Aprovechamiento integral del Cannabis sativa como material de refuerzo/carga del polipropileno 

    Vallejos, María Evangelina (Date of defense: 2006-06-09)

    En este trabajo se ha estudiado el potencial tanto los filamentos de cáñamo como de la cañamiza como refuerzo/carga del polipropileno. La modificación de estos materiales se realiza para lograr una mayor compatibilidad con ...

    Assessment and optimisation of the operation of integrated membrane system for wastewater reclamation 

    Mamo, Julian (Date of defense: 2018-12-11)

    The combination of two membrane technologies coupled together in series has become a standard technology when it comes to producing reclaimed water of high quality for potable reclamation or industrial applications. This ...

    Characterization and improvement of plant-associated Lactobacillus plantarum. Novel biocontrol agent for fire blight disease 

    Roselló Prados, Gemma (Date of defense: 2016-06-13)

    Fire blight is a disease caused by Erwinia amylovora. For the limited effectiveness of copper products and the new regulations for the sustainable use of pesticides, biological control is considered a good alternative for ...

    Combined application of experimental and predictive modelling approaches towards the microbial safety of ready-to-eat meat products 

    Serra Castelló, Cristina (Date of defense: 2023-07-07)

    The food safety challenges derived from the market demands towards convenient food, such as ready-to-eat meat products with extended durability, motivate food business operators to explore and adopt new intervention ...

    Development of a decision support system for the integrated control of membrane bioreactors 

    Monclús Sales, Hèctor (Date of defense: 2011-11-08)

    The work presented in this PhD thesis includes various partial studies aimed at developing a decision support system for membrane bioreactor integrated control. The decision support systems (DSS) have as a main goal to ...

    Effects of operational conditions on the performance of a partial nitritation SBR treating high nitrogen loads 

    Gabarró i Bartual, Jordi (Date of defense: 2014-07-18)

    The biological treatment of industrial wastewater containing high nitrogen concentrations (>1000 mg N L-1) and low biodegradable organic matter (bCOD) such as landfill leachate is nowadays challenging. Conventional ...

    Environmental and socio-economical assessment of measures for the reduction of pharmaceuticals in rivers 

    Gimeno Melià, Vicent Pau (Date of defense: 2019-01-21)

    Pharmaceuticals are ubiquitous water contaminants that have shown detrimental effects on aquatic organisms at low concentrations. National authorities are starting to plan and implement measures (Wastewater treatment plants ...

    Fat and salt reduction and substitution in small-caliber non-acid fermented sausages 

    Mora Gallego, Héctor (Date of defense: 2014-09-08)

    The objective of this thesis is to develop fermented sausages with lower fat and sodium content by means of innovative processing and the use of fat and NaCl substitutes. The effect of sunflower oil and pork lard-based ...

    Formulació i caracterització de materials compostos de polipropilè reforçat amb fibres lignocel·lulòsiques procedents de poda de taronger. Estudi del seu ús per a materials aplicables a la construcció 

    Reixach Corominas, Rafel (Date of defense: 2015-10-28)

    Aquesta tesi doctoral i tot el treball experimental s’ha realitzat dintre les línies de treball del grup de recerca, Laboratori d’Enginyeria Paperera i Materials Polímers (LEPAMAP) de l’Escola Politècnica Superior de la ...

    Integrated operation of membrane bioreactors: simulation and experimental studies 

    Dalmau Figueras, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2014-10-17)

    Membrane bioreactors (MBR) are a combination of common bioreactors and membrane filtration units for biomass retention, presenting unique advantages like high effluent quality and a smaller footprint than the one by ...

    Metal ions removal from polluted waters by sorption onto exhausted coffee waste. Application to metal finishing industries wastewater treatment 

    Liu, Chang (Date of defense: 2014-10-15)

    A new technology for Cr(VI) and divalent metal ions removal based on metal sorption onto exhausted coffee waste has been developed. Physical and chemical characterization of exhausted coffee waste was explored as well as ...

    Procés de destintatge del paper per flotació. Avaluació de l'eficàcia de l'eliminació de tinta 

    Pèlach Serra, Maria Àngels (Date of defense: 1998-02-13)

    La tesi doctoral presentada té com a objectius principals l'estudi de les etapes fonamentals de desintegració i flotació en un procés de destintatge de papers vell de qualitats elevades per a poder millorar l'eficàcia ...

    Productos cárnicos fermentado-curados funcionales y seguros. Nueva vía de ingestión de probióticos 

    Rubio Moreno, Raquel (Date of defense: 2014-10-14)

    Fermented meats play an important part in many diets and are very appreciate by the consumer. However, these products are an important source of fat and salt, associated to chronic cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it ...

    Roadmap for scaling up thermophilic CO2 bioreduction to acetate : shedding light on using surplus renewable energy and industrial off gases 

    Rovira Alsina, Laura (Date of defense: 2022-12-02)

    Carbon dioxide (CO2) is largely emitted in the ignition of fossil fuels for transport, electricity generation or other industrial processes. CO2 is an inorganic compound that exists naturally on Earth, but its concentration ...

    Siloxane removal in the energy recovery of biogas: sequential adsorption/oxidation processes 

    Cabrera-Codony, Alba (Date of defense: 2016-07-27)

    The thesis deals with removal of organosilicon compounds in the energy recovery of biogas. Alternative adsorbents for the siloxane removal were studied, and the physical and chemical mechanisms involved in the siloxane ...

    Taking advantage of autotrophic nitrogen removal: potassium and phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater 

    Johansson, Sara (Date of defense: 2019-04-29)

    Increasing awareness on the limited nature of the raw materials for the production of inorganic fertilizer is pushing for a shift from removal to recovery of nutrients from waste streams. In municipal wastewater treatment ...

    Technologies to determine quality parameters and the effect of high pressure processing on dry-cured ham 

    Rubio Celorio, Marc (Date of defense: 2015-07-09)

    The research for new technologies able to determine quality parameters as well as study the effect of High Pressure Processing (HPP) on dry-cured ham is of scientific interest because the information obtained is useful for ...

    Valoración de materiales compuestos de HDPE reforzados con fibras de Agave sisalana. Aproximación a un paradigma de geometría fractal para las fibras 

    Bayer Resplandis, Jordi (Date of defense: 2013-10-18)

    Natural fibers have been used recently as reinforcement of polymer-matrix based composites. The present thesis examines the mechanical properties of high density polyethylene (HDPE) composite reinforced with sisal fiber, ...