UPV-EHU Department of Chemical Engineering - UPV-EHU Department of Chemical Engineering and Environment

Department of Chemical Engineering

The research group "Chemical Engineering in Energy Efficiency and Environment" (IQEE & MA) is part of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of the Basque Country, the first department of studies of chemical engineering in Spain according to the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects and has its headquarters and its laboratories in the Faculty of Science and Technology, Leioa (Spain). The IQEE & MA group is recognized by the Basque Government as a consolidated group type A and is composed of six university professors from different categories, three doctoral students and students completing their final degree or master's degree. The group is currently developing its research activity along the following lines:

  • Development of advanced oxidation technologies for water pollution cleanup:
    • Ozonation and photoixidation in combination with membrane technologies.
    • Integration in multidisciplinary action to solve the problem of emerging pollutants
  • Development of efficient drying technologies for food applications. Stabilization of probiotic material.

 

Department of Chemical Engineering and Environment

The research group "Sustainable Process Engineering" (SuPrEn) is part of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Environment of the University of the Basque Country and has its headquarters and laboratories in the School of Engineering of Bilbao. It is recognized by the Basque Government as a high-performance group (IT-993-16), having obtained 96 points out of 100 in the last evaluation. It composes of three university professors, five full professors, three assistant professors and three postdoctoral researchers. as doctoral students and students doing their final degree or master's degree.

It carries out its activities in the following research lines:

  • Development of processes related to hydrogen and biomethane technology.
  • Development of catalytic systems for biorefinery processes
  • Design and testing of innovative reaction systems
  • Process engineering: modeling, simulation, optimization, environmental impact analysis
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