Departament d'Enginyeria Química
Recent Submissions
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Titanium dioxide and nanoshaped ceria for solar hydrogen production
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-04-21)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis work facuses on the study of these processes on Ti02 and Ce02, respectively. Although the development of photocatalytic research with the use of semiconductor photocatalysts does not last longer than about 40 years, ... -
Del mur romànic al museu. La tècnica de la pintura mural romànica i del seu traspàs amb morters de caseïna
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-11-17)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) An important collection of Romanesque wall paintings, detached from their original places at the beginning of the 20th century, is now preserved and exhibited in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. To define ... -
Polymer-zirconia based ceramic composites produced by 3D-printing
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-11-09)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Zirconia ceramic is widely used in numerous fields, such as electronics, machinery, and biomedical applications, due to its excellent properties as chemical resistance, thermal stability, electrical resistance, ... -
In situ studies of catalytic processes by Near Ambient X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-10-25)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Labels misplacement in the bottles are currently causing problems in wine cellar's labelling lines. According to data provided by Codorníu and Torres cellars, 1 % of the bottles present this issue. Once the wine ... -
ECO-DWOR: ECOlogical finishing agents for Durable Water & Oil-Repellent textiles with advanced functionalities
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-18)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessFluorinated chemicals, commonly known as per- and polyfluoroalkyt substances (PFASs), are widely used to obtain water-, oil- and stain-repellent texUles. The constant development and optimization of fluorochemicals for ... -
Recovery of polyphenols by extraction and purification technologies from orange and spinach processing residues
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-21)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe residues resulting from orange and spinach processing, composed mainly by peels and seeds; and leaves, respectively, contain relevant amounts of polyphenols, so they can be used as raw material for recovery natural ... -
Biomedical applications of hybrid polymer-based materials
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-04-24)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessPolymers have been widely used in biomedical applications for drug delivery purposes in the last decades. However, ordinary long term drug delivery systems are sometimes associated with undesired side effects if the ... -
Development of scaffolds by thermally-induced phase separation from biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and poly(butylene succinate)
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessTIPS process followed by freeze-dtying was used to prepare blodegradable and biocompatible matrices from poly(3- hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) containing 5 and 12 wt% of 3-hydroxyvalerate (HV) and poly(butylene ... -
Characteristics of bioactive molecules with antioxidant and biological activities of some medicinal and edible plants
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-24)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Université de Tunis El ManarThe present work has focused on the study of two edible plants, with attributable medicinal values, named Anthyllis vulneraria L. (A.vulneraria) and Azadirachta indica L. (A.indica) collected in Tunisia and India, ... -
Nanomaterials for controlling bacterial pathogens and resistance occurrence
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-03-11)
Doctoral thesis
Open Accesslnfectious diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide while the constantly raising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major concern for the public health. During the infection establishment bacteria! pathogens ... -
Estudio de la evaporación de vertidos de disoluciones acuosas de amoníaco
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-10-04)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessEvaporation from liquid spills is a phenomenon of great importance. This phenomenon has been studied by a number of researchers. However, most of them have focused on the evaporation of pure liquid spills or hydrocarbon ... -
Producción de hidrógeno a partir de amoniaco en reactores de paredes catalíticas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDue to the problems associated with the generation and storage of hydrogen in portable applications, the use of ammonia fer the on-site production of hydrogen through its catalytic decomposition has been proposed. This ...