RESEARCH LINES
- Synthesis of biofuels by pyrolysis and copyrolysis of different types of biomass.
- Reduction of atmospheric CO2 to carbon monoxide, methane or methanol: Via catalytic photoreduction – Via voltaic arc discharge.
- Energy recovery from waste.
MEMBER OF:
School of Engineering
Engineering and Simulation of Environmental Processes Group
Its activity focuses on environmental engineering and molecular and process simulation to respond to current societal challenges: climate change, water scarcity, and population growth.
LATEST PROJECTS
NEW-F-Tech (Novel and Engineered Working Fluids for the refrigeration and energy industry: TECHnical solutions with low global warming potential)
Decarbonization and improvement of the energy efficiency of the refrigeration and energy industries
Funding Agency:
Research Group Link:
Engineering and Simulation of Environmental Processes Group (GESPA)
BIOVEC (Desenvolupament de materials bioplàstics avançats d’origen vegetal per a l’economia circular)
Formulació biopolimèrica de residu de patata a plàstic mecanitzable
Funding Agency:
Research Group Link:
Engineering and Simulation of Environmental Processes Group (GESPA)
LINKED NEWS
Doctoral thesis
Predicting Dioxin and Furan Emissions
15/06/2023
Dr Damià Palmer recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he built a mathematical model capable of predicting dioxin and furan emissions in urban waste incineration processes, making it possible to control the emissions problems associated with these processes.
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Doctoral thesis
Electric Vehicle Challenges: Critical Raw Materials
07/06/2023
Dr Jordi Mas Peiró recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he studied the main battery technologies used in the electrification of the automotive sector and the critical raw materials necessary to produce them.
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Research
Advancing towards the Elimination of Fluorinated Gases
16/12/2021
The GESPA group at IQS and the URV are working together on the STOP-F-GAS project, where they are studying, within the framework of the circular economy, the development of new technologies for absorbing fluorinated gases for their reuse and obtaining new, more sustainable refrigerant products.
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Research
UV-LED Lamps for Sustainability in Water Treatment (REGiREU)
03/05/2021
Researchers from IQS have been part of the REGiREU project, in which the objective is to replace the current management of the water cycle with a model in accordance with the principles of Circular Economy, leading the study to replace mercury lamps with UV- LEDs.
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