Organisation profile
Organisation profile
L'actual Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental (fins a l'octubre de 2015 Departament d'Enginyeria Química) de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona té els seus orígens en el llavors anomenat Departament de Química Tècnica, dins de la Facultat de Ciències, l'any 1971 quan la Facultat, creada l'any 1969, es trasllada al Campus de Bellaterra.
La denominació de Química Tècnica recollia la tradició alemanya de formació de titulats superiors responsables del disseny i operació de plantes de procés químic, dins dels estudis de Química. Amb el temps es va adoptar la denominació acceptada internacionalment d'Enginyeria Química, com a disciplina especialitzada de l'Enginyeria i amb personalitat pròpia i diferenciada de la Química.
Directed by:
Juan Antonio Baeza Labat
Research lines
- Research lines:
- Processes for obtaining products of interest for the chemical, pharmaceutical and veterinary industries.
- Processes for obtaining products of interest in biomedicine.
- Purification processes of urban and industrial effluents, gases and bioremediation of contaminated soils.
- Waste recovery processes: composting and methanization.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Joan Albiol Sala
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
- Enginyeria de Bioprocessos i Biocatàlisi Aplicada. (ENG4BIO)
Person: Affiliation to research, Associate lecturer (non-goverment employee)
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Me2MASA: Methanol-to-Malic and Succinic Acids: Engineering a Circular Bioprocess for Sustainable Dicarboxylic Acid Production
Ferrer Alegre, P. (Principal Investigator), Albiol Sala, J. (Co-Investigador/a Principal) & Vázquez Pereira, E. (Collaborator)
16/01/26 → 15/01/27
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Bio4UP: Sustainable biochar-enhanced upcycling solutions for Zero-Waste valorization of organic waste into circular economy products
Sanchez Ferrer, A. (Principal Investigator), Font Segura, X. (Investigator), Barrena Gomez, R. (Investigator), Molina Peñate, E. (Investigator), Wang , Z. (Investigator), Zhou, H. (Investigator) & liu, J. (Investigator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: International research project
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ONCOYEAST: Estudi i validació preclínica d’un nou bioconjugat antitumoral expressat en llevat
Ferrer Alegre, P. (Principal Investigator)
18/12/25 → 18/06/28
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
Research output
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Adapting urban areas to rising temperatures: Strategies to reduce heat and vulnerability in a warming world
Ventura, S., Miró, J. R., Camacho-Caballero, D., Casellas, E., Segura-Barrero, R., Martilli, A. & Villalba, G., Feb 2026, In: Urban climate. 65, 15 p., 102757.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Addressing temperature gradient challenge in scaling up solid-state fermentation : A strategy using thermophilic strains for biosurfactant production
Bueno Mancebo, J. A., Artola Casacuberta, A., Barrena Gómez, R. & Gea Leiva, T., Mar 2026, In: Biochemical Engineering Journal. 227, 11 p., 110037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A food system innovation: Vegetable production in rooftop greenhouses in Barcelona
Macall, D. M., Durany, X. G., Villamayor-Tomas, S. & Sànchez, D. R. I., Apr 2026, In: Cities. 171, 9 p., 106698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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MAGIC D5.2 IAM Data for SSP2
Narvaez, R. (Creator), Jones, C. (Creator), Sindt, J. (Creator), Lissner, T. (Creator), Giampietro, M. (Contributor) & Ripa, M. (Contributor), Zenodo, 22 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4117814, https://zenodo.org/record/4117814
Dataset
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Dataset: Development and optimization of a bioelectrochemical system for ammonium recovery from wastewater as fertilizer
Losantos, D. (Creator), Aliaguilla, M. (Creator), Molognoni, D. (Creator), González, M. (Creator), Bosch-Jimenez, P. (Creator), Guisasola Canudas, A. (Creator) & Borràs, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 22 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6882123, https://zenodo.org/record/6882123
Dataset
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Base de datos DoSE - semiconductores y otros componentes (i-Depot number: 120009)
Talens Peiro, L. (Creator) & Gabarrell Durany, X. (Creator), Oficina de Propiedad Intelectual del Benelux (BOIP). , 2019
Dataset
Student theses
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EL CONFLICTO ENTRE CONSERVACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN LAS ISLAS GALÁPAGOS: USANDO EL ANÁLISIS DE LOS SISTEMAS METABÓLICOS SOCIO-ECOLÓGICOS
Martinez Iglesias, C. E. (Author), Giampietro , M. (Director), 3 Dec 2018Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Sources and processes affecting urban aerosols in a coastal Mediterranean environment.
Reche Andúgar, C. (Author), Viana Rodriguez, M. D. M. (Director) & Moreno Pérez, T. (Director), 5 Jul 2012Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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URBAN AGRICULTURE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABLE URBANISM
Nadal Fuentes, A. L. (Author), Josa García-Tornel, A. (Director), Cuerva Contreras, E. (Director) & Rieradevall Pons, J. (Director), 28 Sept 2018Student thesis: Doctoral thesis