Piqué Caufapé, Oriol (Date of defense: 2022-05-03)
Catalysis is ubiquitous in chemical industries since it accelerates chemical reactions, thereby saving considerable amounts of energy. Most catalytic processes in industry are heterogeneous in nature, ...
Frigolé Vivas, Marta (Date of defense: 2020-09-23)
[eng] Drug discovery is the process by which new drugs are found and developed into the market. Given the scope of this thesis, the term “drug” will refer to small molecules and the term “target” to ...
Matarín Morales, Joan Antoni (Date of defense: 2021-12-15)
Peptides are defined as compounds that contain between two and fifty amino acids connected together by amide bonds. Inside our body, peptides are natural biological messengers that play critical roles ...
Bosch Orea, Cristina (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)
In this thesis is presented the development of different analytical methodologies for the analysis of marine biotoxins in seawater. The objectives were the development of the methods and the application ...
Vinardell Cruañas, Sergi (Date of defense: 2022-05-04)
Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR), which is a combination of membrane separation and anaerobic digestion, is an emerging biotechnology for municipal sewage treatment. The application of AnMBRs in ...
Nin Hill, Alba (Date of defense: 2020-10-26)
Carbohydrates were early considered important for energy storage and structural support for living organisms. It was not until a few decades ago that scientist discovered that they are also involved in ...
Martínez Prats, Raimon (Date of defense: 2022-11-17)
[eng] Remote high mountains allow the study of the environmental fate of legacy and emerging anthropogenic chemicals that form a worldwide diffuse background layer of pollution. Semi- volatile compounds ...
Vega Domínguez, Lorena (Date of defense: 2021-12-21)
Nanoparticles are highly relevant for catalysis due to their nanostructure, which increases the fraction of surface atoms, and the size dependent morphology and properties. Catalytic properties of ...
Jurado Mañas, Anabel (Date of defense: 2023-06-21)
[eng] MXene materials, the low-dimensional counterpart of transition metal carbides and nitrides present suitable properties as catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis given the similar properties with ...
Fabregat Palau, Joel (Date of defense: 2022-09-22)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) are pollutants of environmental interest due to their widespread presence in environmental compartments and their high toxicity ...