Mecanos is a website to publicize the group of membranes and catalysis with nanostructures of the University of Zaragoza. (MECANOS)
GOALS
MECANOS research in membranes and nanostructured materials started in 1992. First preparing silica inorganic membranes for membrane reactors, evolving during the 1997-2008 period towards the synthesis of zeolitic materials (including zeolites, OPT-octahedral-pentahedral-tetrahedral type materials and ordered mesoporous materials) and membranes for gas separation and pervaporation. The group started to work on dense polymeric membranes in 2006 and on MOFs in 2009, evolving towards thin film composite (TFC) and thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for nanofiltration and gas reparation. MECANOS has then experience on several types of nanostructured materials such as zeolites, titano and stannosilicates, MOFs (Metal-Organic Frameworks), COF (covalent organic frameworks), amorphous (ordered or not) silicates that serve as catalysts, fillers for membranes or vehicles for drug or additive encapsulation. Currently, MECANOS develops its activity carrying out membrane molecular separations, such as gas separation, pervaporation, membrane distillation, osmotic distillation, etc., using membranes based on the mentioned materials. MECANOS also produces new architectures by robocasting, based on the mentioned materials, with applications as fuel cells, electrolytic cells, porous scaffolds and biocatalytic devices, among others.
MECANOS receives funding from the European Union, Spain and the Aragon Government for its research activity and also collaborates or has collaborated with several private companies such as: Industrias Químicas de Ebro (IQE), Nurel, Ercros, Orache Disinfection, Polymem, etc.
PROJECTS
Participants: Universidad de Zaragoza
From: 2023 To: 2026
Principal investigator: Carlos Téllez, Joaquín Coronas
Other researchers: Óscar de la Iglesia, Patricia Gorgojo, Íñigo Martínez, Lucas Güemes, José Miguel Luque
Amount: 221.000 €
Participants: Universidad de Zaragoza
From: 2023 To: 2025
Principal investigator: Joaquín Coronas
Other researchers: Óscar de la Iglesia, Patricia Gorgojo, Íñigo Martínez, Lucas Güemes, José Miguel Luque, Cristina Pina, Beatriz Zornoza, Rafaella Buratto, Jonas Gurauskis, Marta Pérez
Amount: 30.881 €
Participants: TECNALIA, TUE, CNR, VITO, UNIZAR, ICL, AU, FHG, HZG, FORTH, UM, UT, UDE, RWTH, DEMOK, LIQTECH, POLYM, DBI, FURTH, SUK, HTF, ECOTE, FILATE, RKV, PNO, EVONIK, ENGIE, H2SITE, MESEP, VNTRS, UNE, NXF
From: 2020 To: 2024
Principal investigator: Joaquín Coronas (UNIZAR)
Other researchers: Carlos Téllez, Beatriz Zornoza, Javier Esteras
Amount: 368.940 €
Participants: ICN2, USC, University of Bologna, University of Manchester
From: 2020 To: 2023
Principal investigator: César Moreno (ICN2); Patricia Gorgojo (University of Manchester)
Other researchers:
Amount: 359.537 €
Participants: Universidad de Zaragoza
From: 2020 To: 2023
Principal investigator: Carlos Téllez, Joaquín Coronas
Other researchers: Óscar de la Iglesia, Víctor Berned, Marta Pérez, Íñigo Martínez
Amount: 157.300 €
Participants: ARAID, CSIC, Universidad de Zaragoza
From: 2022 To: 2024
Principal investigator: Jonas Gurauskis, Joaquín Coronas
Other researchers: Adrian Quidimil Rengel, Dalia Refaat
Amount: 230.000 €
Participants: Universidad de Zaragoza
From: 2022 To: 2024
Principal investigator: Patricia Gorgojo
Other researchers: Carlos Téllez, José Miguel Luque
Amount: 169.165 €
Participants: Universidad de Zaragoza
From: 2023 To: 2025
Principal investigator: Patricia Gorgojo
Amount: 194.837 €
Participants: Universidad de Zaragoza, Nurel S.A.
From: 2022 To: 2024
Principal investigator: Carlos Téllez
Other researchers: Cristina Pina
Amount: 128.931 €
Participants: Universidad de Zaragoza
From: 2022 To: 2023
Principal investigator: Patricia Gorgojo
Other researchers: Carlos Téllez, Joaquín Coronas
Amount: 2.000 €
PARTICIPANTS: CSIC (España), DTU-ENV (Dinamarca), CIC-biomaGUNE (España), UCM (España), CETAQUA (España), REPSOL (España), ASA Spezialenzyme GmBH (Alemaña), JGUM (Alemaña), SwanseaU (Reino Unido), ARAID (España).
FROM: 2023 TO: 2026
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Jonas Gurauskis
OTHER RESEARCHERS (en INMA): Cecilia Amonte López, Scott Mitchel, Nicolas Gracia Valles, Mariella Malefioudaki.
OTHER RESEARCHERS: más de 21 investigadores procedentes de los centros asociados
Amount: 3.524.401,00 €
FROM: 2021 TO: 2024
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (CSIC): Jonas Gurauskis
OTHER RESEARCHERS (en INMA): Rafaella Theodoro Buratto.
Amount: 405.000,00 €
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