Departament d'Enginyeria Química

 

Aquesta subcomunitat recull els documents de recerca generats pel PDI i investigadors vinculats a la Secció de Terrassa del Departament d'Enginyeria Química.

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  • Boron removal from aqueous solutions by using a novel alginate-based sorbent: Comparison with Al2O3 particles 

    Demey Cedeño, Hary; Barrón Zambrano, Jesús Alberto; Mhadhbi, Takoua; Miloudi, Hafida; Yang, Zhen; Ruiz Planas, Montserrat; Sastre Requena, Ana María (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-09-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    Boron removal was evaluated in the present work by using calcium alginate beads (CA) and a novel composite based on alginate–alumina (CAAl) as sorbents in a batch system. The effects of different parameters such as pH, ...

  • Strategies for surface modification with Ag-shaped nanoparticles: electrocatalytic enhancement of screen-printed electrodes for the detection of heavy metals 

    Torres Rivero Andrade, Karina Victoria Alejandra; Torralba Cadena, Lourdes; Espriu Gascon, Alexandra; Casas Pons, Ignasi; Bastos Arrieta, Julio Alonso; Florido Pérez, Antonio (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-09-30)
    Article
    Open Access
    Screen-printed carbon nanofiber electrodes (SPCNFEs) represent an alternative with great acceptance due to their results, as well as their low impact on the environment. In order to improve their performance, in the present ...

  • Metal recovery by ion-exchange resins from municipal incinerated bottom ash 

    Reig i Amat, Mònica; Vecino Bello, Xanel; López Rodríguez, Julio; Gibert Agulló, Oriol; Valderrama Angel, César Alberto; Cortina Pallás, José Luís (2019)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Municipal waste incineration plants produce large amounts of bottom ashes, being higher year over year. In order to follow the circular economy scheme proposed by the EU, a recovery step is required to valorise the high ...

  • Low temperature infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorption on rh/ceo2 

    Idriss, Hicham; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2019-07-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    Fundamental studies of the interaction of adsorbates with metal oxides alone and on which a noble metal is deposited provide information needed for catalytic reactions. Rh/CeO2 is one of the textbook catalysts for many ...

  • Recovery and separation of valuable metals (copper and zinc) from acidic mine waters by ion-exchange resins 

    Vecino Bello, Xanel; Reig i Amat, Mònica; López Rodríguez, Julio; Valderrama Angel, César Alberto; Gibert Agulló, Oriol; Cortina Pallás, José Luís (2019)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    Mining wastewaters, containing heavy metals such as copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), have a huge impact on the environment due to they are not biodegradable and tend to bioaccumulate in plants or living organisms. Therefore, in ...

  • Ion-exchange resins for metals recovery (Cu and Zn) from acidic mine waters 

    Vecino Bello, Xanel; Reig i Amat, Mònica; López Rodríguez, Julio; Valderrama Angel, César Alberto; Gibert Agulló, Oriol; Cortina Pallás, José Luís (2019)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Environmental and economic concerns over the last decades have introduced new research opportunities for the application of several techniques in order to improve the removal of contaminants, as well as to explore methods ...

  • Recovery of sulphuric acid and valuable metals (Zn, Cu and REE) from acidic mine waters using nanofiltration 

    López Rodríguez, Julio; Reig i Amat, Mònica; Vecino Bello, Xanel; Valderrama Angel, César Alberto; Gibert Agulló, Oriol; Cortina Pallás, José Luís (2019)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Acidic mine waters (AMWs) contains moderate concentrations of sulphuricacid, relatively high concentrations of metals (Al, Fe, Cu and Zn) and minor amounts or rare earth elements (REE). The established management routes ...

  • Semirefined carrageenan (Src) film incorporated with a-tocopherol and persicaria minor for meat patties application 

    Hamid, Khadijah Husna Abd; Yahaya, Wan Amnin Wan; Nor, Neenasha Bebe Mohd; Alyaa Syahierra, Ghazali; Siti Kholijah, Abdul Mudalip; Norashikin Mat, Zain; Almajano Pablos, María Pilar; Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman (2019-01-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    Semirefined carrageenan (SRC) plasticized with glycerol (G) and incorporated with antioxidants of 0.4% (v/v) of a-tocopherol and Persicaria minor (PM) extract was successfully developed. The objective of this study is to ...

  • A circular economy approach to the design of a water network targeting the use of regenerated water 

    Somoza Tornos, Ana; Rives-Jiménez, Manuel; Espuña Camarasa, Antonio; Graells Sobré, Moisès (Elsevier, 2019)
    Conference report
    Restricted access - publisher's policy
    Increasing 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 ...

  • Poly(alpha-dodecyl gamma-glutamate) (PAAG-12) and polylactic acid films charged with alpha-tocopherol and their antioxidant capacity in food models 

    Villasante, Juliana; Codina, Eva; Hidalgo López, Gádor Indra; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon; Muñoz Guerra, Sebastián; Almajano Pablos, María Pilar (2019-08-06)
    Article
    Open Access
    Poly (alpha-dodecyl-glutamate) (PAAG-12) was successfully synthesized from poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (PGGA) according to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analyses. PAAG-12 filmswere prepared and enriched with 5% alpha-tocopherol, ...

  • Poly(amino acid)-grafted polymacrolactones. Synthesis, self-assembling and ionic coupling properties 

    Tinajero, Ernesto; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon; Cavanagh, Breton; Heise, Andreas; Muñoz Guerra, Sebastián (2019-01-01)
    Article
    Restricted access - publisher's policy
    Polyglobalide (PGl) with number average polymerization degree of ~20 was prepared by enzymatic ROP and then polyfunctionalized at 60% with aminothioethylene groups. The PGl20-(NH2)12 copolymer was used as macroinitiator ...

  • Effect of Neem (Azadirachta indica L.) on lipid oxidation in raw chilled beef patties 

    Ouerfelli, Manel; Villasante, Juliana; Ben Kâab, Leila Bettaieb; Almajano Pablos, María Pilar (2019-08-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    The aim of this study was to determine the total polyphenol content, radical scavenging and antimicrobial activities of Azadirachta indica (A. indica) and to evaluate their effect on shelf-life stability of raw beef patties ...

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