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ACTIVITIES REPORT 2011
Department of Chemical Engineering 1950-2011
www.usc.es/enxqu
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INDEX 1.- ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................. 2
1.1. Department Chair and Secretary ................................................................................. 2 1.2. Departament Committee ............................................................................................. 3 1.3. Permanent and Teaching and Quality Committees ..................................................... 4
2.- DEPARTMENT STAFF ................................................................................................................ 5 2.1. Faculty .......................................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Postdoc Researchers .................................................................................................... 6 2.3. Other Researchers ........................................................................................................ 6 2.4. Staff .............................................................................................................................. 8
3.- TEACHING (2010-2011 academic year) ............................................................................ 9 3.1. Technical Engineering .................................................................................................. 9 3.2. Engineering ................................................................................................................ 10 3.3. Undergraduate Studies .............................................................................................. 12 3.4. Undergraduate Thesis ............................................................................................... 12 3.5. Degrees ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.6 Graduate Studies ........................................................................................................ 16 3.7. Master thesis .............................................................................................................. 19 3.8. Exchange Programmes (ERASMUS, SICUE) ................................................................ 21
3.9. Internships ................................................................................................................. 22 4.- RESEARCH GROUPS ...................................................................................................... 23 5.- SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 30
5.1. Doctoral Thesis ........................................................................................................... 30 5.2. Book Chapters ............................................................................................................ 32 5.3. Scientific Articles ....................................................................................................... 33 5.4. Patents ...................................................................................................................... 41
5.5. SCI Number and H Index ............................................................................................ 42 5.6. Congress Presentations ............................................................................................. 44 6.- BUDGET ....................................................................................................................... 47
6.1. Financed Projects ...................................................................................................... 47 6.2. Contracts and Reports ................................................................................................ 50
7.- CONGRESSES AND SEMINARS ....................................................................................... 51 8.- PRIZES ......................................................................................................................... 51 9.- RELATIONS WITH OTHER RESEARCH CENTRES ............................................................... 52
9.1. Nacional Centres ...................................................................................................... 52 9.2. International Centres ................................................................................................ 53
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1. ORGANIZATION
1.1 Department Chair and Secretar
Prof. Gumersindo Feijoo Chair of the Department of ChemSchool of Engineering University of Santiago de CompoE-15782 Santiago de CompostelaPhone: 34-881816776 E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. Ana Soto Secretary of the Department of CSchool of Engineering University of Santiago de CompoE-15782 Santiago de CompostelaPhone: 34-881816760 E-mail: [email protected] Mrs. Ángela Pazo Diz (until 10/31Mr. Álvaro Vázquez Salgueiros (sDepartment of Chemical EngineeSchool of Engineering University of Santiago de CompoE-15782 Santiago de CompostelaPhone: 34-881816730 E-mail: [email protected]
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1.2.- Departament Committee
DEPARTAMENT COMMITTEE
FACULTY
Antorrena Álvarez, Gervasio Moreira Martínez, Ramón Felipe Arce Arce, Alberto Moreira Vilar, M. TeresaBello Bugallo, Pastora Mosquera Corral, AnuskaBlanco Seoane, Antonio Navaza Dafonte, Jose Manuel Campos Gómez, José Luis Núñez García, María JoséCasares Long, Juan José Omil Prieto, FranciscoChenlo Romero, Francisco Pereira Gonçalves, Gerardo Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo Roca Bordello, EnriqueFernández Carrasco, Eugenio Rodil Rodríguez, EvaFreire Leira, María Sonia Sineiro Torres, Jorge Garrido Fernández, Juan Manuel Soto Campos, AnaGonzález Álvarez, Julia Souto González, José Antonio Lema Rodicio, Juan Manuel Vázquez Vila, Mª JoséMartínez Ageitos, José Manuel Veiga García, Jose LuisMéndez Pampín, Ramón Vidal Tato, María Isabel
POSTDOC RESEARCHERS
Carballa Arcos, Marta Hospido Quintana, Almudena Deive Herva, Francisco Javier (until August2011)
Rodríguez Martínez, Héctor
Eibes González, Gemma Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jorge Gómez Díaz, Diego
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RESEARCHERS
Lloret Caulonga, Lucía Taboada Puig, RobertoRodríguez García, Gonzalo Vázquez Rowe, IanRodríguez López, Ángel
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Barcón Lamelas, Tamara López Abelairas, María
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Montero Castro, Ignacio Pérez Bugarín, Víctor
STAFF
Álvarez Penín, Ovidio
1.3.- Committees
PERMANENT COMMITTEE TEACHING AND QUALITY COMMITTEE
Álvarez Penín, Ovidio Álvarez Penín, OvidioFeijoo Costa, Gumersindo Carballa Arcos, MartaGonzález Álvarez, Julia Feijoo Costa, GumersindoLópez Abelairas, María Freire Leire, María SoniaMéndez Pampín, Ramón Garrido Fernández, Juan Manuel Roca Bordello, Enrique Gómez Díaz, DiegoRodil Rodríguez, Eva González Álvarez, JuliaRodríguez Martínez, Héctor Hospido Quintana, Almudena Soto Campos, Ana Méndez Pampín, RamónTaboada Puig, Roberto Omil Prieto, Francisco Vázquez Rowe, Ian Rodríguez García, Gonzalo Soto Campos, Ana María
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2. DEPARTAMENT STAFF
2.1.- Faculty
SURNAME AND NAME CATEGORY E-MAIL
Antorrena Alvarez, Gervasio Professor [email protected] Arce, Alberto Professor [email protected] Bajo Vázquez, Jose Angel Profesor Asociado LRU [email protected] Bello Bugallo, Pastora Assistant Professor [email protected] Seoane, Antonio Associate Professor [email protected] Campos Gómez, José Luis Assistant Professor [email protected] Casares Long, Juan José Professor [email protected] Romero, Francisco Associate Professor [email protected] Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo Professor [email protected] Recio, Fernando Profesor Asociado LRU [email protected] Fernández Carrasco, Eugenio Associate Professor [email protected] Leira, Maria Sonia Assistant Professor [email protected] Fernández, Juan M. Associate Professor [email protected] Alvarez, Julia Associate Professor [email protected] Lema Rodicio, Juan Manuel Professor [email protected] Martínez Ageitos, José Manuel Assistant Professor [email protected]éndez Pampín, Ramón Professor [email protected] Martínez, Ramón Felipe Associate Professor [email protected] Moreira Vilar, Mª Teresa Associate Professor [email protected] Mosquera Corral, Anuska Assistant Professor [email protected] Dafonte, José Manuel Associate Professor [email protected]úñez García, María Jose Professor [email protected] Prieto, Francisco Professor [email protected] Pereira Gonçalves, Gerardo Assistant Professor [email protected] Villaverde, Raúl Profesor Asociado LOU [email protected] Roca Bordello, Enrique Professor [email protected] Rodil Rodríguez, Eva Associate Professor [email protected] Sineiro Torres, Jorge Assistant Professor [email protected] Soto Campos, Ana María Professor [email protected] Souto González, José Antonio Assistant Professor [email protected] Vázquez Uña, Gonzalo Emeritus Professor [email protected]ázquez Vila, María Jose Assistant Professor [email protected] Garcia, José Luis Associate Professor [email protected] Vidal Tato, Mª Isabel Associate Professor [email protected] Vispalia Blanco, Jose María Profesor Asociado LOU [email protected]
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2.2.- Postdoc Researchers
SURNAME AND NAME CATEGORY E-MAIL
Carballa Arcos, Marta “Isidro Parga Pondal” Programme [email protected] Herva, Francisco Javier “Juan de la Cierva” Programme [email protected] González, Gemma “Ángeles Alvariño” Programme [email protected] Díaz, Diego “Isidro Parga Pondal” Programme [email protected] Hospido Quintana, Almudena “Isidro Parga Pondal” Programme [email protected]íguez Martínez, Hector “Ramón y Cajal” Programme [email protected] Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jorge “Ramón y Cajal” Programme [email protected]
2.3.- Other researchers
SURNAME AND NAME E-MAIL SURNAME AND NAME E-MAIL
Alvarez Iglesias, Santiago [email protected] Morales Pereira, Nicolas [email protected]
Állvarez Silva, Elena [email protected] Morán Hermida, Marta [email protected]
Arca Ramos, Adriana [email protected] Palmeiro Sánchez, Tania [email protected]
Barcón Lamelas, Tamara [email protected] Pérez López, Paula [email protected]
Bergantiños Vigo, Iván [email protected] Pimentel Moreira, Inés [email protected]
Bernal Pampín, Miguel A. [email protected]
Pinto Castillo, Alicia [email protected]
Bunter, Dagmara [email protected] Piwowarska, Natalia [email protected]
Caeiro Ferro, Inmaculada [email protected]
Pombo Tato, César [email protected]
Castro Barros, Celia María [email protected]
Rama Bermúdez, Beatriz [email protected]
Coutens, Carole [email protected] Regueiro Abelleira, Leticia
Cristóbal Andrade, Laura [email protected]
Rios Liñarez, Raquel [email protected]
Crutchik Pedemonte, Dafne
[email protected] Rodarte Morales, Angélica
Dios Noceda, María [email protected] Rodríguez Cabo, Borja [email protected]
Fernández Agulló, Adela [email protected] Rodriguez García, Gonzalo
Fernández Fontaiña, Eduardo
Rodríguez López, Angel [email protected]
Fernández Obenza, Alexis [email protected] Rodríguez Palmeiro, Iago
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Figueroa Leiro, Mónica [email protected] Rodríguez Verde, Iván [email protected]
Francisco Casal, María [email protected] Saavedra Vázquez, Santiago
Galiñanes Bello, Cristina [email protected]
Salgado Petinal, Carmen
García Abuín, Alicia [email protected] Sánchez Sánchez, Alberto
García Dieguez, Carlos [email protected]
Santos Ucha, Jorge [email protected]
García Gen, Santiago [email protected]
Saravia Cortez, Marisela [email protected]
García Triñanes, Pablo [email protected]
Serrano Palacios, Denisse
Gayol González, Ana María [email protected] Silva Teira, Álvaro [email protected]
Gómez Castro, Cristina [email protected]
Soto Vázquez, Lucía [email protected]
Gutiérrez Benítez, Omar [email protected]
Stupak, Ana [email protected]
Herva Iglesias, Marta [email protected] Suarez Martínez, Sonia [email protected]
Iglesias Obelleiro, Ángela [email protected] Taboada Puig, Roberto [email protected]
Lago García de Dios, Sara [email protected] Torres Pérez, Mª Dolores
Lama Paz, Victoria [email protected] Ulloa Mercado, Ruth [email protected]
Lloret Caulonga, Lucía [email protected] Val del Río, Mª Ángeles [email protected]
López Abelairas, María [email protected] Vergara Rodríguez, Rosalía
Lú Chau, Thelmo Alejandro
[email protected] Vieites Mariño, Miriam María
Martinez Patiño, José Carlos
[email protected] Villanueva Rey, Pedro [email protected]
Moralejo Gárate, Helena M.
