contributions

Peer-reviewed papers and conference contributions authored by CEPIMA members.

2026

2026

  1. Development of approximate scheduling-adaptive controllers for multi-products continuous chemical processes using deep learning techniques and model predictive control
    M. Abou El Qassime, A. Shokry, A. Espuña, and 1 more author
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2026
  2. DETERMINING PATHWAYS FOR THE CHEMICAL UPCYCLING OF CO2
    Lluc Aresté-Saló and Moisès Graells
    In 16th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering - MECCE Abstracts Publication, 2026
  3. EFFECT OF OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY ON THE MULTIVARIATE STRUCTURE OF PHOTO-FENTON SYSTEMS  
    Leandro Conte, Luis Alberto Clementi, Agustina Violeta Schenone, and 4 more authors
    In 16th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering - MECCE Abstracts Publication, 2026
  4. Comparative process simulation of alternative CO₂ upcycling routes to methanol
    Franc González Cazorla, Jordi Pujol, Oriol Martínez, and 2 more authors
    In 16th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering - MECCE Abstracts Publication, 2026
  5. Desarrollo y evaluación de matrices sólidas porosas para la captura, separación y valorización de CO₂ .  
    Julio E Sosa, Henrry Ortega-Ortiz, Rui. Pedro P. L. Ribeiro, and 3 more authors
    In 16th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering - MECCE Abstracts Publication, 2026

2025

2025

  1. Assessing the economic viability of green methanol production: The critical role of CO2 purity in green methanol production
    Franc Gonz�lez-Cazorla, Jordi Pujol, Oriol Mart�nez, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 35th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 35), 2025
  2. Cooperative multi-actor multi-criteria optimization framework for process integration
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Lluc Aresté-Saló, Antonio Espuña, and 1 more author
    Applied Energy, 2025
  3. Effect of Microfiltration Membrane Configuration in Microplastics Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Effluent
    Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, Sergi Durán-Videra, Laura Pérez Megías, and 4 more authors
    Membranes, 2025
  4. Health-aware optimal charging of lithium-ion batteries using deep-neural networks-based explicit constrained model predictive control
    Ahmed Shokry, Mehdi Abou El Qassime, Antonio Espuña, and 1 more author
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2025
  5. Machine Learning-Based Surrogate Models for Predicting Atmospheric Pollutant Dispersion
    Omar Hassani Zerrouk, Eva Gallego, Jose Francisco Perales, and 1 more author
    2025

2024

2024

  1. Use of Bioremediation System to Regenerate Wastewater from Shale Gas Production.
    Ariadna Armendáriz-Ortega, Antonio Espuña, and Sergio Medina-González
    In 34th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering / 15th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, 2024
  2. Enhanced degradation of venlafaxine induced by Fe2O3/CeO2 heterostructures through the thermal transformation from type I to direct Z-scheme in heterogeneous photo-Fenton
    Saidy C. Ayala-Durán, Hernán D. Rojas-Mantilla, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, and 1 more author
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024
  3. Optimizing Circular Economy Pathways: MultiCriteria Decision-Making Tool for Chemical Recycling of Plastic Wastes
    Virgil Cabo, Adrián Pacheco-López, Grégoire Léonard, and 1 more author
    2024
  4. Exploiting a dosage model to enhance Photo-Fenton process performance
    Marta Aguirre, Lluc Aresté-Saló, Moisès Graells, and 1 more author
    Catalysis Today, 2024
  5. Photocatalytic degradation of paracetamol on immobilized TiO2 in a low-tech reactor by solar light for water treatment
    Lukas Dufner, Lluc Aresté-Saló, Moisès Graells, and 3 more authors
    Open Ceramics, 2024
  6. Multi-actor multi-criteria decision-making methods and tools for the implementation of industrial symbiosis and circular economy solutions in the process industry
    Fabian Lechtenberg
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024
  7. PULPO: A framework for efficient integration of life cycle inventory models into life cycle product optimization
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Robert Istrate, Victor Tulus, and 3 more authors
    Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2024
  8. Mathematical modeling of ozone decomposition processes in wastewater treatment: A lumped kinetic approach with initial ozone demand
    Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Domenico Santoro, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, and 1 more author
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024
  9. Comparing the climate impact of methanol production in Europe: Steam methane reforming vs. Plastic waste gasification processes
    Kristiano Prifti, Fabian Lechtenberg, Flavio Manenti, and 2 more authors
    Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024
  10. Improving efficiency and circularity of selective metals recovery from acid mine drainage
    Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, Laura Pérez Megías, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, and 3 more authors
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024
  11. Pilot scale on-site demonstration and seasonality assessment of nitrogen recovery and water reclamation from pig’s slurry liquid fraction
    Ruben Rodriguez-Alegre, Julia Zapata-Jimenez, Laura Perez Megias, and 5 more authors
    Journal of Environmental Management, 2024

