TEQUIMA – Laboratory of Electrochemical and Environmental Engineering
Research lines
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales industriales y de efluentes hospitalarios.
- Electrochemical technology for purification and regeneration of purified water.
- Remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater.
- Tecnologías bioelectroquímicas para la recuperación de recursos de la minería metálica.
- Energy Systems based on electrochemical technology (PEM fuel cells, microbiological fuel cells, redox flow batteries, connected with green energy)
- Bio-Valorization of industrial effluents.
Members

Pablo.Canizares@uclm.es
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Manuel.Rodrigo@uclm.es
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Jose.Villasenor@uclm.es
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Luis.RRomero@uclm.es
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Justo.Lobato@uclm.es
Extensión: 6707

Cristina.Saez@uclm.es
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FcoJesus.FMorales@uclm.es
Extensión: 6350

Javier.Llanos@uclm.es
Extensión: 3508

CarmenM.FMarchante@uclm.es
Extensión: 6351

Engracia.Lacasa@uclm.es
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Postdoctorales

Salvador.Cotillas@uclm.es
2768

Alexandra.Raschitor@uclm.es
96352

Julia.Isidro@uclm.es
96352

Ismael.Fernandez@uclm.es
3502
Doctorandos y Contratados

Martin.Munoz@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

Maria.Millan@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

LFernando.Leon@uclm.es
Extensión: 96315

Mireya.Carvela@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

Sergio.DiazAbad@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

Angela.Moratalla@uclm.es
Extensión: 96319

maay.06@hotmail.com
Extensión: 96352


Miguel.Herraiz@uclm.es
Extensión: 96267

hassaymedina@unisangil.edu.co
Extensión: 96315

joaomiller@ufesa.edu.br
Extensión: 96352

szymon.potrykus@alu.uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

andreanatalyarias@alu.uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

rafael.granados@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

Yelitza.delgado@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

Irene.Acosta@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

pilar.castro@uclm.es
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victor.pertegal@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

pablo.murillogomez@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352

marina.vasileva@uclm.es
Extensión: 96352
Capabilities and Equipment
- Equipment for physical-chemical analysis of water, waste and soil.
- Plantas a escala bancada (5l/h): electrolisis, electrocoagulación, sonofotoelectrofenton, electroremediación y electro-fitorremediación de suelos.
- Pilot scale plants (100l / h): electrocoagulation, electrolysis, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, surface humidities, physical-chemical and biological water treatment, rotary drum composting.
- Soil electroremediation plants (ERS) on a prototype scale of 16 and 32 m3 with rectifiers and SCADA. All of them, equipped with instrumentation and control systems.
- CE scale photoelectrolysis bench scale plants. Anodic surface: 100 cm2, with Vilver Lourmat VL lamps (4w, 365 // 254-15w, 312/254 nm) and submersible lamp (11 w, 254 nm).
- Bioreactors for continuous biological processes (3 of them with T, pH and redox control systems) and Biooxidation prototype plant, 200L.
- Bench-level plants of electrochemical energy systems: PEM cells (25 cm2 and 50 cm2), redox flow batteries (40 cm2) and microbiological cells.
- MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry, of Mabritec AG.
- Microtox (Modelo 500), de SDI.
- PCR en tiempo real (qPCR), de Thermo Fisher Scientific.
- Sistema de antibiogramas y pruebas de identificación (ID/AST) Sensititre, de Thermo Fisher Scientific.
- Renewable energy supply plants: 1 Prototype scale unit consisting of 10 photovoltaic panels (430 Wp) and a wind turbine (600 Wp), Pb batteries (500 Ah) and SCADA.-1 Prototype scale unit consisting of 10 photovoltaic panels ( 2150 Wp), Pb batteries (2500 Ah) and SCADA.
- Test stations (DE arbin) for electrical energy storage systems, PEM type fuel cells and stack and redox flow batteries.
- Electrospray / electrospining equipment for the preparation of nanofibers, core-shell particles and for the electrodeposition of materials on different substrates.
- Cromatógrafo de Masas.
- Sistema de microscopía de barrido electroquímico de alta frecuencia con módulos UV/VIS, RAMAN, y NIR.


