Xavier Saavedra, Ana Lucía
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2.4.- Staff
SURNAME AND NAME CATEGORY E-MAIL
Álvarez Penín, Ovidio Lab Technician [email protected] Arcos Añón, Rosa Administrative Staff [email protected] Dosil Pías, Mónica Lab Technician [email protected] Pazo Diz, Ángela Administrative Staff [email protected] Orge Álvarez, Mar Lab Technician [email protected] Sánchez González, José Manuel Research Technician [email protected]ázquez Salgueiros, Álvaro Administrative Staff [email protected] Vieites Mariño, Miriam Lab Technician [email protected]
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3.- TEACHING (2010-2011) 3.1.- Technical Engineering
TECHNICAL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY (LUGO)
FACULTY SUBJECT
Fernández Carrasco, Eugenio Unit OperationsEnvironmental Engineering Environmental Technology
Freire Leira, M. Sonia
Experimentation in Chemical Engineering Chemical Reaction Engineering Technical Office Chemical Reactors
Martínez Ageitos, José Manuel Experimentation in Chemical Engineering Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Mosquera Corral, Anuska Environmental TechnologyEnvironmental Engineering
Pereira Gonçalves, Gerardo Experimentation in Chemical Engineering Processes in Industrial Chemistry
Puga Villaverde, Raul Ulpiano Technical Office
Rodil Rodríguez, Eva Control and Instrumentation in Chemical Processes Experimentation in Chemical Engineering Mass Transfer II
Soto Campos, Ana M. Control and Instrumentation in Chemical Processes
Vázquez Vila, M. José
Experimentation in Chemical Engineering Mass Transfer I Mass Transfer II Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Veiga García, José Luis Introduction to Chemical Engineering
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3.2.- 5-Year Degree Engineering Programmes
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (SANTIAGO)
FACULTY SUBJECT
Antorrena Álvarez, Gervasio Fluid DynamicsPrinciples of Chemical Engineering I
Arce Arce, Alberto Mass TransferHeat Transfer Unit Operations (Lab)
Bajo Vázquez, José Ángel Projects
Bello Bugallo, Pastora M.
Control and Instrumentation in Chemical Processes Petrochemistry and Polymer Technology Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering Unit Operations (Lab)
Blanco Seoane, Antonio Chemical Reaction EngineeringThermotechnics Chemical Reactors (Lab)
Campos Gómez, José Luis
Air Pollution Prevention and Treatment Chemical Reactors (Lab) Chemical Reactors Environmental Engineering (Lab)
Carballa Arcos, Marta Solid Waste TreatmentSimulation and Optimization of Chemical Processes
Chenlo Romero, Francisco Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Chemical Reactors (Lab)
Deive Herva, Francisco Javier Transport Phenomena (Lab)
Dios Noceda, María Unit Operations (Lab)
Eibes González, Gemma Processes in Industrial ChemistryHeat Transfer Environmental Engineering (Lab)
Fenoll Recio, Fernando Equipment and Facility Design
Garrido Fernández, Juan Manuel Environmental TechnologyUnit Operations (Lab)
Gómez Díaz, Diego Separation OperationsEnvironmental Technology
González Álvarez, Julia Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (Lab)
Herva Iglesias, Marta Chemical Reactors (Lab)Biochemical Engineering
Iglesias Obelleiro, Ángela Environmental Engineering (Lab)
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Hospido Quintana, Almudena Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Processes
Méndez Pampín, Ramón Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Technology
Moreira Martínez, Ramón Felipe
Wood TechnologyOperations with Solids Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (Lab) Unit Operations (Lab)
Moreira Vilar, M. Teresa Biochemical EngineeringEnvironmental Technology
Navaza Dafonte, José Manuel Principles of Chemical Engineering II Heterogeneous and Catalytic Reactors Transport Phenomena (Lab)
Núñez García, Mª José Environmental Technology
Roca Bordello, Enrique Biochemical EngineeringChemical Reactors (Lab) Process Control
Rodríguez López, Ángel Unit Operations (Lab)Environmental Engineering (Lab)
Rodríguez Martínez, Héctor Unit Operations (Lab)
Sineiro Torres, Jorge
Process and Equipment SimulationUnit Operations (Lab) Chemical Reactors (Lab) Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering
Souto González, José Antonio Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (Lab) Environmental Technology
Torres Pérez, Mª Dolores Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (Lab) Process and Equipment Simulation
Val del Río, Mª Ángeles Environmental Technology
Vázquez Rowe, Ian Unit Operations (Lab)
Vidal Tato, Mª Isabel Processes in Industrial ChemistryControl and Instrumentation in Chemical Processes Process Control
Vispalia Blanco, José María Elasticity and Resistance of Materials
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FORESTRY ENGINEERING (LUGO)
FACULTY SUBJECT
Veiga García, José Luis Unit Operations in Forestry Industry
3.3.- Undergraduate Studies
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY (SANTIAGO)
FACULTY SUBJECT
Chenlo Romero, Francisco Chemical Engineering IChemical Engineering II
Navaza Dafonte, José Manuel Chemical Engineering I Industrial Economics
Núñez García, M. José Separation Operations
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-3-YEAR DEGREE (LUGO) FACULTY SUBJECT
Omil Prieto, Francisco Unit Operations
Rodil Rodríguez, Eva Unit Operations
Vázquez Vila, Mª José Unit Operations
Veiga García, José Luís Chemical Engineering
3.4.- Undergraduate Thesis
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT THESIS TUTOR Bandín Domínguez, Rogelio
Planta de producción de cerveza sin alcohol
Francisco Chenlo Romero
Bernal Pampín, Miguel Ángel
Diseño de una planta de producción de gas de síntesis incorporando técnicas en base a los criterios del IPCC
Pastora Bello Bugallo
Briones Miguéns, Lucía
Planta para la obtención de detergente biodegradable. Francisco Chenlo Romero
Cajide Camiña, Erikarmen
Planta de producción de α-ciclodextrina Mª Teresa Moreira Vilar
Chenel Cebro, Sergio
Diseño de un sistema de propulsión vehicular de hidrógeno almacenado en compuestos amoniacales y adaptación de la red de distribución actual a esa tecnología
José Luis Campos Gómez
Dacunha Pazos, Samuel
Planta de desteinado de té con recuperación de teína Francisco Chenlo Romero
Díaz Varela, David Planta de producción de bisfenol A (BPA) Ramón F. Moreira Martínez
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Eijo Río, Elena Planta de producción de biopolímeros José Luis Campos Gómez
Feijoo Otero, Lucía Planta de producción de celulasas Gumersindo Feijoo CostaFernández Fernández, Laura
Línea de purificación de glicerina, subproducto de la fabricación de biodiesel
José Luis Campos Gómez
Fernández Obenza, Alexis
Aplicación de la tecnología de destilación multiefecto, enuna planta de desalación térmica
Francisco Chenlo Romero
Gómez Carro, Aida Producción de bioetanol a partir de suero lácteo Marta Carballa Arcos
Gómez Míguez,Carmen
Diseño de una planta de tratamiento de disolventes contaminados procedentes del sector de las artes gráficas y de la automoción
Pastora Bello Bugallo
Gutiérrez Mougán, Jesús
Saneamiento de Santiago de Compostela. Colectores generales del Río Sar
José Luis Campos Gómez
Iglesias Besada, Andrea
Estudio de la utilización de humedales para la depuración de aguas residuales procedentes de fosas sépticas
Mª José Núñez García
Iglesias Crespo, Cristina
Planta de producción de cinc Mª José Núñez García
León Carpintero, Victoria
Producción de cosméticos naturales a partir de principios activos de algas
Jorge Sineiro Torres
López Romero, Janeth
Planta de producción de café soluble liofilizado José Luis Campos Gómez
Lorenzo Fernández, Elina
Planta de producción de goma garrofín Mª José Núñez García
Mariño Ponte, Alba Fabricación de yogur de soja Mª José Núñez García
Meno García, Yesica Planta de producción de piensos compuestos Jorge Sineiro Torres
Oubiña Ribadomar, Alejandro
Planta de producción de café descafeinado usando tecnología FSC
Alberto Arce Arce
Outeiro Iglesias,Mario
Planta para la valorización de residuos de bodegas y productos forestales con integración energética
Isabel Vidal Tato
Pérez Vidal, David Planta para la elaboración de queso fresco José Luis Campos Gómez
Piteira Banga, Alba Planta de obtención de ésteres de EPA a partir de Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Francisco J. Deive Herva
Suárez Vivero, Adrián
Planta de producción de tolueno mediante el proceso de platforming
Jorge Sineiro Torres
Urquiola, Mariana Eugenia
Planta de producción de levaduras a partir de melaza de caña
Mª José Núñez García
Vales Ortega, Santiago
Diseño de una red de control de calidad de aguas y vertidos en el dominio público hidráulico de la Comunidad Autónoma Gallega
Juan M. Lema Rodicio
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Veiga Legaspi, Rafael
Planta de producción de isopropil tertbutil eter a partir de fracción C4
Jorge Sineiro Torres
Villanueva Santiago, José
Proyecto básico y de ejecución para la instalación de un sistema de recuperación y puesta en valor de la lignina presente en los efluentes residuales de la industria de la fabricación de pasta de papel
Marta Carballa Arcos
TECHNICAL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY (LUGO)
STUDENT THESIS TUTOR Álvarez Pérez, Marcos
Diseño de un reactor anammox para una empresa conservera de pescado
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Campo Dacal, Eugenio Manuel
Simulación y control de una planta de isomerización de n-butano
Ana Mª Soto Campos
Carballal Neira, Juan
Adecuación de una instalación de cloración en ETAP según la norma MIE-APQ-3
Mª Sonia Freire Leira
Castelo González, Tania
Captura de CO₂ en una central térmica de carbón Gerardo Pereira Gonçalves
Domínguez Fernández, José Mª
Cinéticas de deshidratación de ajo. Proceso osmótico-convectivo
Mª José Vázquez VilaRamón F. Moreira Martínez
Durán Fernández, Miguel
Análisis de carbón: LIBS y cálculo de precisión en la toma de muestras
Eugenio Fernández Carrasco
Estevo Regueiro, Norman
Diseño de un reactor secuencial de tipo SBR para eltratamiento de efluentes de la industria láctea
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Fernández Souto, Ignacio
Cinéticas de deshidratación y rehidratación del grelo Mª José Vázquez VilaRamón F. Moreira Martínez
García Rodríguez, Laura
Variabilidad del cromo (VI) en el clinker Mª José Vázquez Vila
González Ois, Borja Evaluación simplificada de impactos ambientales de la minicentral del río Mandeo
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Iglesias Muíña, Marta
Captura de CO₂ en una central térmica de carbón por calcinación-carbonatación
Gerardo Pereira Gonçalves
Losada Orois, María Hidrodinámica y transferencia de oxígeno en un biorreactor para la producción de surfactante
Diego Gómez Díaz José Manuel Navaza Dafonte
López Espín, Raquel Deshidratación osmótica de láminas de ajo con disoluciones de cloruro sódico
Mª José Vázquez VilaRamón F. Moreira Martínez
Maceda Blanco, Miguel
Simulación dinámica y control de un proceso de destilaciónazeotrópica heterogénea
Ana Mª Soto Campos
Maciñeiras Flores, Diego
Evaluación ambiental preliminar de celdas de acuicultura marina
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Martínez Babío, Estefanía
Simulación de una planta de producción conjunta de biodiésel y bioetanol
Ana Mª Soto Campos
Martínez Iglesias, Verónica
Proyecto de una planta de producción de hormigón: gestión de residuos
Anuska Mosquera Corral
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TECHNICAL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY (LUGO)Pellón Cazas, Rubén Simulación dinámica y control de una planta de producción
de propano_1,2_diol. Ana Mª Soto Campos
Pereira Álvarez, Rubén
Simulación y prediseño de una planta criogénica de separación de aire
Eva Rodil Rodríguez
Pérez Otero, Yolanda
Aprovechamiento y valorización de purines de vacuno para compostaje
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Pérez Romeu, Lourdes
Producción de concentrado de proteínas a partir de efluentes de conservera de pescado por evaporación
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Rodríguez González, Sara
Mejora del Wastewater Treatment residuales de una empresa de galvanizados: depuración vertido cero
Eugenio Fernández Carrasco
Rodríguez Novo, Sara
Simulación y comparación de distintos procesos de síntesisde ETBE
Eva Rodil Rodríguez
Rodríguez Páramo, Roberto
Estudio cinético de la rehidratación de láminas de ajo, análisis del color
Mª José Vázquez VilaRamón F. Moreira Martínez
Rubinos Regueiro, Davinia
Diseño de un reactor biológico para la producción de ácido láctico a partir de glucosa procedente de fécula de patata
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Somoza Rodríguez, Samuel
Diseño de un sistema basado en un proceso canon para elWastewater Treatment residuales urbanas
Anuska Mosquera Corral
Soto Vázquez, Lucía Estudio de la composición de diversos residuos lignocelulósicos
Mª Sonia Freire LeiraJulia González Álvarez
Vázquez Franco, Martín
Simulación de una planta de cogeneración en ciclo combinado
Eva Rodil Rodríguez
Vergara Rodríguez, Rosalía
Optimización de la adsorción en lecho fijo de cadmio (II) por cáscara de castaña
Mª Sonia Freire LeiraJulia González Álvarez
Villaravid Ares, Emilio
