Departament d'Enginyeria Minera, Industrial i TIC

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  • La necesidad de pensar la ciudad futura 

    Felipe Blanch, José Juan de; Sureda Carbonell, Bàrbara (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2024-01-02)
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    Se analiza la ciudad como ecosistema urbano, las causas de insostenibilidad y la necesidad de avanzar hacia la sostenibilidad urbana

  • Optimizing bioleaching for printed circuit board copper recovery: an AI-driven RGB-based approach 

    Vives Pons, Jordi; Comerma Montells, Albert; Escobet Canal, Teresa; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Tarres Puertas, Marta Isabel (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2024-12-27)
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    Recovering copper from end-of-life electronics, especially from printed circuit boards, provides significant economic benefits, reduces environmental impact, and supports a circular economy. This case study presents a ...

  • Researches and applications on geostatistical simulation and laboratory modeling of mine ventilation network and gas drainage zone 

    Zhang, Hao; Sanmiquel Pera, Lluís; Zhao, Yaojiang; Vintró Sánchez, Carla (2015-03-01)
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    The mine disaster of gas at working face and goaf creates a risky working environment for miners, and causes a mass of casualties in mining industry around the world. The key points of resolving the gas problem are to ...

  • A novel modified bat algorithm to improve the spatial geothermal mapping using discrete geodata in Catalonia-Spain 

    Mirfallah Lialestani, Seyed Poorya; Parcerisa Duocastella, David; Himi, Mahjoub; Shahri, Abbas Abbaszadeh (Springer, 2024-05-09)
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    Metaheuristic algorithms due to flexibility can be applied to a wide range of complex engineering optimization problems. The effectiveness, efficiency, and adaptability of such algorithms can significantly be enhanced ...

  • Instabilities and cavitation in cylindrical wavy line contact: a Maugis analysis 

    van Dokkum, Jan Steven; Pérez Rafols, Francisco; Nicola, Lucia (2024-12-01)
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    The Maugis analysis is applied to adhesive contact between a cylinder with various wave profiles and a semi-infinite, elastic half-plane. We extend the analysis of Waters, Lee and Guduru, who consider the adhesive contact ...

  • Thermal performance of a straw bale building in relation to fiber orientation: a case study 

    Rota Font, Francesc; Ciriano Nogales, Yolanda; Temes Mendoza, David; Vallbé Mumbrú, Marc; Barbeta Solà, Gabriel; Felipe Blanch, José Juan de (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-11-25)
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    In the face of escalating global average temperatures, it is urgent to identify mechanisms that can significantly curtail the emission of greenhouse gases. The construction industry plays a pivotal role in shaping these ...

  • Technological characterization of cobalt and nickel ores from Greece for metal recovery 

    Eljoudiani, Amina; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Oliva Moncunill, Josep; Veras, Moacir Medeiros; Alfonso Abella, María Pura; Anticoi Sudzuki, Hernán Francisco; Tampouris, Stylianos; Cortina Pallás, José Luis; Escalante Salcedo, Percy Rodrigo (2024-12-06)
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    Greece has mineral resources in which strategic elements such as nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) are present. In this study, characterizations of the metal concentrations of three laterite deposits, as well as minerals from a ...

  • Lignocellulosic pruning waste adsorbents to remove emerging contaminants from tyre wear and pharmaceuticals present in wastewater in circular economy scenario 

    Lladó Valero, Jordi; Díaz, A; López Vinent, Nuria; Pérez Solsona, Sandra; Montemurro, Nicola; Cruz Alcalde, Alberto; Lao Luque, Concepción; Fuente, Enrique; Ruiz Bobes, Begoña (Elsevier, 2025-02)
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    The following work explores a sustainable approach to repurpose organic waste from poplar pruning into lignocellulosic waste-based activated carbons (LPWACs) through environmentally friendly thermochemical processes and ...

  • Genesis of the Mahour base metal deposit, Iran: constraints from fluid inclusions and sulfur isotopes 

    Moradiani, Zahra; Ghaderi, Majid; Tajeddin, Hossein-Ali; Alfonso Abella, María Pura (2024-04-22)
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    The Mahour base metal deposit is located northeast of Badroud in the middle of the Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic arc in the Isfahan province of Iran. The main host rocks to the ores are Eocene volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks. ...

  • Exploring critical metal recovery potential in Greek lateritic ore: a characterization study 

    Eljoudiani, Amina; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos; Oliva Moncunill, Josep (2024-06-13)
    Research report
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  • Water-energy nexus: a sustainable binomial 

    Gómez Gamisans, Montserrat; Grau Vilalta, Maria Dolors (2024)
    Research report
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    Two services that are essential to the well-being of people today are access to water and electricity. It must be taken into account that, in many cases, one depends on the other. As a result, there are two possible ...

  • The forest and sustainability project 

    Mulero Jiménez, Lorena; Grau Vilalta, Maria Dolors (2024-06-13)
    Research report
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    The Forest and Sustainability project aims to link the Sustainable Development Goals using the forests as a common thread, by studying the immediate surroundings of students, home, town or county. Participants take part ...

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