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Title: Impuls a la biorefineria a les comarques de Tarragona: obtenció catalítica de biofuels a partir de closques d'ametlla Financing institution: Diputació de Tarragona (Ref. 2022/20). Length, from: 2022 to: 2022. -
Title: Boosting the circular bioeconomy: obtaining bioplastics from almond shells in the Tarragona area. Financing institution: Diputació de Tarragona (Ref. 2021/19). Length, from: 2021 to: 2022. -
Title: Projects of specialization and territorial competitiveness (PECT): "We take care of what unites us, safer and more sustainable roads". Operation 5 Advanced Materials. Financing institution: Generalitat de Catalunya and Feder Funds (Ref. A.5.5. New suistainable additives). Length, from: 2020 to: 2022. -
Title: Valorization of biomass from the Tarragona area for the obtention of high-added value products: asphalt pavement. Financing institution: Diputació de Tarragona (Ref. 2020/02). Length, from: 2020 to: 2021. -
Title: New sustainable catalytic strategies for obtaining innovative bio-based products from non-edible biomass. Financing institution: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Spanish Government, (Ref. PID2019-110735RB-C22). Length, from: 2020 to: 2023. -
Title: Catalytic Materials in Green Chemistry. Financing institution: Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR). Catalan Government. (Ref. 2017 SGR 798). Length, from 2017 to 2020. -
Title: Revalorization of glycerine into(bio)fuel additive. Financing institution: Agència de Suport a l'Empresa Catalana (ACC1Ó). Catalan government cofounded by Marie Curie program. (Ref. TECSPR15-1-0043). Length, from 2019 to 2021. Main researcher: Yolanda Cesteros, Aroldo J. Romero. Collaboration with CEPSA for developing a part of the project.
Main previous research projects
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Title: Converting bioglycerol in high-added value products. Financing institution: Agència de Suport a l'Empresa Catalana (ACC1Ó). Catalan government cofounded by Marie Curie program. (Ref. TECSPR15-1-0043). Length, from 2016 to 2018. Main researcher: Yolanda Cesteros, Franz Edwin Lopez. Collaboration with CEPSA for developing a part of the project. -
Title: Obtention of additives for fuels and polymer precursors from biomass by suistainable catalytic processes. Financing institution: Ministry of Economy and Competitivity. Spanish Government. (Ref: CTQ2015-70982-C3-3-R). Length, from: 2016 to: 2018. -
Title: New materials and micro/nanotechnology. Financing institution: Ministry of economy and competitivity. Spanish Government. Programme "Europa Investigación". (Ref. EUIN2013-51202). Length, from: 2014 to: 2016. -
Title: Catalytic Materials in Green Chemistry. Financing institution: Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR). Catalan Government. (Ref. 2014 SGR 1146). Length, from 2014 to 2017. -
Title: New strategy for the catalytic obtention of 1,3-propanediol from glycerine. Application of microwaves technology in the preparation of catalysts and during reaction. Financing institution: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Spanish Government. I+D Plan (Ref. CTQ2011-24610). Length, from: 2012 to: 2014. -
Title: New catalysts based on hydrotalcite nanolayers for their application in CO2 and glycerine revalorization processes. Financing institution: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Spanish Government. I+D National Plan (Ref. CTQ2009-12520-C03-02). Length, from: 2010 to: 2012. -
Title: Use of microwaves in the preparation of new catalysts for their application in glycerine revalorisation processes. Financing institution: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Spanish Government. I + D National Plan. Program of Science and Chemical Technology (Ref.CTQ2008-04433/PPQ). Length from: 2009 to: 2011. -
Title: Intensification in research. Financing institution: University Rovira i Virgili (Ref. 2008PGIR/06). Length from 2008-2011. Main researcher: Dr. Yolanda Cesteros. -
Title: New protocols for the synthesis of catalysts with basic properties for green chemistry. Application to aldolic condensation reactions using continuous and discontinuous reactors. Financing institution: Ministry of Education and Science. (Ref. CTQ2006-08196). Length from 2006-2009