Search Results - "TORRAS, C"

Microalgae fractionation using steam explosion, dynamic and tangential cross-flow membrane filtration by Lorente, E., Hapońska, M., Clavero, E., Torras, C., Salvadó, J.

“…•Steam explosion disrupted microalgal cells enhancing n-hexane lipid extraction.•Two fractionation strategies involving filtration and extraction were…”
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Application of ABS membranes in dynamic filtration for Chlorella sorokiniana dewatering by Hapońska, M., Clavero, E., Salvadó, J., Torras, C.

“…This work focuses on the use of dynamic membrane filtration with cheap membranes manufactured from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polymer for dewatering of…”
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The stereotype content model and mental disorders: Distinct perceptions of warmth and competence by Allstadt Torras, Ramona C, Scheel, Corinna, Dorrough, Angela R

“…This work investigates the perception of eight different mental disorders within the Stereotype Content Model (SCM). The presented study (  = 297) includes a…”
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ToF cameras for active vision in robotics by Alenyà, G., Foix, S., Torras, C.

“…•Time-of-Flight cameras are presented and common acquisition errors are described.•A calibration method is suggested, for depth values and for coloring 3D…”
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Biorefinery concept in a microalgae pilot plant. Culturing, dynamic filtration and steam explosion fractionation by Nurra, C., Torras, C., Clavero, E., Ríos, S., Rey, M., Lorente, E., Farriol, X., Salvadó, J.

“…[Display omitted] •A microalgae pilot plant with culturing capacity of 53m3 was operated.•CO2 fertilization for microalgae growth was tested.•Sedimentation,…”
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Transformation of lignin from bioethanol production for phenol substitution in resins by Lorente, E., Torras, C., Berrueco, C., Salvadó, J.

“…The main objective of biorefineries is the efficient conversion of lignocellulosic materials into valuable products. Lignin, a major abundant polymer not…”
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3D collision detection: a survey by Jiménez, P., Thomas, F., Torras, C.

“…Many applications in Computer Graphics require fast and robust 3D collision detection algorithms. These algorithms can be grouped into four approaches:…”
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Effect of pre-treatments on the production of biofuels from Phaeodactylum tricornutum by Caporgno, M.P., Olkiewicz, M., Torras, C., Salvadó, J., Clavero, E., Bengoa, C.

“…Several characteristics make Phaeodactylum tricornutum potential candidate for biofuels production such as methane and biodiesel. For this reason, some…”
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Using ToF and RGBD cameras for 3D robot perception and manipulation in human environments by Alenyà, G., Foix, S., Torras, C.

“…Robots, traditionally confined into factories, are nowadays moving to domestic and assistive environments, where they need to deal with complex object shapes,…”
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Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis for clarification and concentration of fruit juices at pilot plant scale by Echavarría, A.P., Falguera, V., Torras, C., Berdún, C., Pagán, J., Ibarz, A.

“…The process of ultrafiltration of raw juices (peach, pear, apple and mandarin) through tubular polysulphone membranes (8 kDa) and finally concentrated by…”
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Numerical simulation of the flow in a rotating disk filtration module by Torras, C., Pallares, J., Garcia-Valls, R., Jaffrin, M.Y.

“…The characterization of the flow inside an experimental flat membrane module with a smooth rotating disk was performed. The module consists of a disk rotating…”
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Performance, morphology and tensile characterization of activated carbon composite membranes for the synthesis of enzyme membrane reactors by Torras, C., Ferrando, F., Paltakari, J., Garcia-Valls, R.

“…Polymeric and activated carbon composite membranes were prepared and their morphology quantitatively, tensile properties and performance (flux and cut-off)…”
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Camera motion estimation by tracking contour deformation: Precision analysis by Alenyà, G., Torras, C.

“…An algorithm to estimate camera motion from the progressive deformation of a tracked contour in the acquired video stream has been previously proposed. It…”
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On \Delta-Transforms by Borras, J., Thomas, F., Torras, C.

“…Any set of two legs in a Gough-Stewart platform sharing an attachment is defined as a Delta component. This component links a point in the platform (base) to a…”
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Partially Flagged Parallel Manipulators: Singularity Charting and Avoidance by Alberich-Carraminana, M., Garolera, M., Thomas, F., Torras, C.

“…There are only three 6-SPS parallel manipulators with triangular base and platform, i.e., the octahedral, the flagged, and the partially flagged, which are…”
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A branch-and-prune solver for distance constraints by Porta, J.M., Ros, L., Thomas, F., Torras, C.

“…Given some geometric elements such as points and lines in R/sup 3/, subject to a set of pairwise distance constraints, the problem tackled in this paper is…”
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Flagged Parallel Manipulators by Alberich-Carraminana, M., Thomas, F., Torras, C.

“…The conditions for a parallel manipulator to be flagged can be simply expressed in terms of linear dependencies between the coordinates of its leg attachments,…”
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Factors influencing activated carbon-polymeric composite membrane structure and performance by Ballinas, L., Torras, C., Fierro, V., Garcia-Valls, R.

“…Hybrid carbon-polymeric composite membranes were synthesized by an immersion-precipitation method using polysulfone as polymer precusor and activated carbon…”
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Learning Inverse Kinematics: Reduced Sampling Through Decomposition Into Virtual Robots by de Angulo, V.R., Torras, C.

“…We propose a technique to speedup the learning of the inverse kinematics of a robot manipulator by decomposing it into two or more virtual robot arms. Unlike…”
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A study on thermal effect on structure and transport properties of a composite lignosulfonated-polyamide/polysulfone membrane by Vázquez, M.I., Torras, C., García-Valls, R., Benavente, J.

“…Changes in morphology and transport parameters for a composite lignosulfonate–polyamide/polysulfone membrane associated with temperature effects were studied…”
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