Simulación y prediseño de una planta de potencia de ciclo combinado con sistema de limpeza de CO₂ usando aminas
Eva Rodil Rodríguez
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3.5. Degrees
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE
FACULTY SUBJECT
Antorrena Álvarez, Gervasio Fundamentals of Chemical ProcessesFluid Dynamics Heat Transfer
Chenlo Romero, Francisco Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Gómez Díaz, Diego Analysis of Chemical Processes
González Álvarez, Julia Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (Lab)
Hospido Quintana, Almudena Fundamentals of Chemical Processes
Lema Rodicio, Juan Manuel Fundamentals of Chemical Processes
Navaza Dafonte, José Manuel Analysis of Chemical Processes
Rodríguez Martínez, Héctor Heat Transfer
Vidal Tato, Mª Isabel Analysis of Chemical Processes
3.6.- Graduate Studies
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
FACULTY SUBJECT
Bello Bugallo, Pastora M. Environmental ModellingManagement and Treatment of Waste
Casares Long, Juan José Environmental ModellingGraduate Thesis
Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo
InternshipMass and Energy Balances Ecological Design of Processes and Products Graduate Thesis
Hospido Quintana, Almudena
Environmental Technology (Lab)Internship Ecological Design of Processes and Products Graduate Thesis
Méndez Pampín, Ramón Clean Technologies
Omil Prieto, Francisco
Wastewater Treatment TechnologiesInternship Exploitation of EDAR and ETAP Graduate Thesis
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Souto González, José Antonio Modelling Laboratory of the Air Quality Atmospheric Environment and Reduction of Emissions Graduate Thesis
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Núñez García, Mª José BioreactorsIndustrial Enzymology Economy and Management of Companies
Roca Bordello, Enrique Plants and Bioindustrial Installations
Sineiro Torres, Jorge Processes and Biotechnological Products
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
Bello Bugallo, Pastora Principles of EnergyEnergy in Modern Society
Sineiro Torres, Jorge Energy in Technological Society
Souto González, José Antonio Solar Radiation
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DAIRY INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY
Fernández Carrasco, Eugenio Automation and Control
Mosquera Corral, Anuska Unit Operations in Dairy Industry
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INNOVATION IN FOOD SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY
Fernández Carrasco, Eugenio Processes Engineering in the Food Industry
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
Carballa Arcos, Marta Border of the Science and Technologies Design, Assessment and Management of Research Projects
Lema Rodicio, Juan Manuel Design, Assessment and Management of Research Projects
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Casares Long, Juan José Environmental Modelling
Roca Bordello, Enrique Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING OF CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
Arce Arce, Alberto Emerging Separation Operations
Bello Bugallo, Pastora Thermal ProcessesAssessment and Remediation of the Atmospheric Pollution
Campos Gómez, José Luis Methodological Tools applied to Processes Flocculus, Granules and Biofilms in Water Treatment
Casares Long, Juan José Assessment and Remediation of the Atmospheric Pollution
Chenlo Romero, Francisco Rheology in Industrial Processes
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Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo Life Cycle Analysis and Eco-Design
Freire Leira, Mª Sonia Technology for the Waste Recovery of Forestry Biomass
Garrido Fernández, Juan Manuel Advanced Processes of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Modelling and Control of Biological Processes
González Álvarez, Julia Technology for the Waste Recovery of Forestry Biomass
Lema Rodicio, Juan Manuel Research Planning in Chemical and Environmental EngineeringBiochemical Reactors
Méndez Pampín, Ramón Research and RTD Projects Management Research Planning in Chemical and Environmental Engineering Advanced Processes of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Moreira Martínez, Ramón Drying Technology in Chemical and Food Industries
Moreira Vilar, María Teresa Research Planning in Chemical and Environmental EngineeringLife Cycle Analysis and Eco-Design
Mosquera Corral, Anuska Methodological Tools applied to Processes Flocculus, Granules and Biofilms in Water Treatment
Núñez García, María José Biochemical Reactors
Omil Prieto, Francisco Advanced Processes of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Assessment and Remediation of the Atmospheric Pollution
Roca Bordello, Enrique Biochemical ReactorsModelling and Control of Biological Processes
Rodil Rodríguez, Eva Thermal Processes
Sineiro Torres, Jorge Enzymatic Processes of Industrial Interest
Soto Campos, Ana Emerging Separation Operations
Souto González, José Antonio Assessment and Remediation of the Atmospheric Pollution
Vidal Tato, Isabel Security and Risks Analysis in Processes
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3.7.- Master Thesis
Master of science in Engineering of Chemical and Environmental Processes
Student Thesis Tutor 2011, July Álvarez Silva, Elena Evaluación Científico-Técnica y Económica de un
Software Basado en CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) para la Simulación de Incendios en Entornos Cerrados con Sustancias Peligrosas
I. Vidal
Alvariño Pereira, Teresa Mecanismos de Eliminación de Contaminantes Orgánicos en Reactores Biológicos Aerobios y Anaerobios
F. OmilS. Suárez
Arca Ramos, Adriana Aplicación de Fenoloxidasas en Reactores Enzimáticos Bifásicos para la Degradación de Antraceno
G. EibesM.T. Moreira
Bravo Figueroa, José Ignacio
Influencia del Estrés Mecánico y la Salinidad en la Formación de Biopelículas Anamox
J.L. CamposI. Fernández
Castro Barros, Celia María
Valorización de Residuos de Producción de Biodiesel para la Obtención de Bioplásticos en Cultivo Mixto
A. MosqueraH. Moralejo
García Gen, Santiago Desarrollo de una Estrategia de Control en co-digestores anaerobios
J.M. LemaJ. Rodríguez
Pérez López, Paula Emisiones y Sumideros de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Asociados al Transporte por Autopista
G. FeijooM.T. Moreira
Rama Bermúdez, Beatriz Comportamiento Reológico de Masas de Harinas en Función de su Composición y Condiciones de Procesado
F. ChenloR.F. Moreira
Regueiro Abelleira, Leticia
Influencia de las Condiciones de Operación y de la Naturaleza del Sustrato en las Poblaciones Microbianas de Digestores Anaerobios
M. CarballaJ.M. Lema
Silva Teira, Alvaro Obtención de Suspensiones Estables de Hidróxido de Magnesio en Agua a partir de Magal TC
J.M. Garrido
Xavier Saavedra, Lucía Extracción de Compuestos Antioxidantes de Biomasa Forestal Residual empleando Disoluciones Acuosas de Etanol
S. FreireJ. González
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Master of Environmental Engineering
Student Thesis Tutor 2011, March Cerviño Álvarez, Raúl Evaluación ambiental del embalaje de la producción de
platos precocinados de productos del mar G. Feijoo
Durán Botana, Cecilia Evaluación mediante ACV del coste/beneficio ambiental de diferentes pre-tratamentos en la digestión anaerobia de sólidos
M. CarballaA. Hospido
Gómez Castro, Estefanía Tratamiento de mezclas complejas de COVs mediante biofiltración
F. Omil
Janeiro Otero, Andrea Evaluación ambiental del embalaje de productos textiles de tiendas on-line
G. Feijoo
López Ocaña, Rebeca Estudio sobre la recuperación de aluminio de lama de una ETAP para uso como coagulante
G. Feijoo
Villanueva Rey, Pedro Análisis en la búsqueda de la sostenibilidad en el cultivo de la uva del vino Albariño
G. Feijoo
2011, July Díaz Castaño, Pablo Estimación del riesgo por exposición a compuestos
alérgenos en productos de baño infantiles E. Roca M. Herva
Lama Paz, Victoria Minimización de endotoxinas en efluentes de EDAR mediante tecnologías avanzadas
F. Omil
López Rico, Lucía Aspectos metodológicos de la aplicación del ACV en los productos textiles. Caso práctico sobre los “jeans”
G. Feijoo
Rodríguez Gutiérrez, José Antonio
Aplicación de las herramientas basadas en los Sistemas de Información Geográfica en el diseño de una EDAR
J.A. AldreyF. Omil
Sánchez Cantero, Inmaculada
Evaluación ambiental de diferentes configuraciones de Bioreactors de membrana a escala piloto
G. Feijoo A. Hospido
2011, September García Rey, Daniel Evaluación del perfil ambiental del biodiesel a partir del
aceite de colza A. HospidoS. González
3.8. Exchange Programmes
ERASMUS (COORDINATOR M.T. MCHEMICAL ENGINEERING OUTGOING
STUDENT
Alfonsín Outeda, Carolina Álvarez Pérez, Martín Álvarez Quintela, YoanaAmeijeiras Mariño, Yolanda Domínguez Fernández, Carlota Don López, David Freire Santamariña, María José
Galera Martínez, Marta
Janeiro Álvarez, Silvia López Barreiro, Diego Lorenzo Alonso, Celso José Lorenzo Fernández, Sandra Lorenzo Marquina, Bernardo
Mouriño Rodríguez, Claudia Omil Reissmann, Ana María Paz Fernández, Adela
Pérez Astray, Anton Camilo Pérez Bugarín, Víctor Pérez Varela, Raquel
Quintana Gómez, Laura
Revilla Nebreda, María Consuelo
Rey Martínez, Natalia
Rivas Álvarez, Andrea Sota Sandez, Candela de La Troncoso Recio, Ricardo
Vázquez Pérez, Sara
MOREIRA)STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY CO
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Technische Universität Berlin NuPolitecnico Di Milano LeUniversity of Verona LeKungliga Tekniska HÖgskolan MPolitechnika Gdanska MUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne LeUniversité de Pau Ete Des Pays de L´adour
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Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (inp Toulouse) ArTechnische Universität Berlin NuUniversity of Verona LeWroclaw University of Technology MKungliga Tekniska HÖgskolan MTechnische Universität Dresden-Tu Dresden NuÉcole Superieure de Chimie de Rennes GóInstituto Politécnico de Coimbra Fe
Universidade do Porto GaM
Politecnico Di Milano LePolitecnico Di Milano LeFriedrich-Alesander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Ro
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Universidade Técnica de Lisboa GaM
Friedrich-Alesander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg RoÉcole Superieure de Chimie de Rennes GóInstituto Politécnico de Coimbra Fe
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa GaM
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OORDINATOR arrido Fernández, Juan anuel uñez GarcÍa, Mª Joséema Rodicio, Juan Manuelema Rodicio, Juan Manueléndez Pampín, Ramónosquera Corral, Anuska
ema Rodicio, Juan Manueloreira Martínez, Ramon
elipe
rce Arce, Alberto uñez GarcÍa, Mª Joséema Rodicio, Juan Manuelosquera Corral, Anuskaéndez Pampín, Ramón
uñez GarcÍa, Mª José ómez Díaz, Diegoeijoo Costa, Gumersindoarrido Fernandez, Juan anuel
ema Rodicio, Juan Manuelema Rodicio, Juan Manuel
oca Bordello, Enrique
uñez GarcÍa, Mª José arrido Fernández, Juan anuel
oca Bordello, Enrique ómez Díaz, Diegoeijoo Costa, Gumersindoarrido Fernández, Juan anuel
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SICUE (COORDINATOR: R. MOREIRA) CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OUTGOING STUDENTS STUDENT UNIVERSITY
Dequidt Fontenla, Carmen María Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Domínguez González, Pedro Universidad de La Laguna Franco Martínez, Clara Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña González Abelleira, Mafalda Universidad de Granada Peteiro Sánchez, Rocío Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña Rodríguez González, Santiago Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Turda , Ana María Universidad de Alicante
3.9. Internships
During the 2011/, a series of Chemical Engineering students had business training. The Departament takes advantage to thank them for their cooperation.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS ENTREPRISE NAMES
Andrés Gutiérrez Pichel ALCOAVanessa Teijeiro Seijas ALCOAAldara Galdón Rodríguez ALCOAAna Fontenla Saavedra AQUAGEST (Betanzos, Sada)Vanessa Paz Balsa AQUAGEST (Betanzos, Sada)Daniel Fernández Ramos AQUAGEST (Ourense)Esther Frecha Ferreiro AQUAGEST (Santiago)Antía González Pena ESPINA Y DELFÍNYovanna Gómez Castro FANDICOSTARubén Bacelar Valladares FANDICOSTAChristopher Da Silva Álvarez JB INGENIEROSVerónica Abelleira Olañeta KITECH (Corea)Noel Tenorio Martínez LonzaSara Méndez Cortiñas Manipal University, IndiaMaría Yáñez Díaz Univ. Almaty, KazahstanCHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE STUDENTS ENTREPRISE NAMES
Yolanda Moldes Diz AFICEGAMiguel López Miguens AFICEGA
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4. RESEARCH GROUPS
Researching is one of the main goals of the Department. In our Department, we consider that research promotion is the only way to guarantee teaching quality, improvement in the different academic fields and knowledge transfer to other sectors of society. The Department is composed of a series of different Research Groups that develop their activities in the facilities that are evaluable. The Research Groups are the only mechanism that the Department has in order to organize and manage researching activities.
