Bioenergia i Biocombustibles

Group Leader de Biorefinatge i Conversió Termoquímica

Dr. Daniel Montané
Campus de Sescelades, edifici N5 | C/ Marcel·lí Domingo, 2
Tarragona 43007
+34 977 202 444


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Biography

Dr. Daniel Montané (Reus, 1962) graduated in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Barcelona in 1986, and received his PhD degree from the same University in 1992. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada) during 1993 with a grant from the Catalonian Regional Government. From September 1994 to August 1995 he worked as an associate researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Denver (CO, USA). In 1993 he also joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) as an associated professor, and obtained tenure in January of 1997. Since then he has taught several courses regarding the Engineering of Chemical Reactors, Reaction Kinetics, and Experimentation in Chemical Engineering, both in graduate and master programs. His research has focused on several technologies for the conversion of biomass and waste into energy and chemicals. He has co-authored 55 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and has supervised 9 PhD students. He joined IREC in September 2009 to act as the leader of the Thermo chemistry Conversion group.

Selected Publications

K. Briceno, R. Garcia-Valls, D. Montané, State of the art of carbon molecular sieves supported on tubular ceramics for gas separation applications, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 5 (2010) 169-178.
 
A. May, J. Salvadó, C. Torras, D. Montané, Catalytic gasification of glycerol in supercritical water, Chemical Engineering Journal, 160 (2010) 751-759.
 
R. Nedyalkova, C. Torras, J. Salvadó, D. Montané, Electrophoretic deposition of ethanol steam-reforming catalysts on metal plates for the development of catalytic-wall reactors, Fuel Processing Technology, 91 (2010) 1040-1048.
 
V. Torne-Fernandez, J.M. Mateo-Sanz, D. Montané, V. Fierro, Statistical optimization of the Synthesis of Highly Microporous Carbons by Chemical Activation of Kraft Lignin with NaOH, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 54 (2009) 2216-2221.
 
R. Nedyalkova, A. Casanovas, J. Llorca, D. Montané, Electrophoretic deposition of Co-Me/ZnO (Me = Mn,Fe) ethanol steam reforming catalysts on stainless steel plates, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34 (2009) 2591-2599.
 
D. Montané, V. Fierro, J.F. Mareche, L. Aranda, A. Celzard, Activation of biomass-derived charcoal with supercritical water, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 119 (2009) 53-59.
 
V. Fierro, V. Torne-Fernandez, D. Montané, A. Celzard, Adsorption of phenol onto activated carbons having different textural and surface properties, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 111 (2008) 276-284.
 
C. Torras, D. Nabarlatz, G. Vallot, D. Montané, R. Garcia-Valls, Composite polymeric membranes for process intensification: Enzymatic hydrolysis of oligodextrans, Chemical Engineering Journal, 144 (2008) 259-266.
 
J.A. Torres, J. Llorca, A. Casanovas, M. Dominguez, J. Salvadó, D. Montané, Steam reforming of ethanol at moderate temperature: Multifactorial design analysis of Ni/La2O3-Al2O3, and Fe- and Mn-promoted Co/ZnO catalysts, Journal of Power Sources, 169 (2007) 158-166.
 
D. Nabarlatz, D. Montané, A. Kardosova, S. Bekesova, V. Hribalova, A. Ebringerova, Almond shell xylo-oligosaccharides exhibiting immunostimulatory activity, Carbohydrate Research, 342 (2007) 1122-1128.
 
D. Nabarlatz, A. Ebringerova, D. Montané, Autohydrolysis of agricultural by-products for the production of xylo-oligosaccharides, Carbohydrate Polymers, 69 (2007) 20-28.
 
V. Fierro, V. Torne-Fernandez, A. Celzard, D. Montané, Influence of the demineralisation on the chemical activation of Kraft lignin with orthophosphoric acid, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 149 (2007) 126-133.
 
D. Nabarlatz, C. Torras, R. Garcia-Valls, D. Montané, Purification of xylo-oligosaccharides from almond shells by ultrafiltration, Separation and Purification Technology, 53 (2007) 235-243.
 
J.C. Pasqualino, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, Synergic effects of biodiesel in the biodegradability of fossil-derived fuels, Biomass & Bioenergy, 30 (2006) 874-879.
 
D. Montané, D. Nabarlatz, A. Martorell, V. Torne-Fernandez, V. Fierro, Removal of lignin and associated impurities from xylo-oligosaccharides by activated carbon adsorption, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 45 (2006) 2294-2302.
 
C. Torras, V. Torne, V. Fierro, D. Montané, R. Garcia-Valls, Polymeric composite membranes based on carbon/PSf, Journal of Membrane Science, 273 (2006) 38-46.
 
C. Torras, D. Nabarlatz, D. Montané, R. Garcia-Valls, Enzymatic membrane reactors based on polysulfone/activated carbon, Desalination, 199 (2006) 438-440.
 
