Browsing by Subject "Pyrolysis"

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    • Biomass valorization via pyrolysis in microalgae-based wastewater treatment: challenges and opportunities for a circular bioeconomy 

      Morais, Etiele Greque de; Teixeira da Silveira, Jéssica; Schüler, Lisa; Bastos de Freitas, Barbara Catarina; Vieira Costa, Jorge Alberto; Morais, Michele Greque de; Ferrer Martí, Ivet; Barreira, Luísa (Springer, 2023-10-13)
      Article
      Open Access
      Microalgae-based wastewater treatment technology is a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional treatment systems. The biomass produced during microalgae-based wastewater treatment can be valorized ...

    • Computational investigation of clean hydrogen production via methane pyrolysis in molten metal baths 

      Taleghani, Seyed MohammadAmin (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-01)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Global warming, caused by the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere, has necessitated the transition to cleaner energy sources. Hydrogen, a versatile and environmentally friendly energy ...

    • Diseño y optimización de un proceso de reciclaje químico de residuos plásticos 

      Melotto, Victoria Alexia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-28)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      En el present treball, s' optimitza amb l' eina Aspen Hysys, un procés de piròlisi de polipropilè, amb l' objectiu de reduir els costos. Per a la posada en marxa de la simulació, l'entrada al procés és el PP, obtenint com ...

    • Electric power based on the solid urban waste: applied to the district of Bellaterra in Barcelona, Spain 

      Cedeño, Álvaro; Escobar Segovia, Kenny; Flores, Ilena; Cuchí Burgos, Alberto; Guzman Cadena, Daniela (2021-01-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      The high growth of Urban Solid Waste forces to seek measures to handle this waste. Applying advanced Thermochemical technology will take advantage of this waste in order to obtain Sustainable Energy. The objective of this ...

    • Growth and physical properties of highly oriented La-doped (K,Na)NbO3 ferroelectric thin films 

      Vendrell Villafruela, Xavier; Raymond, Oscar; Ochoa Guerrero, Diego A.; García García, José Eduardo; Mestres, Lourdes (2015-02-27)
      Article
      Open Access
      Lead-free (K,Na)NbO3 (KNN) and La doped (K,Na)NbO3 (KNN-La) thin films are grown on SrTiO3 substrates using the chemical solution deposition method. The effect of adding different amounts of Na and K excess (0-20 mol%) is ...

    • Influence of different parameters in the fire behaviour of seven hardwood species 

      Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Giraldo Forero, María del Pilar; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Montón Lecumberri, Joaquín; Sonnier, Rodolphe (2019-07-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Wood is a widely used material in the construction sector, both in structural and non-structural applications. Tropical species are appreciated for their high quality and durability in furniture, outdoor and indoor claddings ...

    • Integrated synthesis, modeling, and assessment of waste-to-resource alternatives 

      Pacheco López, Adrian; Somoza Tornos, Ana; Graells Sobré, Moisès; Espuña Camarasa, Antonio (2022)
      Conference report
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      To 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. ...

    • Macroporous silicon microreactor for the preferential oxidation of CO 

      Divins, N.J.; López, E.; Llorca, J.; Vega, Didac; Rodríguez Martínez, Ángel; González de Rivera, F.; Angurell, I.; Seco, M.; Rossell, O. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
      Conference report
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      A macroporous silicon micromonolith containing ca. 40,000 regular channels of 3.3 μm in diameter per square millimeter has been successfully functionalized with an Au/TiO2 catalyst for CO preferential oxidation (CO-PrOx) ...

    • Microwave treatment in waste rubber recycling – Recent advances and limitations 

      Formela, Krzysztof; Hejna, Aleksander; Zedler, Lukasz; Colom Fajula, Xavier; Cañavate Ávila, Francisco Javier (2019-06-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Environmentally-friendly microwave heating is increasingly used in polymer chemistry and technology. The selectivity and highly efficiency in the heat transfer present a huge advantage in systems based on recycling, improving ...

    • Pirólisis de caucho procedente de neumáticos fuera de uso: modelado matemático 

      García San Miguel Prats, Pablo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-08)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
      Covenantee:   Greenval Technologies / Technische Universität Graz
      Este proyecto se centra en el proceso de pirólisis de caucho derivado de neumáticos fuera de uso (NFU) como una solución innovadora para la valorización de este material, convirtiéndolo en materias primas secundarias. ...

    • Pirólisis rápida de lodos de papel: diseño de una planta piloto 

      Fragua Fernández, Xavier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Universitat de Barcelona, 2013-06)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement

    • Pyrolysis gases released during the thermal degradation of insulation materials based on straw fibers 

      Chetehouna, Khaled; Belayachi, Naïma; Lemée, Laurent; Hoxha, Dashnor; Rengel Darnaculleta, Francisco de Borja (Springer, 2015-07-16)
      Article
      Open Access
      Interest in recovering and valorizing agricultural biomass residues has increased in recent years in response to emerging economic opportunities and the potential for more sustainable use of renewable and easy available ...

    • Pyrolysis of polypropylene in a semi batch reactor: the importance of the reflux to control the product composition 

      Hassibi, N.; Quiring, Y.; Mauviel, G.; Burklé-Vitzthum, V. (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-16)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access

    • Structural insights on laccase biografting of ferulic acid onto lignocellulosic fibers 

      Rencoret, Jorge; Aracri, Elisabetta; Gutíerrez, Ana; del Río, José C.; Torres López, Antonio Luis; Vidal Lluciá, Teresa; Martínez, Ángel T. (2014-05-15)
      Article
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      Treatment of high-kappa sisal pulp with Trametes villosa laccase and ferulic acid resulted in strong increases of kappa-number and acid-group content due to biografting of this phenolic acid, as shown by pyrolysis in the ...

    • Thermal characterization of msw for purpose of its gasification and pyrolysis 

      Valverde Salamanca, Abel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Univerzita v Bratislave, 2013)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Due to the increase of municipal solid waste (MSW) as the population and their consume increase, new technologies of waste removal have to be developed, in order to find a MSW disposal method which do not fill lands and ...

    • Understanding Biomass Pyrolysis Kinetics: Improved Modeling -based on -comprehensive -thermokinetic Analysis 

      Gómez Díaz, Claudia Juliana (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2007-01-18)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      En el campo de la cinética de la pirólisis de biomasa se han desarrollado numerosos trabajos de investigación que no acaban de resolver aspectos básicos del proceso. El análisis de resultados termogravimétricos aún requiere ...