GI-1612. Lignocellulosic Material Usage Contact E-mail: [email protected] This Group focuses on the use and recovery of lignocellulosic materials and residues obtained from forestry and industrial operations. The main studies focus on:
- forestry industry residues, such as eucalyptus and pine bark
- food industry residues, such as the chesnut shell
- forestry residues, such as pine leaves and Acacia dealbata wood, leaves and bark.
Multiple objectives are pursued with these studies. They are also highly interesting for industrial plants, increasing their cooperation. Some of the objectives include residue elimination, sustainable process innovation in order to obtain added value products and development of clean technologies.
Faculty Category
Antorrena Álvarez, Gervasio Professor
Freire Leira, Maria Sonia Assistant Professor
González Alvarez, Julia (Coordinator) Associate Professor
Research Fields
Use and recovery of forestry and industry lignocellulosic materials and residues.
Disposal of phenolic compounds, metallic cations and other industrial wastewater pollutants.
Wood adhesive production.
Obtention of natural antioxidants for the food industry using residues from forestry and food industries.
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GI-1613. Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses Web: www.usc.es/biogrup Contact E-mail: [email protected]
The main objective of this Group is to create scientific and technological knowledge, to contribute to social development. Another key objective is to prepare young researchers for the labour market.
Faculty Category
Campos Gómez, Jose Luis Assistant Professor
Carballa Arcos, Marta “Isidro Parga Pondal” Researcher
Eibes González, Gemma “Ángeles Alvariño” Researcher
Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo Professor
Garrido Fernández, Juan Manuel Associate Professor
Hospido Quintana, Almudena “Isidro Parga Pondal” Researcher
Lema Rodicio, Juan Manuel (Coordinator) Professor
Méndez Pampín, Ramón Professor
Moreira Vilar, María Teresa Associate Professor
Mosquera Corral, Anuska Assistant Professor
Omil Prieto, Francisco Associate Professor Rodríguez Rodríguez, Jorge “Ramón y Cajal” Researcher
Research Fields
Enzyme and fungi use for compound degradation or production. o Bioreactor design for the use of oxidative enzymes and/or fungi in order to
degrade recalcitrant pollutant agents or compounds. o Selection and use of prebiotics and probiotics in aquaculture and food industry. o Bioethanol production through fermentation.
Development, operation and control of wastewater treatment units. o Micropollulant degradation in wastewater o Advanced Nitrogen degradation processes: Anammox and autotrophic
denitrification. o Membrane hybrid bioreactors. Anaerobic digestor monitoring, modelling and
control o Aerobic granulation in SBR reactors o Phosphate recovery
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Research Fields (continue)
Environmental Management o Product and Process Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon footprint. o Assessment of wastewater treatment plants production: clean technology and
economic efiiciency. Biologic Treatment of odours and VOCs in gas streams. Strategic Plan.
o Conception of the Sewage Treatment Plant of the XXI Century. Development, implementation and evaluation of technologies for the treatment and resources recovery from wastewaters (CONSOLIDER).
o Programme of consolidation and structuring of competitive researching units. Competitive reference groups.
GI-1615. Eco-efficiency Contact e-mail: [email protected]
Faculty Category
Bao Iglesias, Manuel Ad-Honorem Professor Vidal Tato, Isabel (Coordinator) Associate Professor
Research Fields
Biomass thermal and chemical conversion technology. Residue conversion technology. Design Soils. Advanced Separation Technology Industrial Risk Prevention and Security.
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GI-1616. Separation Processes and Phase Equilibria Contact E-mail: [email protected]
This research Group focuses on the study of thermodynamics, in order to design emerging separation processes. The Group has enough resources to carry out studies, researching and consultancy services.
Faculty Category
Arce Arce, Alberto (Coordinator) Professor
Rodil Rodríguez, Eva Associate Professor
Rodríguez Martínez, Hector “Ramón y Cajal” Researcher
Soto Campos, Ana María Professor
Research Fields
Blend and pure compound characterization: termophysical properties. Extraction, rectification, and absorption: LLE, VLE, GLE. Ionic Liquids: synthesis and characterization.
o Applied to the design of new environmentally friendly separation processes: desulfurization, essential oils terpeneless...
o Nanotechnology: Production of nanoparticles for industrial use through ionic liquids.
GI-1618. Absorption and Drying Processes Technology Contact E-mail: [email protected]
Faculty Category
Chenlo Romero, Francisco (Coordinator) Associate Professor
Moreira Martínez, Ramón Felipe Associate Professor
Pereira Gonçalves, Gerardo Assistant Professor
Vázquez Uña, Gonzalo Emeritus Professor
Vázquez Vila, Mª José Assistant Professor
Veiga García, José Luis Associate Professor
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Research Fields
Matter transfer processes. Matter transfer processes: chemical reaction absorption. Physical properties of liquid systems: viscosity, density, surface tension. Gas-liquid system
properties Hydrodynamics in liquid systems: PIV techniques. Drying as unit operation: equilibrium kinetics, transport properties, modelling, equipment and
design. Agricultural and food product drying . Product characteristics: texture, colour, cell structure.
GI-1620. Environmental Modelling Contact E-mail: [email protected]
Faculty Category
Bello Bugallo, Pastora Assistant Professor
Casares Long, Juan José (Coordinator) Professor
Souto González, José Antonio Assistant Professor
Research Fields
Environmental pollution: emission studies, environmental technology, multimedia modelling, atmospheric pollution dispersion and air quality models.
System analysis: climatic variability, industrial systems modelling and solar radiation
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GI-1621. Physical Properties and Transfer Processes Contact E-mail: [email protected]
Faculty Category
Blanco Seoane, Antonio Associate Professor
Gómez Díaz, Diego “Isidro Parga Pondal” Researcher
Iglesias Duro, Miguel “Isidro Parga Pondal” Researcher
Navaza Dafonte, José Manuel (Coordinator) Associate Professor
Research Fields
Multiphasic systems: o Gas-liquid liquid-liquid, solid-liquid, gas-solid-liquid, gas-liquid-liquid. o Membrane systems. o Catalysis.
Separation and reaction: o Design and Synthesis. o Physicochemical and thermodynamical characterization.
Chemical Risk: o Dangerous properties of substances: REACH and Seveso II. o Metodologies for the risk-based decision making.
GI-2036. Enzymatic Technology and Extraction
Contact E-mail: [email protected]
Faculty Category
Nuñez García, María José (Coordinator) Professor
Sineiro Torres, Jorge Assistant Professor
Research Fields
Extraction of bioactive compounds from residues of the food and forestry industries. Analysis and breaking up of obtained extractions. Use of enzymes in the process in order to
increase yield or to modify the composition of certain compounds.
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GI-2058. Sustainable Processes and Products Engineering and Management Web: http://prodes.usc.es Contact e-mail: [email protected]
The research area of expertise is related to sustainable processes and products engineering and management. The research activity applies to productive sectors (industrial, agricultural, etc.) and environmental management and consulting (environmental assessment of production processes-BAT; LCA and Ecological Footprint of services, evaluation of environmental and occupational risk).
Faculty Category
Fernández Carrasco, Eugenio Associate Professor
Roca Bordello, Enrique (Coordinator) Professor
Research Fields
Analysis of environmental risks caused main pollutants in the management of resources and residues, and associated to products.
Environmental loads and impacts of processes and products. Development of models for the distribution, accummulation and exposure of pollutants.
Modelling of scenarios for evaluation of environmental risks. Development and integration of tools for environmental evaluation (ecological footprint, LCA,
etc.) applying multicriterion analysis methodologies. Development of sustainable processes and products (ecodesign). Modelling, simulation and control of biotechnological processes.
