Theses defended

2023/2024

Optimization of Membrane Processes for the Recovery of NH₃ and Improvement in the Treatment of Agro-industrial Wastewater

Author: Fanny Maritza Rivera Mejía
Director/s: Antonio Hernandez Giménez, Raul Muñoz Torre, Laura Palacio Martínez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 29/05/2024
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

Estudio del proceso de concentración de agua residual urbana mediante membranas de ósmosis directa

Author: Mónica Salamanca Verdugo
Director/s: Maria Del Mar Agripina Peña Miranda, Laura Palacio Martínez, Pedro Lourdes Pradanos Del Pico
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 24/05/2024
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

PROCESSES FOR THE VALORIZATION OF MICROALGAL BIOMASS CULTIVATED IN PIGGERY WASTEWATER

Author: Elena María Rojo De Benito
Director/s: Silvia Bolado Rodriguez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 22/03/2024
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

New insights into anaerobic digestion: hybridization, bioproducts and microparticles

Author: Alfonso Garcia Alvaro
Director/s: Maria Daphne Hermosilla Redondo, Ignacio De Godos Crespo
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 20/02/2024
Theses by compendium of publications

2022/2023

A techno-economic assessment methodology for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and ectoine from biogas in waste treatment plants

Author: Victor Perez Martinez
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Raquel Lebrero Fernandez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 30/06/2023
Theses by compendium of publications

Biological treatment of swine manure with microalgae-bacteria consortium. Removal and fate of emerging pollutants present in pig manure wastewater

Author: Johanna Vanessa Zambrano Flores
Director/s: Ruben Irusta Mata, Juan Jose Jimenez Sevilla
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 29/06/2023
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE METABOLIC PATHWAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID IN POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE PRODUCING BACTERIA

Author: Luz Francy Yañez Meneses
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Felipe Ignacio Scott Contador
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 05/06/2023
Co-supervised thesis

Innovative bioprocesses for siloxanes removal from biogas and gaseous emissions/ bioprocesos innovadores para la eliminación de siloxanos del biogás y de emisiones de gases

Author: Celia Pascual Centeno
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Raquel Lebrero Fernandez, Sara Cantera Ruiz De Pellon
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 05/05/2023
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

Development of Membrane Processes for the Selective Separation of CO2 from Biogas and Biohydrogen

Author: Marvelia Cenit Soto Guzmán
Director/s: Antonio Hernandez Giménez, Pedro Lourdes Pradanos Del Pico
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 28/04/2023
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

Optimization of piggery wastewater treatment with purple phototrophic bacteria

Author: Cristian Andrés Sepúlveda Muñoz
Director/s: Ignacio De Godos Crespo, Raul Muñoz Torre
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE
Reading date: 10/03/2023
Theses by compendium of publications

2021/2022

Pilot-scale biorefinery of agri-food residual biomass oriented to valuable bioproducts

Author: MARTA RAMOS ANDRES
Director/s: Juan Garcia Serna
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 23/03/2022
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

Encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs with elastin-like recombinamers by supercritical antisolvent process for advanced biomedical applications

Author: REINALDO VALLEJO VICENTE
Director/s: Soraya Rodriguez Rojo, Maria Mercedes Santos Garcia, Francisco Javier Arias Vallejo
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 25/02/2022

Biogas conversion into biopolymers: Strategies to boost process performance

Author: YADIRA RODRIGUEZ MUÑOZ
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Raquel Lebrero Fernandez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 25/02/2022
Theses by compendium of publications

2020/2021

Optimization of photosynthetic biogas upgrading combined with algal biomass valorization: assessing alternative operating strategies and photobioreactor configurations

Author: ROXANA ANGELES TORRES
Director/s: Raquel Lebrero Fernandez, Raul Muñoz Torre
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 16/07/2021
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

Direct ultrafiltration with membranes applied to the carbon recovery from municipal wastewater

Author: THIAGO ANTONIO DO NASCIMENTO
Director/s: Maria Del Mar Agripina Peña Miranda
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 19/05/2021
Theses by compendium of publications

Innovative technologies for biogas upgrading

Author: DAVID FERNANDO MARIN DE JESUS
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Raquel Lebrero Fernandez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 12/03/2021
Theses by compendium of publications

Optimization of biogas upgrading in algal-bacterial photobioreactors at pilot and demo scale

Author: MARIA DEL ROSARIO RODERO RAYA
Director/s: Raquel Lebrero Fernandez, Raul Muñoz Torre
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 01/03/2021
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

2019/2020

FERULIC ACID EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION FOR THE WHEAT BRAN VALORIZATION

Author: MARIA VICTORIA PAZO CEPEDA
Director/s: Gloria Esther Alonso Sanchez, Soledad Guadalupe Aspromonte
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 13/12/2019
International doctorate mention

Recovery of Carbohydrate Fraction from Microalgal Biomass grown in Wastewater Treatment photobioreactors: A Biorefinery Approach

Author: JUDIT MARTÍN JUÁREZ
Director/s: Silvia Bolado Rodriguez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 11/11/2019
International doctorate mention

BIORREMEDIACIÓN DE AGUAS CONTAMINADAS CON METALES PESADOS MEDIANTE BIOMASA MICROALGAL

Author: RICARDO SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA CONCHA
Director/s: Silvia Bolado Rodriguez, Raul Muñoz Torre, Maria Elisa Taboada Meneses
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 06/11/2019
Co-supervised thesis
International doctorate mention

2018/2019

Lignin depolymerization by supercritical water ultrafast reactions.

