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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department - UC

Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular - Universidad de Cantabria

El Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular de la Universidad de Cantabria está formado por más de 60 profesores e investigadores. DOCENCIA
Imparte docencia a nivel de grado en 6 titulaciones: Grado en Ingeniería de los Recursos Energéticos, Grado en Ingeniería de los Recursos Mineros, Grado en Ingeniería en Tecnologías Industriales, Grado en Ingeniería Mecánica, Grado en Ingeniería Química y Grado en Ciencias Biomédicas, y a nivel de posgrado en 3 Máster Universitarios: Master en Ingeniería Química, Máster en Ingeniería de Minas y Máster en Ingeniería Industrial y el Programa de Doctorado en Ingeniería Química, de la Energía y de Procesos. INVESTIGACIÓN
El objetivo es desarrollar investigación para avanzar en la sostenibilidad e innovación de los procesos productivos, energéticos y medioambientales. Dentro del Departamento existen 4 grupos de investigación:
1) Desarrollo de Procesos Químicos y Control de Contaminantes (DEPRO), liderado por el profesor Ángel Irabien.
2) Procesos Avanzados de Separación (PAS), liderado por la profesora Inmaculada Ortiz.
3) Tecnologías Ambientales y Bioprocesos (TAB), liderado por la profesora Ane Urtiaga.
4) Ingeniería de Procesos Sostenibles (IPS), liderado por la profesora Raquel Ibañez.

01/10/2026

Scientific Paper

The scientific work “Performance evaluation of vacuum-assisted CO2 desorption from ionic liquids using hollow-fiber membrane contactors” developed by Lucía Gómez, Ángel Irabien and Guillermo Díaz, developed in collaboration with researchers from Babes-Bolyai University (Romania), has been recently published in the scientific journal Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.

The article is available at the following link:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343726042703?via%3Dihub

01/10/2026

Research Stay: Eva Martínez Ibáñez

PhD student Eva Martínez Ibáñez is currently undertaking a predoctoral research stay at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) at the University of Milan (UniMi), from September 7 to December 6, 2026.

During this period, Eva will work on the development of an integrated methodology to incorporate ecosystem services into Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), considering both the environmental impacts and the positive contributions of agroecosystems.

The research stay is being carried out under the supervision of Prof. Jacopo Bacenetti, leader of the Sustainability LCA Group.

01/10/2026

PLAST4H2 Project Meeting

On 24–25 September, 2026, the PLAST4H2 consortium came together at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) in Brest, France, for the project’s 5th Project Meeting. Prof. Alfredo Ortiz, Dr. Marina Martínez and Dr. Gonzalo Moral represented UC at this meeting.

With the final closing meeting coming up in April 2027, this was the last project meeting before entering the final months of PLAST4H2. It was therefore a great opportunity to take stock of the progress made across the different work packages and coordinate the activities still ahead.

- Research results
- New protocols and methodologies
- Outreach and communication activities
- Project deliverables and outcomes

From research and technical developments to outreach and dissemination, the meeting showcased the wide range of work carried out by the PLAST4H2 partners throughout the project.

But the focus was not only on wrapping things up. Partners also discussed how to make the knowledge, tools and results developed through PLAST4H2 accessible to stakeholders and the wider public, helping the project’s impact continue beyond its official end.

01/10/2026

European Researchers´ Night 2026

Researchers of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the University of Cantabria participated in the “European Researchers´ Night 2026”, that took place in the Alfonso XIII Square of Santander, last September 25, 2026. The event was coordinated by the Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit of the University of Cantabria.

As every year, the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, through its four officially recognised research groups, took part in the event with a range of science outreach activities, particularly aimed at younger audiences:

- De aire y mar: Soluciones para el CO2 y la pesca (DePro) + Gestión de residuos sostenible: Taller Haz tu propio biodigestor (Cátedra MARE)
- ¡Supermembranas! (TAB)
- Te ponemos las pilas (IPS)
- Fotoquímica e hidrógeno verde (PAS)

A huge thank you to everyone who participated for their effort, commitment and dedication in making this event possible and helping to bring science closer to the people of Cantabria.