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5. SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION
5.1. Doctoral Thesis Since 1950, a total of 161 thesis w2000, out of which 27 (around 47%PhD programme, students must upresentation and need a total oDepartment uses as criterion to allobe at least 2 published articles in jou
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PhD Student: Mónica Figueroa Leiro
Title: Aerobic graanular system for biological treatment of industrial wastewater: Operation and characterization of microbial populations Directors: Ramón Méndez e Anuska Mosquera
PhD Student: Rubén Reif López Title: Feasibility of membrane bioreactors for the removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products present in sewage Directors: Juan M. Lema e Francisco Omil
PhD Student: Denisse Serrano Palacios Title: Effect of activated carbon on the removal of organic micropollutantws in activated sludge and membrane bioreactors Directors: Juan M. Lema e Francisco Omil
PhD Student: Mario Alberto Luna del Risco Title: Biochemical methane potential of Estonian substrates and evaluation of some inhibitors of anaerobic digestion. Directors: Dr. Kaja Orupold, Dr. Marta Carballa Arcos y Prof. Henri-Charles Dubourguier In collaboration with Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of Estonian University of Life Sciences
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5.2.- Book Chapters 1.- M. Carballa, J.M. Lema Aprovechamiento energético de residuos agroindustriales por codigestión anaerobia Hacia el autoabastecimiento energético Editorial: Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico-USC. Santiago de Compostela ISBN: 978-84-9887-747-2 2.-M.T. Moreira, A. Hospido, G. Feijo Life Cycle Analysis: A Tool for Wastewater Management Environmental Decision Support Systems (EDSS): A Tool for the Wastewater Management of the XXI
Century. Editorial: Univesitat de Girona ISBN: 978-84-8458-360-8 3.- D. Iribarren, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Life Cycle Assessment of mussel culture Mussels: Anatomy, Habitat and Environmental Impact Editorial: Nova Science Publishers ISBN: 978-1-61761-763-8 4.- I. Forrez, N. Boon, W. Verstraete, M. Carballa Biodegradation of micropollutants and prospects for water and wastewater biotreatment Comprehensive Biotechnolog y Editorial: Elsevier ISBN: 978-0-08-088504-9-00535-3 5.- A. Rodríguez, S. Saavedra, M. Dios, C. Torres, J.A. Souto, J. Casares, B. Soto, J.L. Bermúdez Evaluation of Regional Emissions Control Based in Photochemical Air Quality Modelling Advanced Air Pollution Editorial: Intech Open Access Publisher ISBN: 978-953-307-511-2 6.- C. Lopes, M. Herva, A. Franco-Uría, E. Roca Organic waste valorization in agriculture and its environmental risk implications Pollution Control: Management, Technology and Regulations. Air, Water and Soil Science and
Technology Series Editorial: Nova Science Publishers, Inc ISBN: 978-1-61668-584-3
5.3. Scientific Articles In the 2000-2011 period, the Dinternational and national scienta Scientific Citation Index (SCI).
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1.- I. Vázquez-Rowe, M.T.Moreira, G. Feijoo Estimating global discards and their potential reduction for the Galician fishing fleet (NW Spain). Marine Policy 35(2):140-147 2.- G. Eibes, G. Debernardi, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema Oxidation of pharmaceutically active compounds by a ligninolytic peroxidase Biodegradation 22(3):539-550 3.- R. Taboada-Puig, T. Lú-Chau, M.T. Moreira Vilar, G. Feijoo, M.J. Martínez, J.M. Lema A new strain of Bjerkandera sp. Production, purification and characterization of versatile peroxidase. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 27(1):115-122 4.- A.I. Rodarte-Morales, G. Feijoo, M.T. Moreira, J.M. Lema Degradation of selected pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) by white-rot fungi World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 27(8):1839-1846 5.- S. González-García, A. Hospido, R. Agnemo, P. Svensson, E. Selling, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Dissolving Pulp mill Integrated Biorefinery. Journal of Industrial Ecology 15(4):568-583 6.- I. Vázquez-Rowe, D. Iribarren, A. Hospido, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Computation of operational and environmental benchmarks within selected Galician fishing fleets (NW
Spain. Journal of Industrial Ecology 15(5):776-795 7.- D. Iribarren, I. Vázquez-Rowe, A. Hospido, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Updating the carbón footprint of the Galician fishing activity (NW Spain). Science of the Total Environment 409(8):1609-1611 8.- S. González-García, F.J. Silva, M.T. Moreira, R. Castilla Pascual, R. García-Lozano, X. Gabarrell, J.
Rieradevall i Pons, G. Feijoo Combined application of LCA and Eco-design for the sustainable procurement of wood boxes for wine
bottles storage. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 16(3):224-237 9.- D.Iribarren, A. Hospido, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Benchmarking environmental and operational parameters through eco-efficiency criteria for dairy farms. Science of the Total Environmental 409(10):1786-1798 10.- S. González-García, C.M. Gasol, X. Gabarrell, J. Rieradevall, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Environmental assessment of Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) based ethanol as potential transport fuel International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 16(5):465-477 11.- S. Ramos, I. Vázquez-Rowe, I. Artetxe, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J. Zufia Environmental assessment of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the Basque Country. Increasing
the time line delimitation in fishery LCA studies International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 16(7):599-610 12.- S. González-García, C.M. Gasol, R. García, M.T. Moreira, X. Gabarrell, J. Rieradevall, G. Feijoo Assessing the global warming potential of wooden products from the furniture sector to improve their
ecodesign. Science of the Total Environmental 410-411:16-25
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13.- R. Taboada-Puig, C. Junghanns, P. Demarche, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema, S.N. Agathos Combined cross-linked enzyme aggregates from versatile peroxidase and glucose oxidase: Production,
partial characterization and application to the elimination of endocrine disruptors Bioresource Technology 102(11):6593-6599 14.- I. Vázquez-Rowe, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Life cycle assessment of resh hake fillets captured by the Galician fleet in the Northern Stock Fisheries Research 110(1):128-135 15.- A. Gallego, A. Hospido, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Environmental assessment of dehydrated alfalfa production in Spain Resources, Conservation and Recycling 55(11):1005-1012 16.- A. Gallego, L. Rodríguez, A. Hospido, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Development of LCA characterization factors for terrestrial eutrophication at regional scale Global Journal of Environmentla Science and Technology 1:21 17.- G. Rodriguez-Garcia, M. Molinos-Senante, A. Hospido, F. Hernández-Sancho, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo Environmental and economic profile of six typologies of wastewater treatment plants Water Research 45 (18):5997-6010 18.- L. Lloret, G. Eibes, T. Lú-Chau, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema Immobilization of laccase by encapsulation in a sol-gel matrix and its characterization and use for the
removal of estrogens Biotechnology Progress 27(6):1570-1579 19.- C. López, M.T. Moreira, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema Economical comparison of enzymatic reactors and advanced oxidation processes applied to the
degradation of phenol as a model compound Biocatalysis & Biotransformation 29(6): 344–353 20.- S. González-García, G. Feijoo, C. Heathcote, A. Kandelbauer, M.T. Moreira Environmental assessment of green hardboard production coupled with a laccase activated system. Journal of Cleaner Production 19(5):445-453 21.-R. Taboada-Puig, T. Lú-Chau, M.T. Moreira Vilar, G. Feijoo, M.J. Martínez, J.M. Lema Biocatalytic generation of Mn(III)-chelate as a chemical oxidant of different environmental contaminants Biotechnology Progress 27(3):668-676 22.- A. Val del Río, N. Morales, E. Isanta, A. Mosquera-Corral, J.L. Campos, J.P. Steyer, H. Carrère Thermal pre-treatment of aerobic granular sludge: Impact on anaerobic biodegradability Water Research 45 (18): 6011-6020 23.- D. Serrano, S. Suárez, J.M. Lema, F. Omil Removal of persistent pharmaceutical micropollutants from sewage by addition of PAC in a sequential
membrane bioreactor Water Research 45 (16): 5323-5333 24.- D. Salvachúa, A. Prieto, M. López, T. Lú-Chau, A. T. Martínez, M.J. Martínez Fungal pretreatment: An alternative in second-generation etanol from wheat straw Bioresource Technology 102 (16): 7500-7506 25.- J. Ma, T. Hang Duong, M. Smits, W. Verstraete, M. Carballa Enhanced biomethanation of kitchen waste by different pre-treatments Bioresource Technology 102 (2): 592-599
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26.- L. Señoráns, S. Barros, G. García-Toriello, J.M. Garrido Recuperación de fósforo mediante cristalización de estruvita en efluente de industria de productos
congelados mari nos Tecnología del Agua 335: 26-35 27.- F. Raposo, V. Fernández-Cegrí, M.A. de la Rubia, R. Borja, F. Béline, C. Cavinato, G. Demirer, B.
Fernández, M . Fernández-Polanco, J.C. Frigon, R. Ganesh, P. Kaparaju, J. Koubova, R. Méndez, G. Menin, A. Peene, P. Scherer, M. To rrijos, H. Uellendahl, I. Wierinck, V. de Wilde
Biochemical methane potential (BMP) of solid organic substrates: Evaluation of anaerobic biodegradability using data from an international interlaboratory study
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 86 (8): 1088-1098 28.-M. Carballa, C. Durán, A. Hospido Should we pretreat solid waste prior to anaerobic digestion?. An assessment of its environmental cost Environmental Science & Technology 45 (24): 10306-10314 29.- D. Crutchik, J.M. Garrido Struvite crystallization versus amorphous magnesiu m and calcium phosphate precipitation during the
treatment of a saline industrial wastewater Water Science & Technology 64 (12): 2460-2467 30.- J.R. Vázquez-Padín, I. Fernánde z, N. Morales, J.L. Campos, A. Mosquera-Corral, R. Méndez Autotrophic
nitrogen removal at low temperature Water Science & Technology 63 (6): 1282-1288 31.-P. Marin, A. Donoso-Bravo, J.L. Campos, G. Ruiz-Filippi, R. Chamy Performance of an in-situ rotating biol ogical contactor in a recirculating aquaculture system Water Science & Technology 64 (11): 2217-2222 32.- A. Iglesias, J.M. Garrido, R. Fernández, D. Solís Operación de un biorreactor de membranas para el Wastewater Treatment residuales urbanas
decantadas Tecnología del Agua 329 (6): 42-49 33.- A.Sánchez, J.M. Garrido, R. Méndez Tertiary membrane filtration of an industrial wastewater using granular or flocculent biomass
sequencing batch reactors Journal of Membrane Science 382 (1-2): 316-322 34.- A.Mosquera-Corral, B. Arrojo, M. Figueroa, J.L. Campos, R. Méndez Aerobic granulation in a mechanical stirred SBR: treatment of low organic loads Water Science and Technology 64 (1): 155-161 35.- J. R. Vázquez-Padín, R. González, F. Rogalla, A. Mosquera-Corral, J.L. Campos, R. Méndez Eliminación sostenible de nitrógeno de la corrente de retorno de EDARs Retema (151): 24-32 36.- M. Figueroa, A. Val del Rio, N. Morales, A. Mosquera-Corral, R. Méndez, J.L. Campos Anammox: Hacia una eliminación sostenible del amonio en los efluenes de digestores anaerobios de
purines Retema (151): 84-90 37.- R. Reif, A. Besancon, K. Le Corre, B. Jefferson, J.M. Lema, F. Omil Comparison of PPCPs removal on a parallel-operated MBR and AS system and evaluation of effluent
post-treatment on vertival flow reed beds Water Science & Technology 63 (10): 2411-2417
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38.- G. Martins, A . Terada, D.C. Ribeiro, A. Mosquera-Corral, A.G. Brito, B.F. Smets, R. Nogueira Structure and activity of lacustrine sediment bacteria involved in nutrient and iron cycles FEMS Microbiology Ecology 77 (3): 666-679 39.- H. Moralejo-Gárate, E. Mar’atusalihat, R. Kleerebezem, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht Microbial community engineering for biopolymer production from glycerol Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 92 (3): 631-639 40.- M. Belmonte, Chia-Fan g Hsieh, C. Figueroa, J.L. Campos, G. Vidal Effect of free ammonia nitrogen on the methanogenic activity of swine wastewater Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 15 (3):1-9 41.- D.C. R odríguez, M . Belmonte, G. Peñuela, J.L. Campos, G. Vidal Behaviour of molecular weight distribution for the liquid fraction of pig slurry treated by anaerobic
digestion Environmental Technology 32 (4): 419-425 43.- M. Matos, C. Alves, J.L. Campos, A.G. Brito, R. Nogueira Sequencing batch biofilm reactor: from support design to reactor operation Environmental Technology 32 (10): 1121-1129 43.-A.Santos, R. Reif, P. Hillis, S.J. Judd Fate and removal of permethrin by conventional activated sludge treatment Environmental Technology 32 (12): 1367-1373 44.- M. K. Jungles, M. Figueroa, N. Morales, A. Val del Río, R. H. Ribeiro, J.L. Campos A. Mosquera-Corral, R.
