Carbon and nitrogen treatment in industrial wastewaters using bioelectrochemical systems 

    Vilajeliu Pons, Anna (Date of defense: 2017-05-26)

    The doctoral thesis has focused on the simultaneous removal of carbon and nitrogen in BES for future application in the treatment of industrial wastewater as swine manure. The bacteria that use the electrode as electron ...

    Design of hybrid nano-engineered bioprocesses for wastewater treatment 

    Ponzelli, Michele (Date of defense: 2023-12-11)

    Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, prompting the exploration of water reuse strategies. Anaerobic wastewater treatment is gaining popularity due to its low energy requirements and the potential for resource recovery. ...

    Importance of hydrogen-mediated mechanisms for microbial electrosynthesis: regulation at the molecular level 

    Perona Vico, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2022-01-28)

    Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is engineered to use electric power and carbon dioxide (CO2) as the only energy and carbon sources in reductive bioelectrochemical processes for biosynthesis. This technology is conducted ...

    Interacció Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae-perera. Factors determinants i activitat de diversos fosfonats en el desenvolupament de la malaltia 

    Moragrega i Garcia, Concepció (Date of defense: 1997-10-24)

    Blast of pear caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae is one of the bacterial disease that limit pear production throughout the world. Symptoms are characterized by blast of buds and blossoms wich causes significant ...

    Operation and control of high rate activated sludge process in urban wastewater treatment plants 

    Canals Tuca, Joan (Date of defense: 2024-05-21)

    This doctoral thesis focuses on the High Rate Activated Sludge (HRAS) process, which emerges as an alternative to the primary clarifier in activated sludge systems (CAS) to reduce energy consumption, analysing its effects ...

    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 ...