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    • Analysis of low temperature carbon dioxide capture in a supersonic nozzle 

      Hernandez Nogales, Álvaro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Technishe Universität München, 2011)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Most energy scenarios suggest carbon capture and storage (CCS) from power generation might contribute to achieve the carbon emissions reduction necessary to stabilize the long-term global average atmospheric temperature. ...
    • Assessment of Calcium Looping as a solution for CO2 capture in the steel production process 

      Ruiz Mateo, Mario (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Universität Stuttgart, 2014)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Universität Stuttgart
      In this study a first assessment of the utilization of the Calcium Looping (CaL) as a CO2 capture method in the steel production process has been done. The applicability of CaL for CO2 capture from the blast furnace gas ...
    • Carbonate looping process for CO2 capture 

      Calafat Frontera, Joan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Denmarks Tekniske Universitet (Technical University of Denmark), 2010)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      Climate change is one of the greatest challenges issues facing the world this century. Cement industry represents around 5% of the total anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. The carbonate looping process seems ...
    • CO2 sorption and regeneration properties of fly ash zeolites synthesized with the use of differentiated methods 

      Czuma, Natalia; Casanova Hormaechea, Ignasi; Baran, Pawel; Szczurowski, Jakub; Zarebska, Katarzyna (Nature, 2020-02-04)
      Article
      Open Access
      Production of fly ash zeolites may be an attractive method for the utilization of solid wastes from the energy sector. Different methods of synthesis often yield a variety of zeolite types, thereby affecting the properties ...
    • Development of low-cost zeolites for cost-efficient CO2 capture 

      Mateu Alcácer, Adriana (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-04)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a very promising type of technology for the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. The main problem with this kind of technology is the high cost of the ...
    • Environmental Implications of CO2 absorption by pervious concrete pavement in urban roads 

      Oliveira, Evailton Arantes de; Guerreiro, Maria João de Simas; Abreu, Isabel; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta (Centre de Politica de Sol i Valoracions, CPSV / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC, 2019-12)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Esta investigación trata de un nuevo material, hecho de concreto permeable convencional, pero con la adición de dos componentes en su mezcla, hidróxido de calcio (Ca (OH) 2), para mejorar sus propiedades de absorción de ...
    • Estudi de la viabilitat econòmica, energètica i mediambiental d’una planta d’absorció de CO2 

      Castaño Cid, Maria Roser (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-10-20)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Aquest projecte tracta sobre l’estudi de la viabilitat econòmica, energètica i mediambiental d’una planta que absorbeix el CO2, procedent del flux de gasos d’una central de generació d’electricitat, mitjançant una solució ...
    • Estudi de l’adsorció de compostos orgànics volàtils clorats mitjançant carbó actiu aplicats al tractament d’aigües subterrànies contaminades 

      Piedra Rabaneda, Elena (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-11)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Restricted access - author's decision
      En aquest projecte s’ha desenvolupat i validat un programa de MatLab per determinar l’eliminació de compostos volàtils en l’aire mitjançant carbó actiu. El programa (Active Carbon SATuration, Acsat) s’ha aplicat a aire ...
    • Estudio técnico-económico de capturar CO2 en tres plantas de cogeneración 

      Goñi Jauregi, Odei (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-04)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      En el presente proyecto se realiza una introducción a las diferentes tecnologías existentes para capturar el CO2 de los gases de combustión de las industrias y reducir así el calentamiento global asociado a los gases de ...
    • Mechanism of sintering of Ca-based sorbents in Carbonate looping process 

      Calafat Frontera, Joan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Denmarks Tekniske Universitet (Technical University of Denmark), 2010)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Covenantee:   Danmarks tekniske universitet
      Climate change is one of the greatest challenges issues facing the world this century. Cement industry represents around 5% of the total anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. The carbonate looping process seems ...
    • Methane production through a solid oxide electrolyser with primary renewable source and carbon dioxide capture 

      Chiadò, Edoardo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-10-09)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Politecnico di Torino
      Methane production through a solid oxide electrolyser with primary renewable source and carbon dioxide capture Renewable electric energy can be transformed into storable methane via electrolysis andsubsequent methanation. ...
    • Modelling of absorption of CO2 in aqueous solutions of alkanolamines 

      Subinyà Albrich, Mireia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, 2008)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
    • Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 

      Torres Hurtado, Cristina (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Slovenská Technická Univerzita V Bratislave, 2014)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is nowadays a worldwide problem, because is one of the gases contributing to global warming. It is a fact that CO2 is increasing every time more and more in the atmosphere due to ...