WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TEP184

Description

This research group has extensive experience in the use of lignocellulosic waste as raw material for the preparation of carbonaceous materials of industrial and/or environmental interest, through thermochemical processes. Likewise, the group has been directing its scientific activity towards the most avant-garde challenges in the field of energy sustainability through the development of catalysts of biomass origin for reactions of interest in the field of biorefinery.

Research Topics

Thermochemical use (catalyzed and non-catalyzed) of biomass and industrial waste for its revaluation.
Design and preparation of carbonaceous, metallic and metal oxide based electrodes for electrocatalytic and energy storage processes.
Development of catalytic systems from lignocellulosic waste for the production of chemical compounds of industrial interest (Biorefinery).
Adsorption and heterogeneous catalysis processes for the reduction and/or elimination of contaminating compounds from liquid or gaseous effluents.

Scientific-Technical Services

Preparation and characterization of nanostructured carbon materials, activated carbons and molecular sieves.
Preparation and characterization of submicron-sized mass and hollow fibers and spheres. Electrospinning and electrospraying techniques.
Preparation and characterization of inorganic materials for application in the fields of catalysis, environment and energy.
Elimination of gaseous pollutants and liquids .
Characterization, study and analysis of the deactivation of catalysts.
Study of pyrolysis and gasification of agroforestry and industrial waste for energy revaluation.