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Degree in Environmental Science from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2001-2007)
Official Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, specialising in Industrial Ecology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2007-2008)
PhD in Environmental Science and Technology (2008-present) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Participation in conferences, seminars and symposia
- 1st Technological Meeting on Packaging and Sustainability: New challenges and opportunities (November 2007, Valencia).
- 1st Iberoamerican Symposium on Waste Engineering (July 2008, Castellon).
Publications
- Contribution to the book Ingeniería de residuos: hacia una gestión sostenible (Waste engineering: towards sustainable management). Collection of abstracts from Iberoamerican Symposium on Waste Engineering (2008), Universitat Jaume I Publication (ISBN: 978-84-8021-665-4)
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Projects
Centelles M, Rives J, Targa M, Torquet G, Valldeperez A, Rieradevall J, Boada M, Masqué P, (2006) Introductory Study into Noise Pollution in Collserola Park. Degree final project. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Rives J, Gabarrel X, Rieradevall J, (2008). Study of the impacts associated with different types of waste containers. Master’s Dissertation. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Rives J, Gabarrell X, Rieradevall J, Irusta R, Hortal M, Dobon A, Nuñez Y (2007). Environmental evaluations and actions for improvement in the selective collection of waste packaging in rural areas of Spain (EARESRURAL). Project of the Ministry for the Environment and Rural Development. Participants: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Valladolid University, Technological Institute for Containers and Packaging.
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Current Project
Environmental evaluation, using life cycle analysis (LCA), of the cork industry in Catalonia: forest extraction, industrial production and final management. Demeter. Desarrollo de Estrategias y Métodos vitícolas y Enológicos frente al cambio climático y aplicación de nuevas Tecnologías que mejoren la Eficiencia de los procesos Resultantes, . CENIT, Spanish Ministry Science and Innovation.
Co-supervisors: Dr Xavier Gabarrell and Dr. Joan Rieradevall
AIMS
General
Calculate the environmental balance of production processes in the cork sector using the main cork product: the cork stopper.
The environmental balance is calculated using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).
Specific
Evaluate the environmental impacts associated with agricultural practices in forestry estates.
Study the environmental impacts associated with the transport process: from the extraction of the cork to industrial manufacturing.
Analyse the environmental impacts associated with the manufacturing and production processes of cork stoppers.
Indentify and quantify the global environmental impacts associated with the transport of cork stoppers to potential clients.
Integrated evaluation of the different stages in the life cycle of different types of cork stopper.
Determine the environmental weak points of the cork industry life cycle.
Propose actions for environmental improvement for the different stages of the cork industry life cycle.
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