Bové Masmiquel, Josep (Date of defense: 2018-04-27)
To achieve a sand filter design that reduce its pressure loss, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tecnique was used combined with laboratory tests in a scaled filter using different filter media. The ...
Anfruns Bagaria, Alba (Date of defense: 2011-11-25)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are one of the main groups of odour causing compounds in Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP). Adsorption technology is already established, in recent years the interest ...
Vallejos, María Evangelina (Date of defense: 2006-06-09)
En este trabajo se ha estudiado el potencial tanto los filamentos de cáñamo como de la cañamiza como refuerzo/carga del polipropileno. La modificación de estos materiales se realiza para lograr una mayor ...
Franco Marquès, Elena (Date of defense: 2012-07-20)
In the present work, a study of the preparation of new formulations of acrylic bone cements (ABC) has been carried, to obtain materials with capacity for controlled drug delivery of medicaments useful ...
Montero Mirabet, Maria (Date of defense: 2012-06-22)
Genetically modified crops are submitted to strict regulation to ensure the safety of consumers and the environment. To complement the comparison between GM plants and their counterparts, in the present ...
Serra Parareda, Ferran (Date of defense: 2022-06-02)
Nanocellulose is a sustainable nanomaterial with outstanding physico-mechanical properties, a fact that confers the nanomaterial a huge potential in sectors such as the papermaking, nanocomposites, ...
Granda Garcia, Luis Angel (Date of defense: 2016-07-29)
This thesis studies the effect produced by the reinforcement of polypropylene with a semichemical fibre of Leucaena collinsii in the mechanical, thermal and water uptake properties. Samples with different ...
Rubio Moreno, Raquel (Date of defense: 2014-10-14)
Fermented meats play an important part in many diets and are very appreciate by the consumer. However, these products are an important source of fat and salt, associated to chronic cardiovascular diseases. ...
Oliver Ortega, Helena (Date of defense: 2018-07-20)
The main goal of this thesis is the production and characterization of composites materials from a bio-based polyamide and natural fibres which could be more sustainable alternative to glass fibre ...
Serra Bruns, Albert (Date of defense: 2021-12-22)
Every year, the textile industry generates large amounts of cellulosic waste during the production and fabrication stages. This waste is made up of fibers, with lengths are less than 10 mm that prevent ...