Estudio de desechos industriales usados como materiales de almacenamiento de energía termoquímica 

    Mamani Challapa, Verónica Lisbeth (Fecha de defensa: 2019-07-05)

    Los sistemas de almacenamiento de energía termoquímica presentan la ventaja de usar materiales que almacenan una alta densidad energética por un tiempo ilimitado, características importantes para ser aprovechadas para ...

    Estudio del comportamiento del acero inoxidable dúplex y superdúplex después de deformación plástica severa 

    Biserova Tahchieva, Alisiya (Fecha de defensa: 2021-01-22)

    Los diferentes grados de aceros inoxidables dúplex (DSS) se caracterizan por sus atractivas propiedades de resistencia mecánica y resistencia a la corrosión, debido a su microestructura equilibrada de ferrita (δ) y austenita ...

    Evolución de las propiedades de tuberías de PP-R en servicio 

    Ferrer, Josep Mª (Fecha de defensa: 2023-09-06)

    [spa] Esta tesis está enfocada en la búsqueda de hitos y nuevos conceptos que permitan la mejora de un producto que actualmente está dominando el mercado en su nicho de negocio español: las tuberías de PP-RCT. La empresa ...

    Fabricating ultrasensitive metal nano-structures with Langmuir-Blodgett technique to improve plasmonic response of SERS 

    Tahghighi, Mohammad (Fecha de defensa: 2022-01-13)

    Nanoparticle self-assembly is a versatile and coherent strategy for the development of functional nanostructured materials, offering low-cost and scalable methods that can be fine-tuned for many different specific application. ...

    Field-effects on single molecular circuitry. Electronic transport from synthetic to biological models 

    Cortijos i Aragonès, Albert (Fecha de defensa: 2017-05-22)

    Inspired by the proposal that single molecules will be functional elements of future nanoelectronic and Spintronics devices, there exists considerable interest in understanding charge transport in individual molecular ...

    Functionalized coatings by Cold Spray for joint prosthesis 

    Martín Vilardell, Anna (Fecha de defensa: 2017-01-25)

    The Cold Spray (CS) is a novelty technique for the production of coatings within the field of Thermal Spray. The use of low work temperatures (under the melting point of the material) is what makes it different from the ...

    Heterogeneous catalysis of green chemistry reactions on molybdenum carbide based catalysts 

    Posada Pérez, Sergio (Fecha de defensa: 2018-03-12)

    Our society has a problem with the use of fossil fuels, due to the vast and exceeding emissions derived from human activities. Two ways could be consider to mitigate these harmful effects. On the one hand, the capture, ...

    Hidrofobicitat en metalls modificats superficialment 

    Escobar Romero, Ana Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2018-12-09)

    La modificació de les superfícies dels materials permet obtenir propietats diferents a les que presenta el substrat prèviament o preservar-lo del medi que l’envolta. Les tècniques emprades amb aquest objectiu són molt ...

    Influència dels Paràmetres de Procés sobre la Formació d’escòria i dels Defectes de Contracció en les Foses de Ferro amb Grafit Esferoïdal 

    Regordosa Romagosa, Anna (Fecha de defensa: 2017-05-03)

    Aquesta tesi s’ha dividit en dos blocs principals, el primer bloc tracta de la formació d’escòria durant la producció de les foses amb grafit esferoïdal i el segon bloc de la influència dels paràmetres del procés sobre la ...

    Mechanical and functional properties in magnetic materials 

    Calvo de la Rosa, Jaume (Fecha de defensa: 2019-10-25)

    This doctoral Thesis has been focused on the preparation of magnetic materials by different methods, the characterization of their structural characteristics, and the understanding of their mechanical and magnetic properties. ...

    Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of 9%Ni steel welds by submerged arc welding process using nickel-base alloys 

    Ozaeta Laverde, Pablo (Fecha de defensa: 2017-07-12)

    Natural Gas with more than 80% methane has a liquefaction temperature around -165 ° C. Temperature at which the gas reduces its volume by a factor of 600/1. This operating temperature makes the use of ferritic materials ...

    Modelling Nano-Oxide Materials with Technological and Environmental Relevance: Silica, Titania and Titanosilicates 

    Cuko, Andy (Fecha de defensa: 2018-09-24)

    Properties of nanomaterials are known to be size dependent and generally are very different from those of the corresponding bulk. Such behaviour, which is strongly system and structure dependent, allows one to tune material’s ...

    Models and Computational Methods Applied to Industrial Gas Separation Processes and Enhanced Oil Recovery 

    Alonso Benito, Gerard (Fecha de defensa: 2019-11-29)

    Two main topics are treated in this doctoral thesis from a theoretical and computational point of view: the gas capture and separation from post-combustion flue gases, and the enhanced oil recovery from oil reservoirs. The ...

    Monte Carlo based methods applied to heterogeneous catalysis and gas separation 

    Prats Garcia, Hèctor (Fecha de defensa: 2019-03-25)

    The research work presented in this thesis is divided in two main topics: gas separation and heterogeneous catalysis. Although the systems studied in one part and another are quite different, they share two fundamental ...

    Nitrate and Pesticide Removal from Groundwater Using Different Electrochemical Reactors 

    Oriol López, Roger (Fecha de defensa: 2023-10-23)

    [eng] Groundwater has been traditionally considered a reliable source of freshwater. However, the low replenishment rates and the increasing contamination due to different anthropogenic activities, such as the use of ...

    Nitrate salt-based nanofluids for thermal energy storage 

    Svobodova, Adela (Fecha de defensa: 2022-07-19)

    For the development of more compact and efficient thermal systems, nanofluids are presented as a promising option to replace conventional heat transfer fluids. Nanofluids are a suspension of low concentration of nanoparticles ...

    Prediction of partition coefficients for systems of micelles using DFT 

    Saranjam, Leila (Fecha de defensa: 2023-10-30)

    [eng] A compound’s solvent−water partition coefficient (log P) measures the equilibrium ratio of the compound’s concentrations in a two-phase system: as two solvents in contact or a system of micelles in an aqueous ...

    Pretreatment to the leaching of copper sulphides minerals in oxidizing media 

    Quezada Reyes, Víctor Alejandro (Fecha de defensa: 2021-01-29)

    La producción chilena de cobre procede de la hidrometalurgia y la concentración; el concentrado de cobre es tratado tradicionalmente mediante pirometalurgia. De acuerdo a Cochilco, el cobre producido en el año 2019, vía ...

    Processes and catalysts for the electrochemical removal of persistent organic micropollutants from urban wastewater at mild Ph 

    Ye, Zhihong (Fecha de defensa: 2019-11-29)

    Organic micropollutants, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PCPs), pesticides, dyes and many other industrial chemicals have become one of the most solid barriers for the effective and safe wastewater ...

    Quantum Confinement of Gaseous Molecules in Nanostructures: Effects on the Dynamics and Internal Structure 

    Mondelo-Martell, Manel (Fecha de defensa: 2018-06-18)

    Quantum confinement effects, understood as the changes on the structure and dynamics of a molecule when it goes from a free environment to a cavity with some characteristic length of the order of the nanometer, represent ...