Méndez Start up of a pilot scale aerobic granular reactor for organic matter and nitrogen removal Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 86 (5): 763-768 45.- I. Seca, R. Torres, A. Val del Río, A. Mosquera-Corral, J.L. Campos, R. Méndez Application of biofilm reactors to improve ammonia oxidation in low nitrogen loaded wastewater Water Science & Technology 63 (9): 1880-1886 46.- G. Ferrero, H. Monclús, L. Sancho, J.M. Garrido, J. Comas, I. Rodríguez-Roda A knowledge-based control system for air-scour optimisation in membrane bioreactors Water Science & Technology 63 (9): 2025-2031 47.- M. Figueroa, A. Val del Río, J.L. Campos, A. Mosquera-Corral, R. Méndez Treatment of high loaded swine slurry in an aerobic granular reactor Water Science & Technology 63 (9): 1808-1814 48.- H. de Clippeleir, T. Defoirdt. L. Vanhaecke, S. E. Vlaeminck, M. Carballa, W. Verstraete, N. Boom Long-chain acylhomoserine lactones increase the anoxic ammonium oxidation rate in an OLAND biofilm Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 90 (4): 1511-1519 49.- I.Forrez, M. Carballa, G. Fink, A. Wick, Tom Hennebel, L. Vanhaecke, T. Ternes, N. Boon, W. Verstraete Biogenic metals for the oxidative and reductive removal of pharmaceuticals, biocides and iodinated
contrast media in a polishing membrane bioreactor Water Research 45 (4): 1763-1773 50.- M. Carballa, M. Smits, C. Etchebehere, N. Boon, W. Verstraete Correlations between molecular and operational parameters in continuous lab-scale anaerobic reactors Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 89 (2): 303-314
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51.- R. Reif, A. Santos, S. J. Judd, J.M. Lema, F. Omil Occurrence and fate o f pharmaceutical and personal care products in a sewage treatment works Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13: 137-14 4 52.- R. Beristain-Cardoso, J. Gómez, R. Méndez Sulfide and ammonium oxidation, acetate mineralization by denitrification in a multipurpose UASB
reactor Bioresource Technology 102 (3): 2549-2554 53.- I. Fernández, E. Plaza, J. Trela, B. Hultman, R. Méndez Evaluation of deammonification process by response surface models Water, air & soil pollution 215 (1-4): 299-309 54.- C. R. Xavier, E. Oñate, M.A. Mondaca, J.L. Campos, G. Vidal Genotoxic effects of kraft pulp mill effluents treated by biological aerobic systems Interciencia 36 (6): 412-416 55.- C. M. Araya, L. Guerrero, J. Alonso, M. Figueroa, J.M. Lema, S. Montalvo, G. Vidal Application of molecular biology techniques for the identification of microorganisms nitrifiying and
denitrifying attached on natural zeolite AIDIS de Ingeniería y Ciencias Ambientales 4 (1): 36-45 56.- M. Figueroa, N. Morales, A. Val del Río, A. Mosquera-Corral, J.L. Campos y R. Méndez Tratamiento de la fracción líquida de purín de cerdo en reactores granulares aerobios SBR InfoEnviro 66 (1): 108-111 57.- G. Vázquez, C. Galiñanes, M. S. Freire, G. Antorrena, J. González-Álvarez Estudio Del mojado y caracterización superficial por microscopia de barrido laser confocal de chapas de
madera obtenidas por desenrollo Maderas. Ciencia y Tecnología 13 (2): 183-192 58.- Héctor Rodríguez, Gabriela Gurau, John D. Holbrey, Robin D. Rogers Reaction of elemental chalcogens with imidazolium acetates to yield imidazole-2-chalcogenones: direct
evidence for ionic liquids as proto-carbenes Chemical Communications 47: 3222-3224 59.- Ning Sun, Héctor Rodríguez, Mustafizur Rahman, Robin D. Rogers Where are ionic liquid strategies most suited in the pursuit of chemicals and energy from lignocellulosic
biomass? Chemical Communication 47: 1405-1421 60.- H. Rodríguez, S. Padmanabhan, G. Poon, J.M. Prausnitz
Addition of ammonia and/or oxygen to an ionic liquid for delignification of miscanthus Bioresource Technology 102: 7946-7952 61.- S. Ying Choi, H. Rodríguez, A. Mirjafari, D.F. Gilpin, S. McGrath, K.R. Malcolm, M.M. Tunney, R.D. Rogers,
T. McNally Dual functional ionic liuqids as plasticisers and antimicrobial agents for medical polymers Green Chemistry 13: 1527-1535 62.-G. Gurau, H. Rodríguez, S.P. Kelley, P. Janiczek, R.S. Kalb, R.D. Rogers Demonstration of Chemisorption of Carbon Dioxide in 1,3-Dialkylimidazolium Acetate Ionic Liquids Angewandte Chemie, International Edition 50: 12024-12026
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63.- S. Lago, H. Rodríguez, A. Soto and A. Arce Deterpenat ion of Citrus Essential Oil by Liquid-Liquid Extraction with 1-Alkyl-3-methyl-imidazolium
bis(trifluoromethylsulfon yl)amide ionic liquids Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 56: 1273-1281 64.- A.E. Andreatta, M. Francisco, E. Rodil, A. Soto and A. Arce Isobaric vapour-liquid equilibria and physical properties for isopropyl acetate + isopropanol + 1-butyl-3-
methyl-imidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide mixtures Fluid Phase Equilibria 300: 162-171 65.- M.T. Torr es, L. Cristóbal, P. M. Bello, J.J. Casares Combining LCT tools for the optimization of an industrial Flow Analysis and Best Available Techniques Journal of Hazardous Materials 192: 1705-1719 66.- A. García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, J.M. Navaza, I. Vidal-Tato Kinetics of carbon dioxide chemical absoprtion into cyclic amines solutions AIChE Journal 57: 2244-2250 67.- A. García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, J.M. Navaza, B. Sanjurjo, I. Vidal-Tato Influence of surfactants upon gás/liquid calcium carbonate production by means of a gás-liquid reaction Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 50: 1017-1022 68.- A.García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, M. D. La Rubia, J. M. Navaza Density, speed of sound, viscosity, refractive índex and excess volume of N-methyl-w-pyrrolidone +
ethanol (or water or ethanolamine) from T = (293.15 TO 323.15) K Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 56: 646-651 69.- A.Cid, D. Gómez-Díaz, J. C. Mejuto and J. M. Navaza Viscosity and percolative phenomena in aot based microemulsions Tenside, Surfactants and Detergents 48: 165-168 70.- A.García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, M. D. La Rubia, Ana B. López, J. M. Navaza Density, speed of sound, refractive índex, viscosity, surface tension, w and excess volume of N-methyl-2-
pyrrolidone + 1-amino-2-propanol 3 {or bis(2-hydroxypropylamine)} from T = (293.15 TO 323.15) K Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 56: 2904-2908 71.- E. Alvarez da Costa, A. Correa, J.M. Correa, E. Rosello, J.M. Navaza Surface tensions of three amyl alcohol + ethanol binary mixtures from (293.15 TO 323.15) K Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 56: 4235-4238 72.- A.García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, J. M. Navaza, I. Vidal-Tato Hydrodynamics of a carbon dioxide/water/silicone oil bubble column Chemical Engineering Journal 171: 1108-1113 73.- I. Belo, A. García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, J.M. Navaza, I. Vidal-Tato Effect of tween 80 on bubble size and mass transfer in a bubble contactor Chemical Engineering and Technology 34: 1790-1796 74.- M. Herva, A. Álvarez, E. Roca Sustainable and safe design of footwear integrating ecological footprint and risk criteria Journal of Hazardous Materials 3: 1876– 1881 75.- M. Río, A. Franco, E. Abad; E. Roca A risk-based decision tool for the management of organic waste in agriculture and farming activities
(FARMERS). Journal of Hazardous Materials 185 (2-3): 792-800
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76.- A. García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, J.M. Navaza, I. Vidal-Tato Viscosimetric behaviour of hyaluronic acid in different aqueous solutions Carbohydrate Polymers 85: 500-505 77.-M. Herva , A. Franco, E. F. Carrasco, E. Roca Review of corporate environmental indicators Journal of Cleaner Production 19 (15): 1687-1699 78.- C. Lopes, M. Herva, A. Franco-Uría, E. Roca Inven to ry of heavy metal content in organic waste applied as fertilizer in agriculture: evaluating the risk
of tr ansf er into the food chain Environmental Science and Pollution Research 18 (6): 918–939 79.- C. García-Diéguez, F. Molina, E. Roca Multi-objective cascade controller for an anaerobic digester Process Biochemistry 46 (4): 900–909 80.- C. García-Diéguez, J.M. Salgado, E. Roca and J.M. Dominguez Kinetic modelling of the sequential production of lactic acid and xylitol from vine trimming wastes. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 34 (7): 869–878 81.- María Jerez, Francisco J. Deive, Jorge Sineiro, María J. Núñez Antioxidant activity of pine bark procyanidins in bulk corn oil and corn oil-in-water emulsions European Journal of Lipids Science and Technology, 113: 1402-1411 82.- M. Rubilar, C. Jara, Y. Poo, F. Acevedo, C. Gutierrez, J. Sineiro, C. Shene Extracts of Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis) and Murta (Ugni molinae Turcz.): A Source of Antioxidant
Compounds and α-Glucosidase/α-Amylase Inhibitors Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 59: 1630-1637 83.- C. Gutiérrez, M. Rubilar, C. Jara, M. Verdugo, J. Sineiro, and C. Shene Flaxseed and flaxseed cake as a source of compounds for food industry Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 10 (4): 454-463 84.- M. Rubilar, C. Gutiérrez, M. Verdugo, C. Shene, J. Sineiro Flaxseed as a source of functional ingredients Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 10 (3): 373-377 85.- R. Moreira, F. Chenlo, L. Chaguri, L.Mayor Analysis of chestnut cellular tissue during osmotic dehydration, air drying and rehydration processes Drying Technology 29 (1): 10-18 86.- L. Mayor, R. Moreira, A.M. Sereno Shrinkage, density, porosity and shape changes during dehydration of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) fruits Journal of Food Engineering 103 (1): 29-37 87.-R. Moreira, F. Chenlo, M.D. Torres Effect of sodium chloride, sucrose, and chestnut starch on rheological properties of chestnut flour
doughs Food Hydrocolloids 25 (5): 1041-1050
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88.- R. Moreira, F. Chenlo, M.D. Torres, C. Silva, D.M. Prieto, P. Gonçalves, A.M.M. Sousa, L. Hilliou Drying kinetics and effect of drying on mechanical properties of biofilms obtained from chestnut starch
and carrageenan with and without glycerol Drying Technology 29 (9): 1058-1065 89.- F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, C. Silva Steady-shear flow of semidiluted guar gum solutions with sucrose, glucose and sodium chloride at
different temperatures Journal of Food Engineering 107: 234-240 90.- R. Moreira, F. Chenlo, M.D. Torres Rheology of commercial chestnut flour doughs incorporated with gelling agents Food Hydrocolloids 25 (5): 1361-1371 91.- F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, G. Pereira, C. Silva Apparent viscosity of binary and ternary systems of tragacanth, guar gum and methylcellulose at semi-
dilute range of concentration Journal of Food Process Engineering 34 (2): 475-490 92.- R. Moreira, F. Chenlo, L. Chaguri, G. Vázquez Air drying and color characteristics of chestnuts pre-submitted to osmotic dehydration with sodium
chloride Food and Bioproducts Processing 89 (2): 109-115 93.- R. Moreira, F. Chenlo, M.D. Torres Rheological properties of commercial chestnut flour doughs with different gums International Journal of Food Science and Technology 46: 2085-2095 94.- F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, D.M. Prieto, M.D. Torres Desorption isotherms and net isosteric heat of chestnut flour and starch Food and Bioprocess Technology 4: 1497-1504 5.4. Patents D. Serrano, F. Omil, S. Suárez, J.M. Lema Proceso para la eliminación de productos farmacéuticos presentes en aguas residuales Nº Concesión: ES2362298B2 A. Arce, E. Rodil, B. Rodríguez-Cabo, A. Soto Procedimiento para la preparación de nanopartículas en líquidos iónicos Nº Concesión: ES2350351B2 e WO2012/013852A2
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5.5. Número SCI e Índice H One of the different criteria that are used to define the scientific activity influence consists on the “impact index” calculation (SCI), which is obtained as the addition of the impact of publications. The Departament has kept a constant increase in this index during the decade, in such way that its CSI in 2010 is almost three times bigger than the one obtained in 2000. This is due to the increasing number of published articles and their average impact index, which in 2011 was of 2,556.
