Figueras Valls, Marc (Date of defense: 2021-12-14)
Over the recent decades, several studies revealed the precarious climate situation which is threatening all Life forms on earth, including mankind, even if sometimes we tend to ignore the actual fragility ...
Bazyaran, Fatemeh (Maryam) (Date of defense: 2019-04-01)
The main objective of this research work was to produce environmentally friendly cermets coatings, Ni and Co free matrix, alternative to conventional WC- Co, by thermal spray processes. WC-Co cermets ...
Font Ingles, Joan (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)
Pain is one of the main medical problems that in several cases results into a chronic disease with limited effective treatment, thus the discovery of new drugs to fight against constitutes a big challenge ...
Piñero Vargas, Juan José (Date of defense: 2021-12-15)
The work carried out in this thesis is based on the study of transition metal carbides (TMCs) as catalysts study from a theoretical point of view, using the techniques of Computational Chemistry. TMC ...
López Berbel, Martí (Date of defense: 2023-03-03)
[eng] Transition metal carbides (TMCs) have acquired a wide potential as a green chemistry catalysts. Their relatively high abundance and their catalytic performance makes them great candidates to replace ...
Sandoval-Salinas, María Eugenia (Date of defense: 2021-02-15)
The principal aim of this thesis is the understanding of the electronic structure of organic diradical and polyradical molecules. Unveiling the properties that give them the electronic, magnetic, and ...
Mayans Ayats, Júlia (Date of defense: 2018-12-14)
This PhD thesis has been developed in the Molecular Magnetism Group of the University of Barcelona. As its name indicates, the Molecular Magnetism Group is mostly interested in the magnetic study of ...
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, ...
Puig Gomà-Camps, Eduard (Date of defense: 2019-06-20)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It was first described in 1906 by Alois Alzheimer. Later on, in 1984 George Glenner and Colin Masters isolated the amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide ...
Velázquez Gómez, Miquel (Date of defense: 2019-10-21)
Dust has been used as a surrogate of indoor organic contamination for several decades. Their concerns for human health include from sensitization effects such as allergies to toxic effects derived ...