2023

2023

  1. Kinetic Modelling and Experimental Study of Paracetamol Degradation in a Low-Tech Solar Photocatalytic Reactor
    Lukas Dufner, Lluc Aresté-Saló, Frank Kern, and 2 more authors
    In 15th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE-15) Abstracts Publication, 2023
  2. Development of a Deep Learning-based Schedule-Aware Controller: Toward the Integration of Scheduling and Control
    M. Abou El Qassime, A. Shokry, A. Espuña, and 1 more author
    2023
  3. Kinetic model of photo-Fenton degradation of paracetamol in an annular reactor: main reaction intermediates and cytotoxicity studies
    Bárbara N. Giménez, Leandro O. Conte, Francesca Audino, and 4 more authors
    Catalysis Today, 2023
  4. Profit Allocation in Industrial Symbiosis Networks: Utility Exchanges
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Antonio Espuña, and Moisès Graells
    In 33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2023
  5. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Plastic Waste “Gasiforming” Process for Methanol Production  
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Kristiano Prifti, Flavio Manenti, and 2 more authors
    In 15th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE-15) Abstracts Publication, 2023
  6. DEODORIZATION AND DISINFECTION OF GARBAGE CONTAINERS AND LEACHATES WITH THE MULTI OXIDANTS SOLUTION  
    Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Moisès Graells, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, and 3 more authors
    In 15th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE-15) Abstracts Publication, 2023
  7. Mechanistic modelling of Fe3+-EDDS mediated photo-Fenton revisited: Lumped radicals and sensitivity analysis
    Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, Moisés Graells, and 2 more authors
    Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023
  8. In the search for carbon-neutral waste-to-resource processing routes: coupling plastic waste pyrolysis and CO2 capture towards Circular Economy
    Adrian Pacheco-Lopez, Hussain Almajed, Bri-Mathias Hodge, and 3 more authors
    In 15th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE-15) Abstracts Publication, 2023
  9. Integrated synthesis, modeling, and assessment (iSMA) of waste-to-resource alternatives towards a circular economy: The case of the chemical recycling of plastic waste management
    Adrián Pacheco-López, Edward Gómez-Reyes, Moisés Graells, and 2 more authors
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2023
  10. Paving the way for the integration of synthesis, assessment, and design tools within an ontological framework
    Adrián Pacheco-López, Kristiano Prifti, Flavio Manenti, and 3 more authors
    2023
  11. Fully Electrified Conversion of Low-Quality Plastic Waste to Polymer Precursors
    Kristiano Prifti, Andrea Galeazzi, Adrián Pacheco-López, and 2 more authors
    In 33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2023
  12. Nitrogen recovery from pig slurry by membrane technologies in pilot plant scale
    Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, Julia Zapata-Jiménez, Laura Pérez Megías, and 4 more authors
    In 15th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE-15) Abstracts Publication, 2023
  13. Nutrient recovery and valorisation from pig slurry liquid fraction with membrane technologies
    Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, Julia Zapata-Jiménez, Xialei You, and 3 more authors
    Science of The Total Environment, 2023

2022

2022

  1. Application of Industrial Symbiosis principles to the management of utility networks
    Aldwin-Lois Galvan-Cara, Moisès Graells, and Antonio Espuña
    Applied Energy, 2022
  2. The Waste-to-Resource Game: Informed Decision-Making for Plastic Waste Transformers
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Antonio Espuña, and Moisès Graells
    In 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, 2022
  3. Information retrieval from scientific abstract and citation databases: A query-by-documents approach based on Monte-Carlo sampling
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Javier Farreres, Aldwin-Lois Galvan-Cara, and 3 more authors
    Expert Systems with Applications, 2022
  4. Development of predictive model for the size of gas and liquid slugs formed in millimeter scaled T- junctions
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Osamu Tonomura, Satoshi Taniguchi, and 1 more author
    In 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, 2022
  5. Modelling of the photo-Fenton process with flexible hydrogen peroxide dosage: Sensitivity analysis and experimental validation
    Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, and Moisès Graells
    Science of The Total Environment, 2022
  6. Modelling and Parameter Fitting of the Dosage of Hydrogen Peroxide in a Photo-Fenton Process
    Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, and Moisès Graells
    In 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2022
  7. Integrated synthesis, modeling, and assessment of waste-to-resource alternatives
    Adrián Pacheco-López, Ana Somoza-Tornos, Moisès Graells, and 1 more author
    In 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2022
  8. Expanding the Horizons of Manufacturing, towards Wide Integration, Smart System, and Tools
    Luis Puigjaner, Antonio Espuña, Edrisi Muñoz, and 1 more author
    Processes, 2022