In September of 2005 Professor Jorge E. Hirsch from University of California published a work where he proposes a new and simple index to evaluate the investigation impact, the h factor (h-index). The h factor is “the number of articles that that author has with as many or more quotations than his h factor”. Categorize the scientífic activity with h factor presents several advantages: (i) it is an average spread along the years; (ii) it is a number that only can increase or remain blocked; (iii) it permits extrapolate the scientific performance in medium term. The role of Chemical Engineering in Spain is remarkable, being the USC one of the institutions which contribues in an important way to the recognition of Chemical Engineering.
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Ranking Country H Index Documents number Patents 1 U.S.A. 375 152,790 153 2 Canada 149 24,230 39 3 Japan 139 24,285 529 4 Germany 129 9,629 32 5 Holland 120 6,248 16 6 Switzerland 113 3,143 --- 7 Spain 105 10,427 11 8 France 104 5,276 1 9 Italy 93 5,938 --- 10 United Kingdom 85 3,473 12
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5.6.- Congress Presentations (with ISBN) 1.- G. Vázquez, R. Ríos, M.S. Freire, G. Antorrena, J. González-Alvarez Surface characterization of eucalyptus and ash Wood veneers by XPS, TOF-SIMS, optic profilometry and
contact angle measurements Fifth International Conference on Computational methods and experiments in materials characterisation ISBN: 978-1-84564-538-0 2.- A. Iglesias, A. Sánchez, J.M. Garrido
Comparison of two membrane modules in a pilot MBR treating primary settled wastewater XVII Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
3.- D. Crutchik, A. Silva-Teira, J.M. Garrido Phosphorus recovery from wastewater by means of struvite precipitation using a magnesium hydroxide suspension XVII Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
4.- A. Silva-Teira, D. Crutchik, P. Rodríguez, J. Rodríguez, J.M. Garrido Obtención de suspensiones estables de hidróxido de magnesio en agua y su aplicación ambiental XVII Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
5.- J.A. Álvarez, P. Villar, A. Pascual, R. Pena, L. Herrero, I. Rodríguez, M. Carballa, J.M. Lema Soluble cutting oils valorization by anaerobic co-digestion with pig manure: Discontinuous assays 1st International Conference: WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities. ISBN: 978-989-97429-0-1
6.- R. Reif, G. Winkler, T. Stephenson, F. Omil, J.M. Lema, S.J. Judd Towards a better understanding of PPCPs removal mechanisms on membrane bioreactors Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology ISBN: 978-960-7475-49-7
7.- S. Lago, H. Rodríguez, A. Soto, A . Arce Citrus essential oil deterpenation by liquid-liquid extraction using 1-ethylpyridinium ethylsulfate ionic liquid as solvent 25th European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics (ESAT-25) ISBN: 5-85263-061-6
8.- B. Rodríguez-Cabo, M. Francisco, A. Soto, A. Arce Effect of the alkyl chain positions on the desulfurization ability of [HMMPy][NTf2] ionic liquids 25th European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics (ESAT-25) ISBN: 5-85263-061-6
9.- B. Rodríguez-Cabo, I. Palmeiro, E. Rodil, A. Soto, A. Arce Formation and characterization of oxide nanoparticles in ionic liquids 25th European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics (ESAT-25) ISBN: 5-85263-061-6
10.- F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, M.D. Torres, R. Suárez, A. Obenza Propiedades morfológicas del almidón de castaña en función de la temperatura XVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
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11.- F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, M.D. Torres, B. Rama Efecto de la temperatura de secado de la castaña en el comportamiento termorreológico de las masas de sus harinas XVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
12.- F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, M.D. Torres, B. Rama Reología de masas de harina de castañas secadas a diferentes temperaturas XVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
13.- M.D. Torres, R. Moreira, F. Chenlo Rheological characterization of dough formulations from blends of chestnut and rice flours Rheology Trends: from nano to macro systems ISBN: 978-972-8669-5 0-8
14.-M.D. Torres, R. Moreira, F. Chenlo Chestnut starch dispersions: effect of concentration and temperature on rheological characteristics Rheology Trends: from nano to macro systems ISBN: 978-972-8669-50-8
15.- C. Borrego, A. Monteiro, A. Carvalho, H. Martins, O. Tchepel, A.I. Miranda, A. Strunk, H. Elbern, S. Saavedra, A. Rodriguez, J.A. Souto, J.J. Casares
High ozone levels in a rural mountainous area: Where does it come from? 31st NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application ISBN: 978-94-007-1358-1
16.- A. Rodríguez, S. Saavedra, M. Dios, C. Torres, J.A. Souto , J.J. Casares, B. Soto, J.L. Bermúdez Modelling the impacto of best available techniques for industrial emissions control in air quality 31st NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application ISBN: 978-94-007-1358-1
17.- M.Dios, C.M. Torres, A. Rodríguez, S. Saavedra, J.A. Souto, J.J. Casares Comparison of EMEP emissions inventory and limited area bottom-up inventory in the simulation of air quality by means of CHIMERE 31st NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application ISBN: 978-94-007-1358-1
18.- A.Rodríguez, S.Saavedra, J.A. Souto, J.J. Casares Simulation of the sensitivity of rural tropospheric ozone levels to BVOCs emissions over a European Atlantic coastal region (Galicia, NW of Spain) 31st NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application ISBN: 978-94-007-1358-1
19.- D. Gómez-Díaz, E. Álvarez-Silva, A.García-Abuín, M. Losada, J.M. Navaza, I. Vidal-Tato Interfacial área and mass transfer in oxygen absorption in aqueous solutions of polymer + surfactant system 10th Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Meeting – GLS10 ISBN: 978-972-97810-9-4
20. A. García-Abuín, I. Belo, D. Gómez-Díaz, J.M. Navaza, I. Vidal-Tato Characterization of carbon dioxide absorption in GLL systems 10th Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Meeting – GLS10 ISBN: 978-972-97810-9-4
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21. A. García-Abuín, D. Góme z -Díaz, A. Belén López, José M. Navaza Physico-chemical characterization of amide-amine mixture with interest in acid gases capture processes XVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
22. D. Gómez-Díaz, J.M. Navaza Gases permeation through membranes based on alumina XVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
23. A. García-Abuín, D. Gómez-Díaz, M.D. La Rubia, A. Belén-López, J.M. Navaza Interfacial area during carbon dioxide capture with MIPA aqueous solutions XVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química ISBN: 978-84-695-1341-5
24. M. Herva, N. Araújo-Barros, B. Neto, E. Roca Environmental assessment of the integrated waste management system of LIPOR using ecological footprint and life cycle assessment Proceedings of the Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities ISBN: 978-989-97429-1-8
25. M. Herva, C. García-Diéguez, E. Roca Application of PROMETHEE to prioritize MSW treatment alternatives under an environmental approach Proceedings of the Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities ISBN: 978-989-97429-1-8
26.- C. Lopes, M. Herva, A. Franco-Uría, E. Roca Estimation of heavy metal transfer from soil to plant in agriculture organic waste reuse scenarios Proceedings of the Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities ISBN: 978-989-97429-1-8
27.- A.M. Saravia, M. Herva, C. García-Diéguez, E. Roca Sustainability appraisal of particleboard production with recycled wood waste by Ecological Footprint Proceedings of the Conference WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities ISBN: 978-989-97429-1-8
6. BUDGET
6.1.- Financed Projects European Union 1.- White Biotechnology for
made biocatalysts and neNMP2-CT-2006-026456 (261.404 € Mª Teresa Moreira Vilar
2.- Improvement of strengthenzymatic modification oVII PM – EUI2008-03703 71.000 € Mª Teresa Moreira Vilar
3.- Sustainable production o VII PM –265896
192.145 € Mª Teresa Moreira Vilar
National 1.- Separación selectiva de g
4 PN - Ramón y Cajal (1315.000 € Diego Gómez Díaz
2.- Aplicación de residuos dde compuestos antioxidaMinisterio de Ciencia e In188.760 € Julia González Alvarez
3.- Conception of the Sewaand evaluation of Techn(CONSOLIDER). Ministerio de Ciencia e In4.500.000.000 €. USC: 65Juan M. Lema Rodicio
r added value products from renewable plant polew industrial bioprocesses (BIORENEW) (1/10/2006 – 30/9/2011)
h properties and reduction of emission of volatileof lignin containing biopolymers and composites (1/03/2009 – 28/2/2011)
of Biologically Active Molecules of Marine Based
gases contaminantes /05/2009-12/05/2011)
el procesado de la castaña en la formulación de antes y como adsorbentes nnovación (CTQ2009-07539/PPQ) (01/01/2010-3
age Treatment Plant of the XXI Century. Develonologies for the treatment and resources reco
nnovación (CSD2007-00055) (01/10/2007 – 29/151.600 €
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lymers: Design of taylor-
e organic compounds by
Origin (BAMMBO)
adhesivos, como fuente
31/12/2012)
opment, implementation overy from wastewaters
1/2012).
