Browsing by Subject "Biomass"
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A techno-economic optimization model of a biomass-based CCHP/heat pump system under evolving climate conditions
(Elsevier, 2020-08-07)
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Open AccessAn innovative modelling approach for the design of biomass-based, solar-assisted combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) and heat pump (HP) systems for various climate scenarios is proposed in this work. The modelling ... -
Aerosol direct radiative effects of a transatlantic biomass burning plume over Granada, Spain
(2010)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThis work presents the assessment of the aerosol direct radiative effects for a special episode of transatlantic transport of a biomass burning plume, performed over Granada, south-eastern Iberian Peninsula, on 20th August ... -
Algal biomass: physical pretreatments
(Elsevier, 2015)
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Analysis and IbM simulation of the stages in bacterial lag phase: basis for an updated definition
(2008-05)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe lag phase is the initial phase of a culture that precedes exponential growth and occurs when the conditions of the culture medium differ from the pre-inoculation conditions. It is usually defined by means of cell density ... -
Anàlisi de la viabilitat de la reconversió d'una central tèrmica de carbó a biomassa, atenent a les diferents dimensions de la sostenibilitat
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-20)
Master thesis
Open AccessEn aquest projecte es fa un anàlisi de viabilitat per convertir la central de carbó d’Es Murterar (Alcúdia, Mallorca) en una central de biomassa. Es fa un estudi sobre la capacitat que té l’Illa per tal d’aportar biomassa ... -
Applying future Exascale HPC methodologies in the energy sector
(2016-09-26)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe appliance of new exascale HPC techniques to energy industry simulations is absolutely needed nowadays. In this sense, the common procedure is to customize these techniques to the specific energy sector they are of ... -
Arundo donax L.: How high photosynthetic capacity is maintained under water scarcity conditions
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-01-01)
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Open AccessArundo donax L. (giant reed) is a perennial rhizomatous grass and has been identified as an important non-food biomass crop with capacity for cultivation in marginal and degraded lands where water scarcity conditions ... -
Assessment of active methanogenic archaea in a methanol-fed upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
(2016-12-01)
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Open AccessMethanogenic archaea enrichment of a granular sludge was undertaken in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor fed with methanol in order to enrich methylotrophic and hydrogenotrophic methanogenic populations. A ... -
Auditoria energètica de l'edifici les Bernardes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-08)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEn aquest projecte d’auditoria energètica de l’edifici les Bernardes de la ciutat de Salt (Girona) destinat als centres Hotel Entitats i Casal de la Gent Gran, es pretén desenvolupar l’anàlisi de l’eficiència energètica ... -
Automatization of a technical-scale fixed-bed gasification plant
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-06-01)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionExperimental studies of technical-scale-fixed-bed plant are needed to understand the complex process of wood gasification and to be able to develop models. However these experiments must be measure and controlled, so ... -
Biogás para cocción a partir de la digestión anaerobia de pastos en zonas rurales de clima tropical
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-30)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessEnergy for cooking is the most essential energy service for peasants in countries with tropical climates such as Colombia where a large number of families can only access to firewood as energy source. An alternative energy ... -
Biomass-fired combined heating, cooling, and power for small scale applications – A review
(2018-07)
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Open AccessThe growing demand for energy and the accelerating threats from climate change call for innovative and sustainable solutions to decrease dependency on fossil fuels. Biomass -based, small-scale Combined Cooling, Heating and ... -
Biomassa de canya comú (Arundo donax L.) potencialment aprofitable en el tram del Llobregat de Molins de Rei
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-08)
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Characterization of a combined batch-continuous procedure for the culture of anammox biomass
(2017-06-09)
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Restricted access - author's decisionInterest in autotrophic nitrogen (N) removal through anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is high in the field of wastewater treatment as a more economic and sustainable alternative than conventional nitrification-deni ... -
Characterization of atmospheric aerosols for a long-range transport of biomass-burning from North America over the Iberian Peninsula
(2010)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThis work presents the characterization of atmospheric aerosols performed over the Iberian Peninsula in the framework of EARLINET for a special episode on 20th August 2007. The assessment of aerosol radiative impact requires ... -
Characterization of different arundo donax L. Clones from the mediterranean region
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-07-01)
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Open AccessThe present study assessed the behavior of four clones of Arundo donax L. (giant reed) as a perennial rhizomatous grass of increasing interest due to its high biomass production and great adaptability to stress conditions. ... -
Chitosan-derived nitrogen-doped carbon electrocatalyst for a sustainable upgrade of oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide in UV-assisted electro-Fenton water treatment
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-08-25)
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Open AccessThe urgency to move from critical raw materials to highly available and renewable feedstock is currently driving the scientific and technical developments. Within this context, the abundance of natural resources like ... -
Combined current profiling and biological echosounding results from a single ADCP
(SARTI, 2018)
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Open AccessThe present work describes a newly-developed Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) that has a fully integrated single-beam wide-band biological echosounder, thus serving a dual purpose: current measurement and biomass ... -
Computer analysis of the effect of activation temperature on the microporous structure development of activated carbon derived from common polypody
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-06-01)
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Open AccessThis paper presents the results of a computer analysis of the effect of activation process temperature on the development of the microporous structure of activated carbon derived from the leaves of common polypody (Polypodium ... -
Demography of Digitaria sanguinalis: effect of the emergence time on survival , reproduction, and biomass
(2010-06)
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