Author: NEREA ABAD FERNÁNDEZ
Director/s: Maria Jose Cocero Alonso, Eduardo Perez Velilla
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 21/06/2019
International doctorate mention

NUEVOS MERCADOS PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE LODOS EN EL CAMPO DE LA DIGESTIÓN ANAEROBIA EN VÍA SECA INCLUIDAS NUEVAS CODIGESTIONES A ESCALA SEMIINDUSTRIAL.

Author: Cristina Inmaculada Álvarez Requena
Director/s: Maria Fernandez Polanco Iñiguez De La Torre, Joan Colon Jorda
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 07/06/2019

Removal of odor emissions from food fermentation and petrochemical production processes using biological treatment methods

Author: ILKER AKMIRZA
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Raquel Lebrero Fernandez, Kadir Alp
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE
Reading date: 21/02/2019
Theses by compendium of publications
Co-supervised thesis
International doctorate mention

SIMULATION OF THE FRACTIONATION OF BIOMASS BY HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES WITH SUB AND SUPERCRITICAL WATER.

Author: ALVARO CABEZA SANCHEZ
Director/s: Juan Garcia Serna, Francisco Sobron Grañon
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 21/01/2019
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIODEGRADATION OF DOMESTIC AND AGROINDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

Author: DIMAS ALBERTO GARCIA GUZMAN
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Silvia Bolado Rodriguez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 18/01/2019

DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROWAVE PRETREATMENT FOR THE EXTRACTION OF ACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM NATURAL BYPRODUCTS

Author: ANA ALVAREZ MARTIN
Director/s: Rafael Bartolome Mato Chain, Maria Jose Cocero Alonso
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 17/12/2018
International doctorate mention

FROM BIOGAS TO BIOMETHANE. BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION OF H2 AND CO2 TO CH4

Author: NATALIA ALFARO BORJABAD
Director/s: Israel Diaz Villalobos, Maria Fernandez Polanco Iñiguez De La Torre, Fernando Fernandez Polanco Fernandez De Moreda
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 14/12/2018
International doctorate mention

Development of an integrated and green biorefinery from winery waste. Application to wine lees and grape stems.

Author: RUT ROMERO DÍEZ
Director/s: Ana Alexandra Figueiredo Matias, Maria Jose Cocero Alonso, Soraya Rodriguez Rojo
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 13/12/2018
International doctorate mention

DEMONSTRATION OF A SELECTIVE PROCESS TO TRANSFORM BIOMASS INTO SUGARS BY ULTRAFAST HYDROLYSIS IN SUPERCRITICAL WATER

Author: CELIA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ FAJARDO
Director/s: Maria Jose Cocero Alonso, Danilo Alberto Cantero Sposetti
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 30/11/2018
International doctorate mention

WHEAT BRAN BIOREFINERY: VALORIZATION OF HEMICELLULOSES TO SUGAR ALCOHOLS. FRACTIONATION - HYDROLYSIS - PURIFICATION - HYDROGENATION

Author: NURIA SANCHEZ BASTARDO
Director/s: Gloria Esther Alonso Sanchez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 23/11/2018
International doctorate mention

VIABILIDAD DEL PROCESO DE GASIFICACIÓN DE RESIDUOS CON ALTO CONTENIDO EN MATERIAL PLÁSTICO

Author: JORGE ARENALES RIVERA
Director/s: Raquel Ramos Casado
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 30/10/2018

2017/2018

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR ENHANCING THE COST-EFFICIENCY OF BIOLOGICAL METHANE ABATEMENT

Author: SARA CANTERA RUIZ DE PELLON
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Pedro Antonio Garcia Encina
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 02/07/2018
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

HEMICELLULOSE PRODUCTION USING HOT PRESSURIZED WATER: FROM LAB TO PILOT SCALE.

