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A circular economy approach to the design of a water network targeting the use of regenerated water
(Elsevier, 2019)
Conference report
Open AccessIncreasing water demand by the process and allied industries coupled with global water stress and scarcity have underlined the importance of water as a crucial resource and increased the need for widespread adoption of ... -
A general MILP model for the sizing of islanded/grid-connected microgrids
(2016)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyRecently, energy systems have experienced a change of paradigm, from a large-scale centr alized approach to the in-situ exploitation of renewabl e sources. Special atte ntion has been paid to microgrids, a particular case ... -
A MILP model for enhancing wastewater networks by introducing reclaimed wastewater usage
(2020)
Conference report
Open AccessWastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are an example of available but underutilized waste-to-resource processes. Economic benefit opportunities can be generated through the design and operation of WWTPs following a circular ... -
An optimization model for the long-term planning of energy distribution networks
(2016)
Conference lecture
Open AccessAlthough design is a problem that has been addressed in the literature, maintaining, upgrading and expanding energy distribution networks along the entire life-cycle is a topic that has received scarce attention. The problem ... -
Decision support strategies for the efficient implementation of circular economy principles in process systems
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-03-26)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessEconomic growth at any expense is no longer an option. Awareness of the growing human footprint is crucial to face the problems that the impoverishment of ecosystems is causing and will cause in the future. One of the key ... -
Economic and environmental assessment of plastic waste pyrolysis products and biofuels as substitutes for fossil-based fuels
(2021-06-24)
Article
Open AccessThe global economy is shifting toward more sustainable sources of energy. The transportation sector is a remarkable example of this fact, where biofuels have emerged as promising alternatives to traditional fossil fuels. ... -
In the search for carbon-neutral waste-to-resource processing routes: coupling plastic waste pyrolysis and CO2 capture towards Circular Economy
(2023)
Conference lecture
Open AccessAmong the emerging alternatives for the recovery of plastic materials, pyrolysis has proven to be very promising from several points of view for the upcycling of plastic waste. Despite its economic and environmental benefits, ... -
Information retrieval from scientific abstract and citation databases: A query-by-documents approach based on Monte-Carlo sampling
(2022-08-01)
Article
Open AccessThe rapidly increasing amount of information and entries in abstract and citation databases steadily complicates the information retrieval task. In this study, a novel query-by-document approach using Monte-Carlo sampling ... -
Integrated synthesis, modeling, and assessment (iSMA) of waste-to-resource alternatives towards a circular economy: the case of the chemical recycling of plastic waste management
(Elsevier, 2023-07)
Article
Open AccessThe need to transform economic models to implement a circular use of resources is crucial due to the current waste accumulation crisis. New waste-to-resource alternatives are constantly emerging to close material loops; ... -
Integrated synthesis, modeling, and assessment of waste-to-resource alternatives
(2022)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyTo address the urgent need to transform the current economic paradigm towards a more circular one, this contribution proposes a framework for assisting the selection of the most promising waste-to-resource alternatives. ... -
Modeling framework for joint product and process synthesis with material recovery opportunities
(Elsevier, 2020)
Conference report
Open AccessThe circular economy paradigm requires process synthesis to be expanded beyond the consideration of production activities aimed at market needs and to integrate valorization processes upcycling waste from different sources ... -
Optimization of the long-term planning of supply chains with decaying performance
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-06-08)
Master thesis
Open AccessThis master's thesis addresses the optimization of supply and distribution chains considering the effect that equipment aging may cause over the performance of facilities involved in the process. The decaying performance ... -
Paving the way for the integration of synthesis, assessment, and design tools within an ontological framework
(Elsevier, 2023)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe constant development of new alternatives to treat waste aids in closing material loops towards the circular economy and improving sustainability through the use of new renewable materials and energy. This fact leads ... -
Process screening framework for the synthesis of process networks from a circular economy perspective
(2021-01)
Article
Open AccessProcesses for recycling or reusing material resources have naturally appeared along with the history of technology development when need, resource scarcity, opportunities, and enabling technologies have combined conveniently ... -
Realizing the potential high benefits of circular economy in the chemical industry: ethylene monomer recovery via polyethylene pyrolysis
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-02-04)
Article
Open AccessThe concept of circular economy has gained wide interest in industry as a powerful strategy to reduce impacts while remaining economically competitive. Here, we explore the benefits of this approach in the chemical industry, ... -
Simulación de una planta piloto de secado por spray y ajuste de parámetros del modelo
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06-11)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEl projecte integra tot el procés de disseny i ajust de la simulació d'una planta pilot d'assecat per atomització. Després de realitzar un estudi de l'assecador d’spray i el calibratge dels seus sensors, s'ha mesurat el ... -
Synthesis and assessment of waste-to-resource routes for circular economy
(Elsevier, 2020)
Conference report
Open AccessThe benefits of the circular economy paradigm have been proven during the past two decades, but its application poses some challenges that still need to be tackled. This contribution presents a systematic way to generate ... -
Synthesis and assessment of waste-to-resource routes for circular economy
(Pergamon Press, 2021-07-30)
Article
Open AccessThe benefits of the circular economy have been proven during the past two decades, but its application poses some challenges. In particular, the increasing number of potential waste-to-resource processing alternatives ... -
Systematic generation and evaluation of waste-to-resource alternatives
(2020)
Conference report
Open AccessCircular economy appears to be the only suitable approach for closing the materials loop and so to make sustainable current development levels. In this work, a procedure to systematically generate a list of ... -
Targeting economic and environmental benefits associated with the integration of regeneration units in water systems
(2021-11-10)
Article
Open AccessWater treatment is traditionally seen as an "end-of-pipe" solution to deal with contaminated water satisfying discharge regulations at a minimum expense. However, the reuse of treated water as regenerated water is a promising ...
