Title: Innovative sustainable catalytic strategies for obtaining biopolymer precursors from olive residues. |
Title: Catalytic transformation of biomass-derived lignin to renewable biofuels. |
Title: Catalytic valorization of biomass wastes to obtain chemicals with applications as biofuels, fertilizer, bioplastic precursor and sensors. |
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). From: 2022 to: 2022. |
Financing institution: Diputació de Tarragona (Ref. 2021/19). From: 2021 to: 2022. |
Financing institution: Generalitat de Catalunya and Feder Funds (Ref. A.5.5. New suistainable additives). From: 2020 to: 2022. |
Financing institution: Diputació de Tarragona (Ref. 2020/02). From: 2020 to: 2021. |
Financing institution: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Spanish Government, (Ref. PID2019-110735RB-C22). From: 2020 to: 2023. |
Materials en Química Verda (GreenMat) |
Main previous research projects
- 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.
- 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