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  • ‘We’re all in this together’ – collaborating to deliver sustainable development of port operations. 

    Puig Duran, Martí; Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria; Wooldridge, Chris; Journée, H (2022)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Following-on from the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and in the continuing shadow of COVID-19, the long-established mantra of ‘sustainable development’ still rings-out daily in political, governmental, industrial and ...

  • Rhenium recovery from highly concentrated sulfuric media using AMR anionite in column mode 

    Korovin, Vadym; Pohorielov, Yurii; Shestak, Yurii; Valiaiev, Oleksandr; Cortina Pallás, José Luis (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2022)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    The paper deals with the study of rhenium recovery by AMR anionite from model high-acidic sulfuric solution as well as its desorption by ammonia solution in column experiments. Total dynamic exchange capacity was calculated. ...

  • Utilização de jigues a ar na concentração de resíduos de construção e demolição 

    Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Cazacliu, Bogdan G.; Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; Cortina Pallás, José Luis; Oliva Moncunill, Josep (Galoá, 2022)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Resíduos de construção e demolição são um dos principais resíduos sólidos gerados em centros urbanos em todo o mundo. Normalmente, parte deles são utilizados, após cominuição e classificação granulométrica, sem nenhum ...

  • Concentração de resíduos de construção e demolição por sensor-based sorting 

    Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Cazacliu, Bogdan G.; Ambrós, Weslei Monteiro; Petter, Carlos Otávio; Veras, Moacir Medeiros; Cortina Pallás, José Luis; Oliva Moncunill, Josep (Galoá, 2022)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Os Resíduos de Construção e Demolição (RCD) apresentam composições diferentes, dependendo da construção do prédio, tamanho da cidade, desenvolvimento do país etc. Os principais componentes do RCD são o concreto e a cerâmica ...

  • Assessing the environmental risk of silver nanoparticles in aquatic ecosystems 

    Ramirez Garrido, Rosember; Martí Gregorio, Vicenç; Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria (2022)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    As well known, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are being increasingly used in many different sectors due to their particular biocidal characteristics. The existence of these substances in many day life products leads to the ...

  • The environmental management of small ports – challenges and options 

    Palantzas, Georgios; Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria; Naniopoulos, Aristotelis; Tselentis, Vasilis; Wooldridge, Chris (2021)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    It is widely acknowledged that small ports (including small-island ports) play a vital role in the supply chain, in general transport connectivity, and in the day-to-day life of their communities. Sometimes classified as ...

  • Las prácticas en Química como herramienta de motivación en grados de Ingeniería 

    Vecino Bello, Xanel; Reig i Amat, Mònica; Cortina Pallás, José Luis (2021)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Chemistry, which is obligatory, is a subject on the curriculum of different engineering degrees at the Escola d'Enginyeria Barcelona Est. This communication focuses on the practical part of the subject as a tool to motivate ...

  • Actividad práctica para el diseño industrial de procesos avanzados de separación basados en sistemas de membranas para el alumnado de Máster en Ingeniería Química 

    Reig i Amat, Mònica; Vecino Bello, Xanel; Cortina Pallás, José Luis (2021)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    The use of a free-access commercial software called WAVE has been introduced as an improvement in a subject of the Chemical Engineering Master from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. By means of this software, ...

  • Port environmental management insights 2020 

    Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria; Wooldridge, Chris; Puig Duran, Martí; Selén, Valter (2021)
    Conference lecture
    Restricted access - publisher's policy
    This paper presents the results of research conducted in collaboration with 97 ESPO EcoPorts members that completed the Self-Diagnosis Method (SDM), most of them members of the EU TEN-T network. SDM is a concise checklist ...

  • Adaptación de la asignatura de “Procesos químicos desde la realidad Industrial” al formato virtual 

    Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria (2021)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    The present paper presents the adaptation to a virtual format of an elective subject of the Industrial Engineering Bachelor Degree, taught in English. This subject aims at providing the students with knowledge on different ...

  • Fixed-bed column sorption of ammonium from treated municipal wastewater using clinoptilolite 

    Sheikh, Mahdi; Vecino Bello, Xanel; Reig i Amat, Mònica; Valderrama Ángel, César Alberto; Cortina Pallás, José Luis (2020)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    The sorption of ammonium (NH4+) ion was measured in a continuous fixed-bed column via employing a granular natural zeolite (clinoptilolite). The column performances were investigated at influent flow rate of 0.22 mL/min. ...

  • On-line measurement of water quality at Besòs estuary: effect s of storm and heavy rain episodes 

    Martí Gregorio, Vicenç; Toma, Daniel; Cadena Muñoz, Francisco Javier; Gomáriz Castro, Spartacus; de Pablo, Joan; Cortina Pallás, José Luis; Gibert Agulló, Oriol; Florido Pérez, Antonio; Auge, Xavier; Valderrama, Cesar A. (2021)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    Only 40 % of European Union surface waters (rivers, lakes and transitional and coastal waters) are in good ecological status and only 38 % are in good chemical status (EEA, 2018). Ecological status is based on biological ...

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