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 ...
Montesinos Barreda, Laura (Date of defense: 2014-05-16)
A series of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) derived from the BP134 peptide (a member of the CECMEL11 library) exhibited potent bactericidal effect and low cytotoxicity, and were selected for expression ...
Pous Rodríguez, Narcís (Date of defense: 2015-05-28)
The presence of nitrates (NO3-) in groundwater is a worldwide concern. The high energy demand and environmental impact of available technologies requires investigating new technologies. This thesis was ...
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 ...