Author: GIANLUCA GALLINA
Director/s: Juan Garcia Serna, Pierdomenico Biasi
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 29/01/2018
International doctorate mention

NOVEL BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR NITROUS OXIDE ABATEMENT

Author: OSVALDO DAVID FRUTOS GONZALEZ
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Guillermo Quijano Govantes
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 15/01/2018
Theses by compendium of publications

METHANE ABATEMENT BIOTECHNOLOGIES: TARGETING PROCESS MICROBIOLOGY, IMPROVEMENT OF PROCESS PERFORMANCE AND REVALORISATION

Author: JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ NEILA
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Guillermo Quijano Govantes
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 15/01/2018
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

CONVERSION OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS TOWARDS ADDED VALUE PRODUCTS OVER BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS

Author: ALBERTO ROMERO CAMACHO
Director/s: Gloria Esther Alonso Sanchez, Antonio Nieto-Marquez Ballesteros
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 15/12/2017
International doctorate mention

2016/2017

THERMAL HYDROLYSIS PRE-TREATMENT TO ENHANCE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE. OPTIMIZATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS AND EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES

Author: IEVA SAPKAITE
Director/s: Sara Isabel Perez Elvira
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE
Reading date: 20/07/2017
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC COPOLYMERIZATION REACTIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND PROPYLENE OXIDEOVER POLYALCOHOLS UNDER SUBCRITICAL CONDITIONS

Author: MARIA PINILLA DE DIOS
Director/s: Juan Garcia Serna, Galdamez Peña, Jose Roman, Tapio , Salmi
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE
Reading date: 23/01/2017
Co-supervised thesis
International doctorate mention

INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE PROPERTIES OF SOLID HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS BASED ON HYDRIDES

Author: MIRIAM RUEDA NORIEGA
Director/s: Maria Jose Cocero Alonso, Angel Martin Martinez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 18/11/2016
International doctorate mention

FORMULATION AND SYNTHESIS OF MATERIALS WITH B-GLUCANS.

Author: MARTA SALGADO DIEZ
Director/s: Soraya Rodriguez Rojo, Maria Jose Cocero Alonso
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 26/10/2016
International doctorate mention

GREEN PROCESSES APPLIED TO NANOPARTICLE TECHNOLOGY: SYNTHESIS AND FORMULATION.

Author: VICTOR MARTIN VELASCO
Director/s: Soraya Rodriguez Rojo, Maria Jose Cocero Alonso
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 04/10/2016
International doctorate mention

2015/2016

PRETRATAMIENTO DE BAGAZO DE CAÑA DE AZÚCAR POR OZONÓLISIS PARA OBTENCIÓN DE BIOALCOHOLES: EFECTOS SOBRE LA LIBERACIÓN DE AZÚCARES, LA GENERACIÓN DE INHIBIDORES Y LAS FERMENTACIONES

Author: RODOLFO TRAVAINI
Director/s: Silvia Bolado Rodriguez
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 30/09/2016
Theses by compendium of publications

OVERCOMING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM-BARRIERS BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID STRUCTURED SYSTEMS FOR NOSE-TO-BRAIN DRUG DELIVERY USING CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES.

Author: VANESSA SANTOS SILVA GONÇALVES
Director/s: Soraya Rodriguez Rojo, Ana Alexandra Figueiredo Matias, Duarte , Catarina
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE
Reading date: 30/09/2016
Co-supervised thesis

ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER IN MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS UNDER PSYCHROPHILIC CONDITIONS

Author: JOAO ARTUR FERRAZ GOUVEIA
Director/s: Maria Del Mar Agripina Peña Miranda, Fernando Fernandez Polanco Fernandez De Moreda
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 23/09/2016

NITROGEN REMOVAL IN DOMESTIC WASTEWATER AFTER ANAEROBIC TREATMENT

Author: LARA PELAZ PEREZ
Director/s: Maria Fernandez Polanco Iñiguez De La Torre
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 26/07/2016

INNOVATIVE ALGAL-BACTERIAL PROCESSES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT: A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS FULL SCALE IMPLEMENTATION

Author: ESTHER POSADAS OLMOS
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Pedro Antonio Garcia Encina
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 04/07/2016
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

OCCURRENCE AND EFFECTS OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS: NEW CONTRIBUTIONS IN PREDICTIVE MODELS, POTENTIAL RISKS ASSESSMENTS AND RANKING OF HAZARD

Author: Sheyla Andrea Ortiz de Garcia
Director/s: Ruben Irusta Mata, Pedro Antonio Garcia Encina
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 26/10/2015
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

2014/2015

EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ALGAL-BACTERIAL PROCESSES DURING WASTEWATER TREATMENT USING A MASS BALANCE APPROACH

Author: CYNTHIA ALCANTARA POLLO
Director/s: Raul Muñoz Torre, Pedro Antonio Garcia Encina
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 06/07/2015
Theses by compendium of publications
International doctorate mention

FRACTIONATION PROCESS OF SURPLUS BIOMASS BY AUTOHYDROLYSIS IN SUBCRITICAL WATER OBTAINING ADDED VALUE PRODUCTS

Author: FLORENCIA MICAELA YEDRO
Director/s: Juan Garcia Serna, Maria Jose Cocero Alonso
Qualification: SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE
Reading date: 08/06/2015
International doctorate mention