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Liquid Phase Dehydration of 1-Butanol to Di-n-butyl ether Experimental Performance, Modeling and Simulation of Ion Exchange Resins as Catalysts

Pérez-Maciá, María Ángeles (Date of defense: 2015-11-27)

Di-n-butyl ether (DNBE) is considered a very attractive oxygenate compound to reformulate diesel fuel. The research work performed along this thesis has clearly proven that sulfonic P(S-DVB) ion exchange resins are suitable ...

Advanced technologies applied to wastewater treatment plant effluents

Justo Llopis, Ana (Date of defense: 2015-12-14)

This thesis is formed as a summary of publications developed in the Chemical Engineering Department from the University of Barcelona. The six publications of this thesis are focused on the application of advanced technologies ...

Strategies to improve anaerobic digestion of wastes with especial attention to lignocellulosic substrates

Fonoll Almansa, Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-12-17)

The energy demand increase and the generation of wastes is being the major problem regarding the next generation sustainability. Both problems can be corrected through the implementation of anaerobic digestion, a waste ...