2021

2021

  1. Correction to: A kinetic study for the Fenton and photo-Fenton paracetamol degradation in an annular photoreactor
    Francesca Audino, Leandro Oscar Conte, Agustina Violeta Schenone, and 3 more authors
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021
  2. Towards Automated Information Retrieval of Process Data and Knowledge from Academic Databases
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Javier Farreres, Ana Somoza-Tornos, and 3 more authors
    In 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2021
  3. Targeting economic and environmental benefits associated with the integration of regeneration units in water systems
    Fabian Lechtenberg, Ana Somoza-Tornos, Antonio Espuña, and 1 more author
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021
  4. Development of surrogate models for distillation trains
    Arnau Martínez Mestres, Ana Somoza-Tornos, Moisès Graells, and 1 more author
    In 14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE14) Abstracts Publication, 2021
  5. Simplified targeting models for Sustainable Supply Chains retrofitting in process industries
    Shabnam Morakabatchiankar, Fernando D. Mele, Moisès Graells, and 1 more author
    In 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2021
  6. A Systematic Model for Process Development Activities to Support Process Intelligence
    Edrisi Muñoz, Elisabet Capon-Garcia, Enrique Martinez Muñoz, and 1 more author
    Processes, 2021
  7. A Hybrid Model Coupling Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) and Conventional Bio-processes for the Removal of Recalcitrant Contaminants in Wastewaters
    Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, and Moisès Graells
    In 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2021
  8. Manufacturing and Application of 3D Printed Photo Fenton Reactors for Wastewater Treatment
    Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad Damous Zandi, J. Antonio Travieso-Rodriguez, and 2 more authors
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
  9. Economic and Environmental Assessment of Plastic Waste Pyrolysis Products and Biofuels as Substitutes for Fossil-Based Fuels
    Adrián Pacheco-López, Fabian Lechtenberg, Ana Somoza-Tornos, and 2 more authors
    Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021
  10. Systematic generation and targeting of chemical recycling pathways: A mixed plastic waste upcycling case study
    Adrián Pacheco-López, Ana Somoza-Tornos, Antonio Espuña, and 1 more author
    In 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, 2021
  11. Synthesis and assessment of waste-to-resource routes for circular economy
    Adrián Pacheco-López, Ana Somoza-Tornos, Moisès Graells, and 1 more author
    Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2021
  12. 3D printed lab-scale raceway ponds reactors for photo-Fenton processes
    Montserrat Perez-Moya, Kourosh Nasr Esfahani, M.D Zandi, and 2 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
  13. A practical time discretization methodology for adjusting the dosage profile in photo-Fenton processes
    Montserrat Perez-Moya, Yu Xiangwei, and Moisès Graells
    In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
  14. Editorial: Perspectives of Chemicals Synthesis as a Green Alternative to Fossil Fuels
    Luis Puigjaner, Mar Pérez-Fortes, Ana Somoza-Tornos, and 1 more author
    Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021
  15. A machine learning-based methodology for multi-parametric solution of chemical processes operation optimization under uncertainty
    Ahmed Shokry, Sergio Medina-González, Piero Baraldi, and 3 more authors
    Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021
  16. Sulfaquinoxaline Oxidation and Toxicity Reduction by Photo-Fenton Process
    Vanessa Ribeiro Urbano, Milena Guedes Maniero, José Roberto Guimarães, and 2 more authors
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
  17. An improved hybrid strategy for online dosage of hydrogen peroxide in photo-Fenton processes
    Yu Xiangwei, Moisès Graells, Sara Miralles-Cuevas, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021
  18. Towards an Efficient Generalization of the Online Dosage of Hydrogen Peroxide in Photo-Fenton Process to Treat Industrial Wastewater
    Xiangwei Yu, Alejandro Cabrera-Reina, Moisès Graells, and 2 more authors
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021