A multiapproach study of soil attributes under land use and cover change at the Cap de Creus Península, NE Spain 

    Emran Khaled Abd El Aziz, Mohamed (Date of defense: 2012-12-03)

    The work presented in this Doctoral Thesis has studied the temporal and spatial patterns of the most relevant soil parameters with special attention posed to soil biological and biochemical dynamics occurring at the studied ...

    Development and scale-up of vacuum UV-based advanced oxidation to degrade aqueous organic micropollutants 

    Kovoor George, Nimmy (Date of defense: 2024-10-21)

    ENG- The degradation of organic micropollutants is crucial for the realization of sustainable (re)use of water. Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) are often chosen for this purpose. One such widely applied AOP is UV/H2O2 ...

    Development of three-dimensional electrochemical systems for the degradation of persistent contaminants and disinfection 

    Norra, Giannis-Florjan (Date of defense: 2024-10-24)

    ENG- The objective of this thesis is to assess novel electrochemical techniques for the degradation of persistent organic contaminants and water disinfection, focusing on 3D system methodologies. The initial two chapters ...

    Impact of bio-reduced graphene oxide on the anaerobic transformation of emerging pollutants 

    Casabella-Font, Oriol (Date of defense: 2024-12-11)

    ENG- Human society has developed around a central pillar that enhances our well-being, increases life expectancy, and improves health. However, while medicines have been instrumental in solving many health issues, they ...

    Organic carbon storage capacity in different soil types of Girona Province under forest, pasture and rapeseed cultivation: implications for carbon sequestration 

    Liedienov, Vladyslav (Date of defense: 2024-12-20)

    ENG- The soil is the upper part of the Earth’s crust that irrespective to its little depth allows the organisms life, is a water reserve and nutrients source for plants, owns high buffer capacity but it is not a short-term ...

    Prospecció, identificació i relacions genètiques de les varietats d’olivera (Olea europaea L.) de Catalunya per marcadors moleculars tipus SNPs i SSRs 

    Ninot, Antonia (Date of defense: 2024-11-29)

    ENG- Biodiversity is the result and the expression of a historical, ancient natural process. It guarantees the well-being and the equilibrium of the biosphere. Additionally, it represents a possible primary source of ...

    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 ...

    Towards energy neutral WWTPs: piloting mainstream partial nitritation AGS and anammox 

    Carbó Monmany, Oriol (Date of defense: 2024-10-24)

    ENG- Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play a crucial role in safeguarding public health by treating wastewater before discharge into the environment. However, conventional facilities consume substantial amounts of energy ...