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4.- Desarrollo de sistemas sostenibles de producción y uso de biogas agroindustrial en España (PROBIOGAS-2). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PSE-120000-2007-16/PSE-120000-2008-10) (01/1/2007 – 31/12/2011). 517.700 € Juan M. Lema Rodicio
5.- Estudio de procesos biotecnológicos para el tratamiento de sobrenadantes de digestión anaerobia de residuos orgánicos Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (IT2009-0038) (01/1/2010 – 31/12/2011). 9.958 € Juan M. Lema Rodicio
6.- BioSos (Biorrefinería Sostenible): Desarrollo de un proceso de pretratamiento biológico para la producción de etanol Programa CENIT 2009 (MICINN), CDTI (01/11/2009 – 31/12/2012). 320.000 € Juan M. Lema Rodicio
7.- Hacia la implementación industrial de sistemas de biomasa granular aerobia: Aplicación a aguas residuales industriales y urbanas 6 PN -Tecnología química (01/01/2009-31/12/2011) 255.552 € Ramón Méndez Pampín
8.- Tecnologías basadas en reactores enzimáticos de membrana para la eliminación de compuestos disruptores endocrinos MEC (CTQ2010-2258/PPQ) (01/10/2010-30/09/2013) 208.725 € María Teresa Moreira Vilar
9.- Desulfuración de combustibles con líquidos iónicos mediante operaciones de extracción y oxidación con extracción
MEC (CTQ2009-10776) (01/01/2010 – 31/12/2012) 260.029 € Ana María Soto Campos
10.- Aptitud tecnológica para el procesado industrial de masas de harinas sin gluten. Aditivos y caracterización termomecánica y reológica.
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (01/2011 – 12/2013) 104.060 € Ramón Moreira Martínez 11.- Nuevos procedimientos de extracción basados en sistemas tipo ATP
Ministerio de Innovación y Ciencia (CTQ2010-18077) (1/1/2011 – 31/12/2014) 80.000 € José Manuel Navaza Dafonte
12.- Tecnología de líquido iónico para mejores procesos de separación 4PN (RYC-2009-05196) - Ramón y Cajal (31/12/2009-30/12/2011) 15.000€ euros
Héctor Rodríguez Martínez
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Regional 1.- Sostenibilidade nas tecnoloxías emerxentes de tratamento de aguas mediante a metodoloxía da
análise de ciclo de vida e pegada de carbono PGIDT - 2007 - Medio natural e desenvolvemento sostible (MDS) (06/08/2009-2/2/2012) 73.571 € Gumersindo Feijoo Costa
2.- Reactor biolóxico de membranas de tres etapas, metanoxénica, aerobia e de filtración, para a depuración de aguas residuais PGIDT - 2007 - Medio natural e desenvolvemento sostible (MDS) (06/08/2009-2/2/2012) 76.645 € Juan Manuel Garrido Fernández
3.- Estratexias para o tratamento de compostos farmacéuticos en estacións de depuración de aguas residuais (estrafarm) PGIDT - 2007 - Medio natural e desenvolvemento sostible (MDS) (31/10/2008-31/10/2011) 106.145 € Juan Manuel Lema Rodicio
4.- Cofinanciamento Consolider Consellería de Innovación (24/09/2008-23/09/2013)
140.035 € Juan Manuel Lema Rodicio
5.- Programa de consolidación e estructuración de unidades de investigación competitivas Consellería de Innovación (01/01/2010 -31/12/2012)
168.000 € Juan Manuel Lema Rodicio
6.- Adopción de procesos avanzados para a minimización de cheiros e de riscos biolóxicos durante a depuración de aguas residuais
PGIDT - 2007 - Medio natural e desenvolvemento sostible (MDS) (06/08/2009-02/12/2011) 66.999 €
Francisco Omil Prieto 7.- Nanofluídos de líquidos iónicos para o almacenamento e transferencia de calor en instalacións
solares 10REM265008PR (08/08/2010-30/09/2013) 69.000 €
Ana María Soto Campos 8.- Impacto das emisións industriais e fuxitivas na calidade do aire de Galicia 10MDS009E (15/08/2010-14/08/2013) 60.804 €
José Antonio Souto González 9.- Separación y tratamiento de corrientes gaseosas complejas mediante reactores de membrana
mixtos Xunta de Galicia (10MDS265021PR) (01/12/2010 – 31/11/2013) José Manuel Navaza Dafonte
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10.- Valorización enerxética de correntes aceitosas residuais do sector metalmecánico mediante co-dixestión anaerobia (METALGAS) Xunta de Galicia (01/01/2009-31/12/2012) 45.310 € Juan Manuel Lema Rodicio
6.2.- Contracts and Reports 1.- Proxecto piloto de ecodeseño (1ª fase) para o desenvovlemento de productos innovadores
Empresa Nacional de Innovación (15/04/2010-14/03/2011) 18.000 € Gumersindo Feijoo Costa
2.- Estudo da viabilidade de procesos de dixestión aerobia de lodos de orixe industrial 3R Ingeniería Ambiental (01/10/2010-01/03/2011) 4.000 € Gumersindo Feijoo Costa
3.- Servizo tecnolóxico no ámbito das tecnoloxías de verquido de residuos no marco do proxecto FENIX LIFE 08 ENV/E/000135 Escuela Superior de Comercio (Universidad Pompeu Fabra) (01/09/2010-31/12/2011) 35.000 € Gumersindo Feijoo Costa
4.- Bioprotección da fotodegradación de chapas tinguidas de eucalipto mediante conservantes baseados en taninos obtidos a partir de residuos forestais ASERPAL, S.A. (3/12/2009-31/10/2011) 40.995,20 € Julia González Alvarez
5.- Investigación e desenvolvemento dun proceso ecoinnovador de eliminación de nitróxeno por vía biolóxica 3R-Ingeniería Ambiental (01/10/2010-01/03/2011) 11.743 € Ramón Méndez Pampín
6.- Análise de sostibilidade de diferentes alternativas de produtos tecnolóxicos para a industria do taboleiro Industrias Losán, S.A. (31/07/2009-30/07/2011)
30.000 € Enrique Roca Bordello
7.- Estudo dos episodios de ozono fase I Endesa Generación, S.A. (01/06/2010 - 28/02/2011) 24.948 € José A. Souto González
8.- Determinacións de cinéticas de secado Actega Artística, S.A.U. Porriño (Pontevedra) (01/04/2011-15/05/2011) 3.024 € Ramón F. Moreira Martínez
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7.- CONGRESSES & SEMINARS 1.- Seminario: “Taller sobre Organizacións Eficaces (15 h)”
Grupo de Enxeñaría Ambiental e Bioprocesos Febreiro 2011
2.- Conferencia: “Progress in real-time control for the biological nitrogen removal from anaerobic digestate: pilot and demonstration studies"
Prof. Francesco Fatone. Department of Biotechnology. Universidad de Verona Marzo 2011
3.- Workshop: “Getting Ready to Write a Scientific Article: How to Prepare (6 h)” Prof. Jim Field. Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. University of Arizona Xuño 2011
4.- Conferencia: Factores detrás de la Resistencia a la biodegradación Prof. Jim Field. Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. University of Arizona Xuño 2011
5.- Curso: Integración dos aspectos de seguridade e riscos laborais na docencia e na investigación (15 h) Curso de Formación e Innovación Docente da USC Xullo 2011
6.- Curso de nivel básico de prevención (50 h) Unipresalud Xuño-Xullo 2011
7.- Conferencia: “New in situ and in vivo methods for the analysis of structure and function in complex microbial consortia”
Dr. Markus C. Schmid. Department of Microbial Ecology. University of Vienna Maio 2011
8.- Conferencia: “Microbially engineered strategies for the removal of micropollution from (waste)water”
Bart De Gusseme. LabMET-University of Ghent Setembro 2011
8.- PRIZES
1.- A. Sánchez, D. Buntner, J.M. Garrido Membrane fouling in a hybrid three stages anaerobic/aerobic MBR 3rd young water professional best paper award. Aachen (Germany). 3-7 October 2011
2. -Grupo de Ingeniería Ambiental y Bioprocesos XII Premio de Invención e Investigación en Química Aplicada "Profesor Martínez Moreno" otorgado por la Fundación García Cabrerizo y la Universidad de Sevilla. Madrid. 18 Noviembre, 2011
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9.- RELATIONS WITH OTHER RESEA 9.1. Nacional Centres 1.- Escuela Politécnica Superior
Common project Responsables: A. Arce Arce
2.- Department of Chemical EnCommon project Responsables: J.M. Navaza D
3.- Department of Chemical EnCommon project Responsables: J.M. Navaza D
4.- Insituto de Ciencia e TecnolCommon contract Responsables: G. Feijoo Cos
5.- Centro Investigaciones BiolóCommon contract Responsables: J.M. Lema Ro
6.- Department of Chemical EnCommon project Responsable: J.M. Lema Rod
7.- Department of Chemical EnCommon project Responsable: J.M. Lema Rod
8.- Departamento de Ciencias yCommon project Responsable: J.M. Lema Rod
9.- Department of Chemical EnCommon project Responsable: J.M. Lema Rod
10.- Centro de Estudios e InvestiCommon project Responsable: J.M. Lema Rod
11.- AZTI-Tecnalia (Bizkaia) Common research work Responsable: G. Feijoo Cost
12.- Departamento de EstructurCommon project Responsable: J.M. Lema Rod
13.- Departamento de OrganizacCommon research work Responsables: G. Feijoo Cos
RCH CENTRES
r de Ferrol. Universidad de A Coruña
gineering. Universidad de Vigo
Dafonte gineering, Ambiental y de Materiales. Universida
Dafonte ogía Ambiental. Universidad Autónoma de Barce
sta y M.T. Moreira Vilar ógicas. CSIC.
odicio y M.T. Moreira Vilar gineering. Universidad de Girona
dicio gineering. Universidad de Valladolid
dicio y Técnicas del Agua y del Medio Ambiente. Unive
dicio gineering. Universidad de Barcelona
dicio igaciones Técnicas de Gipuzkoa
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ta a Económica. Universidad de Valencia
dicio ción Industrial y Gestión de Empresas. Universida
sta y M.T. Moreira
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elona.
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9.2. International Centres 1.- Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)
Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento Cooperación en contrato de investigación Responsable: J.A. Souto González
2.- McGill University, Montreal (Canada) Dept. of Chemical Engineering Common project Responsable: E. Rodil Rodríguez
3.- QUILL Research Center, Belfast (UK) Responsables: A. Arce Arce
4.- Universidade de Porto (Portugal) Common project Responsables: A. Arce Arce
5.- Universidade do Minho (Portugal) Departamento de Engenharia Biológica Common project Responsables: J.M. Navaza Dafonte y D. Gómez Díaz
6.- Wageningen University (Holanda) Department of Meteorology and Air Quality Cooperación en contrato de investigación Responsable: J.A. Souto González
7.- Universidade de Concepción (Chile) Centro EULA Responsable: J.L. Campos Gómez 8.- Universidade de Nanzy (Francia) ENSTIB-LERMAB Trabajo de investigación conjunto
Responsables: J. González Alvarez 9.- Delf University of Technology (Holanda) Dept. of Biotechnology Common project
Responsable:R. Méndez Pampin y A. Mosquera Corral 10.- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Common contract
Responsable: M.T. Moreira Vilar 11.- Université Catholique de Louvain (Bélgica) Earth and Life Institute Trabajo de investigación conjunto
Responsables: J.M. Lema Rodicio y M.T. Moreira Vilar 12.- Delf University of Technology (Holanda) Dept. of Biotechnology Trabajo de investigación conjunto
Responsables: G. Feijoo Costa y M.T. Moreira Vilar
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13.- Limerick Institute of Technology (Irlanda) Common contract
Responsable: M.T. Moreira Vilar 14.- Dalhousie University, Halifax (Canada) Traballo de investigación conjunto
Responsables: G. Feijoo Costa y M.T. Moreira Vilar 15.- The University of Arizona (EE.UU) Cooperación docencia e investigación
Responsables: J.M. Lema Rodicio y M.T. Moreira Vilar