D.Y. Ye, D. Montané, X. Farriol, Preparation and characterisation of methylcellulose from annual cardoon and juvenile eucalyptus, Carbohydrate Polymers, 61 (2005) 446-454.
 
D.Y. Ye, D. Montané, X. Farriol, Preparation and characterisation of methylcelluloses from Miscanthus sinensis, Carbohydrate Polymers, 62 (2005) 258-266.
 
D. Nabarlatz, X. Farriol, D. Montané, Autohydrolysis of almond shells for the production of xylo-oligosaccharides: Product characteristics and reaction kinetics, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 (2005) 7746-7755.
 
D. Montané, V. Torne-Fernandez, V. Fierro, Activated carbons from lignin: kinetic modeling of the pyrolysis of Kraft lignin activated with phosphoric acid, Chemical Engineering Journal, 106 (2005) 1-12.
 
G. Gonzalez, D. Montané, Kinetics of dibenzylether hydrothermolysis in supercritical water, Aiche Journal, 51 (2005) 971-981.
 
V. Fierro, V. Torne-Fernandez, D. Montané, A. Celzard, Study of the decomposition of kraft lignin impregnated with orthophosphoric acid, Thermochimica Acta, 433 (2005) 142-148.
 
D. Nabarlatz, X. Farriol, D. Montané, Kinetic modeling of the autohydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for the production of hemicellulose-derived ligosaccharides, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 43 (2004) 4124-4131.
 
G. Gonzalez, J. Salvadó, D. Montané, Reactions of vanillic acid in sub- and supercritical water, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 31 (2004) 57-66.
 
M. Marquevich, X. Farriol, F. Medina, D. Montané, Steam reforming of sunflower oil over Ni/Al catalysts prepared from hydrotalcite-like materials, Catalysis Letters, 85 (2003) 41-48.
 
M. Marquevich, G.W. Sonnemann, F. Castells, D. Montané, Life cycle inventory analysis of hydrogen production by the steam-reforming process: comparison between vegetable oils and fossil fuels as feedstock, Green Chemistry, 4 (2002) 414-423.
 
C. Barba, D. Montané, M. Rinaudo, X. Farriol, Synthesis and characterization of carboxymethylcelluloses (CMC) from non-wood fibers I. Accessibility of cellulose fibers and CMC synthesis, Cellulose, 9 (2002) 319-326.
 
C. Barba, D. Montané, X. Farriol, J. Desbrieres, M. Rinaudo, Synthesis and characterization of carboxymethylcelluloses from non-wood pulps II. Rheological behavior of CMC in aqueous solution, Cellulose, 9 (2002) 327-335.
 
C. Barba, A. de la Rosa, T. Vidal, J.F. Colom, X. Farriol, D. Montané, TCT bleached pulps from Miscanthus sinensis by the impregnation rapid steam pulping (IRSP) process, Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 22 (2002) 249-266.
 
D. Montané, J. Salvadó, C. Torras, X. Farriol, High-temperature dilute-acid hydrolysis of olive stones for furfural production, Biomass & Bioenergy, 22 (2002) 295-304.
 
M. Marquevich, R. Coll, J. Salvadó, D. Montané, Hydrogen production from biomass: steam-reforming of vegetable oils and pyrolisis oils, Afinidad, 58 (2001) 181-189.
 
R. Coll, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, D. Montané, Steam reforming model compounds of biomass gasification tars: conversion at different operating conditions and tendency towards coke formation, Fuel Processing Technology, 74 (2001) 19-31.
 
R. Coll, D. Montané, X. Farriol, J. Salvadó, Volatilisation of inorganic components during thermal processing of biomass, Afinidad, 57 (2001) 24-28.
 
M. Marquevich, F. Medina, D. Montané, Hydrogen production via steam reforming of sunflower oil over Ni/Al catalysts from hydrotalcite materials, Catalysis Communications, 2 (2001) 119-124.
 
M. Marquevich, X. Farriol, F. Medina, D. Montané, Hydrogen production by steam reforming of vegetable oils using nickel-based catalysts, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 40 (2001) 4757-4766.
 
M. Marquevich, R. Coll, D. Montané, Steam reforming of sunflower oil for hydrogen production, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 39 (2000) 2140-2147.
 
C. Barba, J. Reguant, X. Farriol, D. Montané, Carboxymethyl cellulose from waste lignocellulosic pulps produced by a fast soda/AQ process, Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 20 (2000) 185-204.
 
M. Marquevich, S. Czernik, E. Chornet, D. Montané, Hydrogen from biomass: Steam reforming of model compounds of fast-pyrolysis oil, Energy & Fuels, 13 (1999) 1160-1166.
 
M.N. Angles, J. Reguant, D. Montané, F. Ferrando, X. Farriol, J. Salvadó, Binderless composites from pretreated residual softwood, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 73 (1999) 2485-2491.
 
