Departament d'Enginyeria Química
Recent Submissions
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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 ... -
Conducting polymers and hybrid materials for technological applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-12)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDepletion of natural resources and non-renewable energy sources has recently accelerated due to the development of globalized economy and industrialization. During the last years, the scientific community has devoted much ... -
Modified polymers as electroactive biomaterials
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-13)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDevelopment of polymeric biomaterials with tailored properties is essential for expanding biotechnologies and, therefore, proposing novel solutions for diagnostic and treatments in modern medicine. In order to contribute ... -
Antioxidant properties and applications of pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-02-18)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessAt the present time, the environmental challenges are the second concern on a global level, and the first one in some countries. This is one of the main reasons behind the recent boost of new methods of production within ... -
Optimization strategies for efficient dosage of H2O2 in Fenton and photo-Fenton processes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-07)
Doctoral thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionThis Thesis work addresses the challenge of designing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) dosage Strategies for improving Fenton and photo-Fenton applications. The determination of the H2O2 dosage scheme that minimizes hydrogen ... -
TiO2-based heterostructure photocatalysts for enhanced hydrogen production
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-30)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe photocatalytic production of hydrogen from water and biomass derivatives such as ethanol, glycerol and sugars is a highly attractive strategy to generate environmentally benign hydrogen. Ethanol is more easily oxidized ... -
Ultrasound micromolding technique and real-time X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation : applications to porous scaffolds for biomedical devices and study of thermal-induced transitions
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-16)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessCurrent market trend is moving to miniaturized specimens, especially in the biomedical field seeking high effective and less invasive treatrnent. Ultrasound (US) micromolding is a new technique developed to the aim of ... -
A contribution to sustainable management of integrated material/energy networks in process industries
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessTowards sustainability forces process industries to change their traditional patterns. Therefore, efficient retrofitting has been a significant challenge and raised several issues, motivating the process system engineering ... -
A study of epoxy composites for high thermal conductivty applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-08)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessNowadays. both electronic and microelectronic circuits have great relevance and wide application in our daily lives and are increasingly being used with higher powers and frequencies. One of the main problems faced by their ...
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