Departament d'Enginyeria Química
Recent Submissions
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Smart hybrid nanomaterials for biomimetic membranes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-11-11)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis thesis focuses on the preparation of nanomaterials made of proteins and polymers. Even though the technology has advanced in the last decades to design new devices at the atomic scale, researchers are still inspired ... -
Multifunctional enzymatically-generated hydrogel platforms for chronic wound application
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-23)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessChronic wounds became burdensome problem of worldwide healthcare systems, along with the increased elderly population, which is the most vulnerable risk group, predisposed to their development. Chronic wounds represent a ... -
Hybrid block and graft copolymers made from macrolactones and α-amino acids for applications as drug delivery nanosystems
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-17)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessNaturally produced peptides or proteins can be regarded as highly refined polymers. When synthetic polymers are married to proteins or peptides, the resulting bioconjugates can synergistically combine the properties of the ... -
Nanoestructuras de TiO2 de baja dimensionalidad para la obtención fotocatalítica de hidrógeno
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-11)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessHydrogen is one of the most promising solutions for the energy future, since its combustion only produces water vapour, so it does not pollute. In addition, it can be obtained from abundant and renewable substances. Fuel ... -
Conceptual modelling for integrated decision-making in process systems
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-05-27)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis Thesis addresses the systematic construction of Decision Making Models (DMMs) from the conceptualization stage to its application in specific situations, with special emphasis on !he treatment of scenarios where there ... -
Design and analysis of dual-curing systems
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-09-17)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDual-curing processing is a method to prepare thermoset materials through two polymerization reactions carried out simultaneously or sequentially. In these processes, a firm understanding of reaction mechanisms enables ... -
Ionic complexes of naturally-occurring biopolymers and cationic surfactants : a platform for industrial and biomedical applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-13)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessIn recent years, the increasing public concern about the environmental pollution caused by persistent plastic wastes has stimulated the interest in replacing synthetic polymers by biopolymers. The term biopolymer refers ... -
Inverse modelling in wildfire spread forecasting: towards a data-driven system
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-11-30)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessWildfires are an ecological phenomenon inherent to earth dynamics and widely spread over the globe. In addition to the environmental impact, when wildfires grow beyond controllable magnitudes, they pose a principal threat ... -
Enhancing the thermal efficiency of a salinity gradient solar pond. Implementation of the study in the design, construction, salinity gradient establishment, operation and energy transfer at industrial scale
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-02-28)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe energy model in the last decades has been dominated by the consumption of fossil fuels assuming a high environmental cost. Global warming and the destruction of the ozone layer are two examples of the deterioration ... -
A contribution to support decision making in energy/water sypply chain optimisation
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-02-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe seeking of process sustainability forces enterprises to change their operations. Additionally, the industrial globalization implies a very dynamic market that, among other issues, promotes the enterprises competition. ... -
Study of conductive polymers, biomolecules and their hybrids through computational approaches
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-03-08)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessIn this thesis, different theoretical approaches designed to study a wide interval of length- and/or time-scales have been used to examine the microscopic properties of chemical systems with varying degrees of complexity ... -
Towards the wastewater treatment plant of the future : integration of carbon redirection and nitrogen recovery technologies
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-12-12)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessMost of the urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), based on conventional activated sludge (CAS) systems, cannot be considered sustainable since the concept of resources (energy and nutrients) recovery is not taken into ...
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