Barral Fraga, Laura (Date of defense: 2017-10-26)
Based on the current knowledge about biofilm ecotoxicology and arsenic biogeochemistry in freshwater ecosystems, this thesis studied, under realistic environmental concentrations, i) the role of benthic ...
Batlle Vilanova, Pau (Date of defense: 2016-11-25)
In 2015 the average concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere exceeded 400 ppm. Some technologies, including CO2 capture and storage, are palliative. However, the development of alternatives to burning of ...
Blasco Gómez, Ramiro (Date of defense: 2020-07-22)
Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (METs) are a promising alternative for capturing and in-situ reducing CO2 through the use of renewable electricity. Microorganisms grown in autotrophic conditions ...
Rodríguez Hidalgo, Claudia Marina (Date of defense: 2020-09-09)
Various climatic models predict an increase in the ultraviolet (UV) radiation and a reduction in the precipitation levels reaching in the Mediterranean Basin. Exposure of plants to different levels of ...
Sabater Liesa, Laia (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)
Humanity has always been closely linked to rivers, benefiting from their resources while producing impacts associated with their activity.Thus, river systems have been exposed to multiple stressors, ...
Boada Cahueñas, Ellana (Date of defense: 2020-07-20)
Biogas is a highly recognized alternative to fossil fuels towards a sustainable energy production. Massive use of biogas depends on the removal of contaminants that may affect performance of processing ...
Casas Ruiz, Joan Pere (Date of defense: 2017-05-31)
In river networks, dissolved organic matter (DOM) constitutes the major pool of organic carbon, and plays a key role as energy source and modulator of toxic substances availability. In this thesis, Joan ...