The MATERIALS unit focuses on the research and development of advanced materials with innovative applications across various industrial sectors, always with an emphasis on sustainability and environmental responsibility. By integrating knowledge from physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering, the team works on the creation of membrane materials and porous materials for separation, capture, and purification processes, with particular attention to energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact. The unit tackles technological challenges in water treatment, CO₂ capture, the recovery of valuable products, and the production of renewable energy.
Synthesis and design of advanced membranes and optimization of their structural properties (permeability, selectivity, stability, etc.).
Development of sustainable methodologies for material production.
Material characterization techniques: properties and performance (spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, permeability analysis, etc.).
Optimization of material stability under operational conditions.
Optimization of separation and capture processes (CO₂, H₂, water contaminants, etc.).
Hoyos, E.G., Rasekhi, S., Mazaeda, R., Muñoz, R. (2026) Pilot-scale optimization of a physical–chemical biogas upgrading system based on a high alkalinity absorbent at ambient pressure and temperature. Fuel. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.138010
del Amo-Mateos, E., Gosalvitr, P., Cuéllar-Franca, R.M., Dragone, G., Mussatto, S.I., García-Cubero, M.T., Coca, M., Lucas, S. (2026) An environmental and economic sustainability assessment of novel rhamnogalacturonan-I pectin production from agricultural residues. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.120786
Collao, J., Alonso, C., López-Serna, R., Bolado-Rodríguez, S., Fernández-González, N. (2026) Compromised performance and microbial communities of photobioreactors exposed to veterinary antibiotics during swine wastewater treatment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.120825
Ismail, M., Dahech, K., Tadeo, F., Damak, T., Chaabane, M. (2026) Adaptive Fault Diagnosis of DC-DC Boost Converters in Photovoltaic Systems Based on Sliding Mode Observers with Dynamic Thresholds. Electronics (Switzerland). https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics15010040
Romano, F., Zarra, T., Palacio, L., García-Depraect, O., Muñoz, R. (2026) Simultaneous recovery of ammonia and volatile fatty acids from dark fermentation effluents via gas-liquid membrane contactor. Journal of Water Process Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.109388
