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EPSP
The EPSP
research group is an interdisciplinary group of
the Universitat Ramon Llull composed
by professors and
researchers from the Chemical Engineering Department
from the IQS
Engineering School and from the Applied
Statistics Department and Business
Management,
from the
IQS Management School. It
focuses on
three main
areas: Process
Engineering (process development
and simulation, Fine
Chemicals, and
sustainability),
Safety (thermal safety
of industrial synthesis processes, emerging
risks,
industrial accidents)
and Technology
Prospective.
Group Members:
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Julia Sempere
Group management:
Ing Monica Grillo
Responsible Area:
Process Engineering:
Dr. Eduard Serra
Industrial Safety:
Prof. Dr. Rosa Nomen
Prospective
Technological Studies:
Prof. Dr. Maria Luisa Espasa
Service Delivery Guarantee:
Prof. Luis Fontanals
Other group
members:
Prof. Joaquin Menacho
Ing. Mónica Grillo
Ing.
Andrea Silva
Laboratories:
High-Technology Chemical Processes, PQAT (Dr. Julia Sempere)
Technology
Prospective (Dr. M ª Luisa Espasa)
Industrial and Urban
Resilience (Prof. Luis Fontanals)
PQAT
The PQAT
laboratory is a
unit of the Chemical Engineering Department of the IQS Engineering School.
The main focus of the PQAT
group is Process Engineering and Safety of Chemical Processes. Special
attention is paid to Fine Chemicals production. The PQAT
group coordinated the European networks
Harsnet and
S2S.
Facilities:
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250 m2 of laboratories and pilot
plants.
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Reaction Calorimetry
from reduced pressure up to 60 bar for batch and continuous processes.
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FT-IR online spectroscopy for
process monitoring.
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Thermal Analysis:
Normal and high pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) from -170
up to 1500ºC, Thermogravimetry (TGA) up to 1500ºC, and coupled Mass
Spectrometry - Thermogravimetry.
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Adiabatic Calorimetry
for runaway prevention and protection. Design of emergency pressure relief
systems.
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Bench and medium scale synthesis facilities,
including analytical methods.
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High pressure reactors (up to 4 L, 350ºC and 350 bar; stainless steel).
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Process simulation.
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Physical effects of Loss of
Containment and Quantitative Risk Analysis. Assessment on Seveso facilities
and audit of industrial accidents.
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Industrial and urban
resilience.
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... and other.
Teaching activities:
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