D. Montané, X. Farriol, J. Salvadó, P. Jollez, E. Chornet, Application of steam explosion to the fractionation and rapid vapor-phase alkaline pulping of wheat straw, Biomass & Bioenergy, 14 (1998) 261-276.
 
J. Reguant, M.N. Angles, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Characterization of cellulose pulp from poplar via fast soda/anthraquinone cooking, Biomass for Energy and Industry, (1998) 439-442.
 
M. Marquevich, D. Montané, D. Wang, S. Czernik, E. Chornet, Production of hydrogen by catalytic steam reforming of residual streams from biomass conversion processes, Biomass for Energy and Industry, (1998) 1648-1651.
 
R. Coll, J. Salvadó, D. Montané, Influence of temperature on the ash composition and volatilization during gasification and combustion of residual biomass, Biomass for Energy and Industry, (1998) 1645-1647.
 
N.N. Angles, D. Montané, F. Ferrando, J. Salvadó, Properties of binderless panels from thermomechanical aqueous vapor exploded residual softwood, Biomass for Energy and Industry, (1998) 435-438.
 
D. Montané, R.P. Overend, E. Chornet, Kinetic models for non-homogeneous complex systems with a time-dependent rate constant, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 76 (1998) 58-68.
 
J.M. Martinez, J. Reguant, M.A. Montero, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Hydrolytic pretreatment of softwood and almond shells. Degree of polymerization and enzymatic digestibility of the cellulose fraction, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 36 (1997) 688-696.
 
D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Fractionation of wheat straw via steam-explosion pretreatment. Characteristics of the lignin obtained by alkali delignification of the steamed straw, Holzforschung, 51 (1997) 135-141.
 
J. Reguant, T.M. Martinez, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Cellulose from softwood via prehydrolysis and soda/anthraquinone pulping, Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 17 (1997) 91-110.
 
M.N. Angles, J. Reguant, J.M. Martinez, X. Farriol, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, Influence of the ash fraction on the mass balance during the summative analysis of high-ash content lignocellulosics, Bioresource Technology, 59 (1997) 185-193.
 
D. Wang, S. Czernik, D. Montané, M. Mann, E. Chornet, Biomass to hydrogen via fast pyrolysis and catalytic steam reforming of the pyrolysis oil or its fractions, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 36 (1997) 1507-1518.
 
J. Reguant, J.M. Martínez, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Cellulose from softwood via prehydrolysis and soda/anthraquinone pulping, Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 17 (1997) 91-110.
 
M.N. Anglès, J. Reguant, J.M. Martínez, X. Farriol, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, Influence of the ash fraction on the mass balance during the summative analysis of high-ash content lignocellulosics, Bioresource Technology, 59 (1997) 185-193.
 
D. Montané, P. Jollez, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, E. Chornet, Rapid soda pulping of wheat straw by the impregnation rapid-steam-pulping process, Tappi Journal, 79 (1996) 253-260.
 
D. Wang, D. Montané, E. Chornet, Catalytic steam reforming of biomass-derived oxygenates: Acetic acid and hydroxyacetaldehyde, Applied Catalysis A: General, 143 (1996) 245-270.
 
D. Montané, P. Jollez, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, E. Chornet, Rapid soda pulping of wheat straw by the impregnation - Rapid-Steam-pulping process, Tappi Journal, 79 (1996) 253-260.
 
J.M. Martinez, J.M. Granado, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Fractionation of residual lignocellulosics by dilute-acid prehydrolysis and alkaline extraction - application to almond shells, Bioresource Technology, 52 (1995) 59-67.
 
J.M. Martinez, J.M. Granado, D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Fractionation of residual lignocellulosics by dilute-acid prehydrolysis and alkaline extraction: Application to almond shells, Bioresource Technology, 52 (1995) 59-67.
 
D. Montané, X. Farriol, J. Salvadó, P. Jollez, E. Chornet, The alkali delignification of straw via steam explosion, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 207 (1994) 55-CELL.
 
D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, Chemical-analysis of partially hydrolyzed lignocellulosic biomass, Afinidad, 51 (1994) 109-116.
 
D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, P. Jollez, E. Chornet, Phenomenological kinetics of wood delignification - application of a time-dependent rate-constant and a generalized severity parameter to pulping and correlation of pulp properties, Wood Science and Technology, 28 (1994) 387-402.
 
S. Dumitriu, P. Magny, D. Montané, P.F. Vidal, E. Chornet, Polyionic hydrogels obtained by complexation between xanthan and chitosan: Their properties as supports for enzyme immobilization, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 9 (1994) 184-209.
 
D. Montané, J. Salvadó, X. Farriol, E. Chornet, The fractionation of almond shells by thermomechanical aqueous-phase (TM-AV) pretreatment, Biomass & Bioenergy, 4 (1993) 427-437.