01/10/2026

CAPTUS Project Meeting

Prof. Ángel Irabien, Dr. Guillermo Díaz Sainz, and Dr. Aitor Marcos Madrazo recently participated in the General Assembly Meeting of the Demonstrating Energy-Intensive Industry-Integrated Solutions to Produce Liquid Renewable Energy Carriers from Captured Carbon Emissions (CAPTUS) project, held virtually on 29 September, 2026. Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, CAPTUS aims to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions for integrating energy-intensive industries with technologies that convert captured carbon emissions into liquid renewable energy carriers. The project brings together a consortium of 18 partners from eight countries, fostering international collaboration to advance the transition towards sustainable energy systems.

25/09/2026

TrANsMIT Final Conference

Dr. Guillermo Díaz-Sainz and Dr. Cristina González-Fernández attended to the final conference of the COST Action “Techno-economic analysis of carbon mitigation technologies (TrANsMIT)” held in Warsaw (Poland) from 17 to 18 September, 2026. During the conference, Dr. Guillermo Díaz-Sainz delivered the oral presentation entitled “Integration of CO2 Capture and Conversion in a CO2 Recycling Power Plant” and Dr. Cristina González-Fernández contributed with the oral presentation “Multiphysics Modelling of CO2 Electroreduction to Formate as a Digital Tool for Carbon Utilization”.

25/09/2026

Congress: CAPE Forum 2026

Prof. Inmaculada Ortiz and PhD students Eric Norman and Miguel Viar participated in the Computer Aided Process Engineering (CAPE) Forum 2026, held at the University of Salamanca from September 16 to 18, 2026. Prof. Ortiz delivered the plenary lecture entitled “Unlocking the Potential of Membrane Technologies for a Low-Carbon Future”. Eric and Miguel presented their research works, “Optimal Design of Green Hydrogen Supply Chains for the Decarbonization of Hard-to-Abate Industrial Sectors” and “Design and Optimization of an Integrated Membrane-Absorption Process Using Ionic Liquids for the R-410A Separation”, respectively.

11/09/2026

Congress: CICAT 2026

Dr. Guillermo Díaz-Sainz participated in the 30th Ibero-American Congress on Catalysis (CICAT 2026), held in La Serena (Chile), from 6 to 10 September 2026. During the conference, Guillermo delivered an oral presentation entitled “Optimización de catalizadores CuO y Cu/Cu₂O mediante monoetanolamina para la mejora de la electrorreducción de CO₂ en celdas de tipo membrane electrode assembly” and presented the poster “Impacto de la naturaleza de los electrocatalizadores en la reducción electrocatalítica de CO₂ a formiato”. In addition, Guillermo chaired one of the conference sessions devoted to “Catálisis para el Medio Ambiente y Calidad de Vida”.

11/09/2026

Research Stay

Mahbuba Allaniyazova, a student in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree in Membrane Engineering for Sustainable Development (EMJMD-MESD), carried out a research internship within the DePRO research group during July and August 2026, under the supervision of Dr. Guillermo Díaz-Sainz and Dr. Lucía Gómez-Coma. During her internship, Mahbuba worked on the experimental evaluation of polymeric hollow-fiber membranes for CO₂ capture and utilization applications, contributing to the development and assessment of membrane-based technologies for sustainable CO₂ management.

11/09/2026

Scientific Paper

The scientific work “Engineering Fe-modified TiO2 nanostructures for tunable CO2 photoreduction into CO and CH4” developed by Paulo Henrique Eleuterio Falsetti and Guillermo Díaz, developed in collaboration with researchers from Brazil and Canada, has been recently published in the scientific journal Catalysis Today.

The article is available at the following link:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920586126002683

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