University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)

Development of Sensors for Industrially Relevant Pollutant Gases Based on Hybrid Nanostructured Materials

• Adaptation of sensor systems for monitoring under real environmental conditions
• Design of a gas detection system at parts-per-billion (ppb) levels
• Design and implementation of a photoelectrochemical measurement setup using chelating complexes

University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)

Low-Cost Ammonia Sensors for the Control and Prevention of Atmospheric Pollution

• Design and construction of an inert-atmosphere system for the synthesis of air-sensitive materials
• Optimization of the inorganic synthesis of coupled semiconductors
• Optimization of analytical technology for ammonia determination

University of Granada (UGR)

3D-Printed Gas Diffusers as Electrodes for the Photo/Electroreduction of CO2

• Modification and adaptation of reactors manufactured by 3D printing
• Installation of assembly systems for the decomposition of harmful gases using 3D printed reactors
• Design and construction of a continuous-flow reaction system with LED illumination simulating sunlight

University of Granada (UGR)

Preparation of Activated Carbons by Chemical Activation of Argan Seed Shell Waste: Application for the Removal of Paracetamol and Amoxicillin from Aqueous Solutions

• 3D printing and adaptation of reactors for gaseous systems
• Study of nanomaterial deposition on different 3D printing filaments
• Implementation of an experimental setup for formaldehyde decomposition

Catholic University of Manizales (UCM)

Preliminary Evaluation of the Feasibility of Valorizing Steel Dust Waste Through a Physicochemical Process at Laboratory Scale

• Granulometric analysis by sieving using the Tyler mesh series
• Acid digestion of solid residues using aqua regia
• Crystallization and purification of inorganic salts through controlled precipitation methods

University of Caldas (UCaldas)

Exploration of the Activity of Palladium-Containing Layered Hydroxysalts in Tandem Coupling Reactions with 2-Iodophenol

• Quantification of sodium lauryl sulfate using the methylene blue method for anionic surfactants
• Determination of organic reaction products by TLC and GC-MS
• Synthesis of diphenylacetylene and 2-phenylbenzofuran through the Sonogashira organic synthesis reaction

University of Caldas (UCaldas)

Production of Biphenyl Using Palladium Nanoparticles Supported on a Hydroxysalt Exchanged with a Surfactant

• Synthesis of hydroxysalts exchanged with sodium dodecyl sulfate (DS)
• Preparation of palladium nanoparticles via ethanol reduction
• C–C coupling reactions (Heck and Suzuki)

National University of Colombia (UNAL)

Development of Activities Within the Group: Catalytic and Biotechnological Chemical Processes

• Synthesis of hydrotalcite-type materials with different Mg-Al ratios
• Ion-exchange reactions in hydrotalcites with organic species
• Physicochemical characterization using XRD, XPS, SEM-EDX and FT-IR

University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)

Research Lines:

• Bioimpedance
• Study of atmospheric processes of iodine compounds and other halogens with implications for Air Pollution and Climate Change
• Study of heterogeneous atmospheric processes
• Contaminant dispersion studies
• Electrical and electrochemical measurements

Catholic University of Manizales (UCM)

Research Lines:

• Competitiveness
• Applied Technological Developments
• Sanitation, Development, and Environmental Management
• Geospatial Technologies

National University of Colombia (UNAL)

Research Lines:

• Waste utilization
• Biofuels
• Biorefineries
• Heterogeneous catalysis
• Reactive distillation