• Copper recovery from PCBs by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: toxicity of bioleached metals on biological activity 

      Benzal Montes, Eva; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Cano Larrotta, Ana María José Candelaria (Springer, 2020-04-01)
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      The suitability and limits of bioleaching for copper recovery from printed circuits boards has been stated with new strategies and methodologies. The process has been tested using a continuous column reactor simulating ...
    • E-waste valorisation by recovering valuable metals with microorganisms 

      Benzal Montes, Eva; Cano, A.; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David (2019)
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      The effectiveness of bioleaching in copper recovery from printed circuit boards by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans has been evaluated under a wide range of conditions demonstrating the suitability of the technology and their ...
    • Eina per a la captació de talent al grau d'enginyeria química (#TEQxC2): el cas de la UPC Manresa 

      Heras Cisa, F. Xavier de las; Benzal Montes, Eva; Bonsfills Pedrós, Anna; Busquets Rubio, Pere; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Gorchs Altarriba, Roser; Grau Vilalta, Maria Dolors; Guimerà Villalba, Xavier; Lao Luque, Concepción; Morral Molto, Eloi; Prades Martell, Lledó; Sala Farré, Francesca; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Torra Bitlloch, Immaculada (Congrés Internacional de Docència Universitària i Innovació (CIDUI), 2018)
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      L'ocupabilitat és un dels atractius que aporten valor als estudis de grau de les enginyeries. En aquest sentit la UPC de Manresa dinamitza la captació d'estudiants en el grau d'enginyeria química a partir del programa ...
    • Elemental copper recovery from e-wastes mediated with a two-step bioleaching process 

      Benzal Montes, Eva; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David (Springer, 2020-03-27)
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      Copper recovery from printed circuit boards (PCB) from waste mobile phones was investigated using a two-step bioleaching process. The method consists of a first step where Fe(II) ions are biologically oxidised to Fe(III) ...
    • Influence of ore grade and mineral medium on chalcopyrite bioleaching with mixed microbial consortia 

      Benzal Montes, Eva; Solé Sardans, Maria Montserrat; Lao Luque, Concepción; Morral Molto, Eloi; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David (2021-01-04)
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      In the present work, key parameters in copper bioleaching from chalcopyrite have been investigated at long-term operation. In detail, the type of mixed microbial consortium (origin and adaptation); the composition of two ...
    • Study and optimisation of copper bioleaching process for electronic waste valorisation 

      Benzal Montes, Eva (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-01-28)
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      In the current economical context, the use of waste material with economic potential should be a priority. In this sense, the increasing production of electrical and electronic equipment waste (WEEE) makes these materials ...