Dr. Eduard Serra i Hosta

Dr. Eduard Serra i Hosta PQAT. Chemical Engineering Department IQS Universitat Ramon Llull Vía Augusta, 390, E-08017 Barcelona, Spain Tel.: 93 2672000 (ext. 321) Fax: 93 2056266 eduard.serra@iqs.edu

PhD Industrial Engineering, (1999, Institut Químic de Sarrià - Universitat Ramon Llull)
Industrial Engineer, (1993, Institut Químic de Sarrià - Universitat Ramon Llull)
Chemical Engineer (1993, Institut Químic de Sarrià)

Assistant professor, 2003-

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Subjects

Professor of Laboratory of Chemical Engineering I, Integrated Laboratory, Laboratory of Chemical Engineering II, Laboratory of Process Engineering, Scale-up of Processes and Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry.

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Research Lines

• Risk evaluation of industrial processes
• Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry:
• Thermal stability of chemicals and engineered nanomaterials.
• Thermal stability of industrial synthesis processes.
• Intensification of processes for Fine and Specialty Chemistry.
• Numerical simulation of processes: nuclear fusion reactors.
• Valorization of wastes.

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Representative Publications

R.Nomen, J.Sempere, E.Serra; "A comparison of calorimetric measurements by using different reaction calorimeters." Journal of Thermal Análisis, 1997.

E.Serra, R.Nomen, J.Sempere: "Maximum temperature attainable by runaway of synthesis reaction in semi-batch processes." Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 1997.

M. Papadaki, R. J. Emery. E. Serra, R. Nomen, J. Sempere; "Sensitivity analysis of the 2-methylpyridine N-oxidation kinetic model." Green Chemistry, 2002.

Bosch, J., Strozzi, F., Serra, E., González, A., Avilés, K., Cano, J., Nomen, R., Sempere, J., Agazzi, G., Bianchi F. i Zaldívar, J.M.; "Analysis of IQS bench scale reactor experiments connected to the EWDS prototype-AWARD Project". Publicació del JRC - European Comisión, 2003.

Nomen, R., Sempere, J., Avilés, K., Serra, E., Sales, J; "Development of the Harsmeth methodology for hazard assessment of highly reactive systems: Harsmeth New Process." Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2007.

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Research Groups

Group of Process Engineering, Safety and Prospective