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Research projects
- Combinación de tecnologías biológicas y electroquímicas novedosas para la recuperación de recursos a partir de residuos de la minería metálica (E-BIORE2MIN) PID2019-107282RB-I00
- Nuevas tecnologías basadas en electro-absorción para aplicaciones medioambientales y energéticas más sostenibles PID2019-107271RB-I00
- Tecnologías electroquímicas ante el reto del tratamiento de orinas hospitalarias: PID2019-110904RB-I00
- Energía descarbonizadora basada en electroquímica, CTQ2017-91190-EXP
- Aplicaciones medioambientales y energéticas de la tecnología electroquímica, CTQ2017-90659-REDT
- Red nacional de tecnologías electroquímicas microbianas, CTM2015-71982-REDT
- Baterías de flujo de almacenamiento de energía eléctrica, ENE2015-71935- REDT
- Aplicaciones medioambientales y energéticas de la tecnología electroquímica, CTQ2015-71560-REDT
- Red Consolider Tragua, CTM2014-53485-REDC
- Addressing the current and Future skIll needs for sustainability, digitalization, and the bio-Economy in AgricuLture: European skills agenda and Strategy: Unión Europea (H2020-WATER-2015-two-stage)
- Wastewater treatment and reuse for sustainable management
- Electro-Bioremediation of soils contaminated with hydrocarbons / nitrates
- Electrochemical technology for the elimination of pesticides in water and soil
- Construction of improved HT-PEM MEAS and stacks for long term (CISTEM). UCLM Group
- Emulating life in power generation: Self-sufficient photomicrobiological cells for the production of electricity from solar energy
- Self-sustaining cleaning technology for safe water supply and management in rural African areas
- Rehabilitación de entornos abandonados de minería metálica y recuperación de recursos mediante tecnologías bio-electroquímicas (Bio-electro MineR2), SBPLY/19/180501/000254
- Tecnologías electroquímicas para el tratamiento de orinas hospitalarias: reducción del impacto ambiental y sanitario (UrinETECH), SBPLY/17/180501/000396
- Almacenamiento sostenible de energía mediante el proceso híbrido azufre mejorado con membranas de polibenzimidazol, SBPLY/17/180501/000330
- Sistema de monitorización analítica y electroquímica de procesos de electro-biorremediación de suelos contaminados (UNCM13-1E-2084), SBPLY/17/180501/000396
- Sistema de Microscopía de barrido electroquímico de lata frecuencia (SECMHF) con módulos UV/VIS, RAMAN, y NIR, EQC2019-006090
- Sistema de análisis de muestras gaseosas por tecnología de plasma y espectrometría de masas para caracterización de sistemas ambientales y energéticos, EQC2018-004240-P
- Sistema de preparación de muestras de suelos y caracterización de compuestos organoclorados para procesos de remediación de suelos contaminados asistidos electroquímicamente, EQC2018-004240-P
- Equipamiento científico-tecnológico para la caracterización de efluentes Bio-sanitarios, EQC2018-004469-P
- Remediación electroquímica sostenible de suelos y aguas contaminadas por organoclorados generados en actividades industriales, CTM2016-76197-R
- Laboratorio integrado de desarrollo y caracterización de materiales electródicos y celdas electroquímicas, UNCM15-CE-3310
- Laboratorio de Electroquímica Ambiental en la ETS Ingenieros Industriales de Albacete, UNCM15-CE-3385
- Recovery of plant waste of different nature through composting
- Research in advanced technologies for the integral recovery of algae
- Evaluation of acidic water treatment by electrochemical techniques
- Specific agreement for activities of technological support and services between the Hydrographic Confederation of Guadiana and the UCLM on the current status and project to improve the discharge of wastewater from the WWTPs of the Upper Guadiana Basin
- Regeneration of wastewater through electrochemical processes powered by renewable energy
- Water demineralization tests of Abengoa Solar plants
- R&D study for the treatment of liquid effluents generated by Servier Laboratories at the Toledo Plant
- Evaluation of the electrochemical treatment of industrial wastewater for the company Soluciones Medioambiental SL
PhD thesis
- Treatment of urban and wine wastewater with artificial subsurface flow wetlands
- Geochemical characterization and viability of restoration through phytoremediation of soils contaminated by heavy metals in the vicinity of the San Quintín mining complex (Ciudad Real)
- Formulation of fuels and alternative materials from industrial waste
- Composting in sludge and bio-waste pilot plant in Castilla La Mancha
- High temperature polymer membrane membrane fuel cells based on phosphoric acid impregnated polybenzimidazole
- Selective recovery of heavy metals by ultrafiltration supported by polymers
- Elimination of contaminants in wastewater through electrocoagulation and electroflotation processes
- Electrolytic production of oxidants with boron doped diamond anodes
- Elimination of nitrates, phosphates and arseniates present in sewage and wastewater purified by electrochemical processes
- Development of new polymeric membranes based on polybenzimidazole for application in high temperature PEM fuel cells
- Anaerobic acidogenic treatment of effluents from the wine industry
- Electrokinetic Remediation of Low Permeability Soils Contaminated with Hydrophobic Organic Compounds
- Electro-oxidative processes applied to the Degradation of Dimethyl Ttalate
- Development of a methodology for the analysis of the operation of high temperature PEM fuel cells
- Energy recovery and treatment of residual effluents through microbiological fuel cells
- Elimination of persistent organic pollutants from wastewater by electrochemical oxidation with boron doped diamond anode
- Electro-bioremediation of diesel polluted soils
- Regeneration of purified wastewater through integrated electrochemical processes
- Accelerated bioremediation of soils contaminated with diesel hydrocarbons
External collaborations
- Collaboration with the META network (Spanish Water Treatment Board)
- Research exchange program with “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania
- Researchers exchange program with the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
- Program of exchange of researchers with the Joint Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry, of the UAEM-UNAM (Mexico)
- Collaboration in the Scientific Association -Division 5 (Engineering and Technology of Electrochemical Processes) - of the ISE
- Collaboration within the Working Group on Electrochemical Engineering
- Scientific collaboration with the University of Newcastle
- Scientific collaboration with the company Next Energy
- Scientific-technical collaboration with the company Abengoa Solar
- Safewaterafrica project