Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group

Research Lines

TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE POLLUTION
  • Air emissions mitigation: Reduction of greenhouse gases and air pollutants.
  • Advanced treatment of drinking water and wastewater.
  • Reduction of pollution and improvement of energy efficiency in production systems.
  • Methodologies for analyzing emissions and pollutants.
  • CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
  • Systems based on renewable hydrogen and membrane technology.
  • Solar energy systems.
  • Energy storage systems.
  • Development of clean fuels.
  • SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT
  • Economic, environmental, and social analysis of technologies for sustainability.
  • Analysis of material circularity and criticality.
  • Spatial assessment and planning of impacts and opportunities associated with the deployment of renewable energy technologies.
  • Assessment of natural solutions and green and blue infrastructure.
  • ADVANCED MATERIALS
  • Catalytic materials for chemical, energy, and environmental processes.
  • Materials for decarbonization and energy efficiency.
  • Biomaterials and materials for biomedical engineering.
  • CIRCULAR ECONOMY
  • Recycling and recovery of polymeric and composite materials.
  • Chemical, thermochemical, and biological processes for waste recovery.
  • Biotechnological processes for the production of bioproducts.
  • Processes for the capture and recovery of waste gases.
  • Resource recovery for sustainable food production.
  • Recovery of value-added compounds from waste sources and industrial byproducts.
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