The PROCESSES unit brings together a multidisciplinary team of physicists, mathematicians, electronic engineers, chemical engineers, and environmental science experts. It focuses on the design, optimization, and evaluation of biological and technological processes and systems. With an emphasis on automation and control of complex systems in the process industry, and through advanced modeling and simulation tools, it enhances industrial system performance, improves operational efficiency, and promotes sustainability. In bioprocesses, the unit applies modeling techniques to design new or improved metabolic capabilities of microorganisms, aiming at environmental protection and sustainability. It also evaluates techno-economic feasibility, eco-efficiency, risk management, and the resilience of industrial processes, particularly in the urban water cycle.
Design, optimization, and control of biological and technological systems.
Modeling and simulation techniques for industrial processes.
Automation of complex systems in the process industry.
Genomic-scale metabolic modeling for innovation and sustainability in bioprocesses.
Industrial computing and bioinformatics.
Techno-economic evaluation techniques for industrial processes.
Eco-efficiency analysis and risk management in industrial processes.
This project aims to develop a bacterial strain (Paracoccus denitrificans) capable of utilizing waste from a wide variety of polyesters to produce high-value chemical compounds. Using a CRISPR-based system, the strain will be engineered to redirect its metabolic fluxes toward the desired product through the introduction of a specifically designed plasmid for the target compound.
Hmimid, A., Ouahi, M., Tadeo, F. (2026) Stability of Discrete-Time Neutral Systems with Discrete and Distributed Delays: A Delay Decomposition Approach. Mathematics. https://doi.org/10.3390/math14030390
Molinos-Senante, M., Maziotis, A. (2026) Water Service Energy Efficiency: Water Companies in England and Wales. Journal AWWA. https://doi.org/10.1002/awwa.70023
de Moraes Altafini, R., López-Linares, J.C., González-Galán, A.M., García-Cubero, M.T., Reginatto, V., Coca, M. (2026) A green strategy to transform pineapple peel into biobutanol includes microwave pretreatment and in-situ butanol recovery. Renewable Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2026.125341
Moldes, D., Vega, M., Bolado, S., Fernández Requejo, P. (2026) Mild One-Step Protein Recovery from Microalgae Cultivated in Swine Wastewater Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems. Molecules. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules31030483
Sala-Garrido, R., Maziotis, A., Molinos-Senante, M. (2026) Assessing Eco-Efficiency in Municipal Solid Waste Management Integrating Heterogeneity: A Latent Class Stochastic Frontier Analysis. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70736