Master's Degree in Chemical Science and Technology

Academic year 2023-24

See the pre-registration, admission and registration deadlines for the 2023-24 academic year for this master's programme.
You can also consult this information for the academic year 2022-23.

General information about Master's theses

The Master's Thesis (TFM) comprises the production of an original academic work specifically written for this purpose, where students must individually apply the skills acquired throughout the programme under the supervision of one or more tutors. Depending on the profiles for each curriculum, the thesis shall enable the assessment of students' professional, educational and/or initial research abilities.

The information below covers each of the stages in TFM academic and administrative management in accordance with the Agreement of the Centre for Postgraduate Studies Management Committee whereby the internal regulations for writing and assessing master's theses at the University of the Balearic Islands are approved and which came into force in the 2020-21 academic year.

Master's Thesis Registration

Students must register for the TFM subject within the registration or extended registration deadlines set by the CEP before being able to move on to the next stages in the process. In turn, each degree may set the conditions and requirements to be fulfilled by students for registration on the TFM (where applicable, these requirements shall be stated in the TFM course guide and in the specific information section for each programme).

The maximum number of registrations to pass the TFM subject is four, plus one additional registration which shall be granted by the Centre for Postgraduate Studies management team upon approval by the master's supervisory team.

Where the viva defence of the master's thesis cannot be held in the same academic year as the initial registration year, an annual and consecutive registration may be granted for academic tutoring to undertake the viva defence. The registration for academic tutoring shall count as a second registration and, where students do not pass the TFM after the tutoring period, any subsequent re-registrations shall count as ordinary registrations.

In any event, where students undertake the TFM viva defence and are given a fail mark, they must request an ordinary re-registration and cannot request a registration merely for academic tutoring.

Assigning Proposals and Tutors

Each programme shall publish the list of proposals or general areas where students registered for the programme TFM may undertake their work. The proposals or areas shall state one or several lecturers who can act as tutors.

The proposals shall be assigned in line with the procedure established for each programme (where applicable, this procedure shall be included in the specific information section for each programme) and it is the responsibility of all tutors to ensure the academic quality of the TFMs.

Undertaking Theses at Collaborating Organisations

Theses may be undertaken at collaborating organisations that have signed an agreement with the UIB (agreement template). The thesis topic must be submitted beforehand to <convenis.postgrau@uib.cat>.

Students who undertake their theses at a collaborating organisation shall be selected in accordance with the terms for the relevant selection procedure set out in the agreement appendix, and as per available spots at each organisation.

The collaborating organisation will appoint a programme coordinator for the entire duration of the stay. The coordinator shall ensure students receive a suitable welcome and training, as well as appropriate management over their academic activities.

In turn, the UIB will appoint a tutor to ensure the academic quality of the thesis.

Ownership of any intellectual or industrial property rights arising from the thesis shall be governed as per the relevant current regulations. Where applicable, what is set out in the agreements signed with public or private institutions which have provided funding or contributed to the implementation of these agreements shall also apply.

Registration of the Master's Thesis Project

Registering for the TFM represents a learning contract between students and the tutor(s).

Once the TFM proposal is assigned to students, they shall formalise the registration of their master's thesis project within the deadlines set for each degree programme (please see the specific information section for the programme) via the following application: https://postgrau.uib.es/tfm which enables students to monitor their request.

Please bear in mind that the registration application should:

  • State the provisional project title (without the use of capital letters except where necessary)
  • State the tutor(s) name and surname(s), as well as their correct e-mail address (this should be checked carefully as this is the communication method where tutors shall accept tutoring of the TFM to finalise registration of the project)
  • Include an attached thesis script in PDF format not surpassing 100MB.

Submission of the Master's Thesis

TFM submission is deemed to be a thesis assessment request made by students.

The TFM may be submitted within the deadlines set for each programme (please see the specific information section for each programme) as long as the students' registration application has been accepted and they have paid the registration and admin fees.

Submission comprises a two-step process. Firstly, students must submit an assessment request over the following application: https://postgrau.uib.es/tfm, where they will be able to monitor the entire process. 

You need to take the following into account when filling in the form:

  • The thesis report must be attached in PDF format as per the regulations set for each programme (and not surpass 100MB in size)
  • The thesis cover must follow the format for the
          Master's Thesis Cover [en]
          Portada del TFM [ca]
          Portada del TFM [es]
  • Where the thesis contains appendices in other formats (audio, video, etc.) that cannot be included in the PDF report, these shall also be attached to the electronic request form
  • Students must also fill in the TFM distribution licence to state whether they accept their work being available as open access or not in the institutional repository for public consultation.

The second necessary step to complete TFM submission comprises depositing the thesis in PDF format (in exactly the same manner as mentioned in the previous point) in the task section that the TFM supervisor has enabled for this purpose in the programme's TFM subject area on Aula Digital. The thesis shall be checked through plagiarism detection tools and a report produced and made available to each tutor and panel member when accepting the TFM submission, as well as in the assessment process by the panel. 

Master's Thesis Viva Defence

The TFM presentation and defence must be a public event where students make an oral presentation before a minimum three-person panel comprising the chair, secretary and one further member. Once the presentation is finished, the panel will open a Q&A session on aspects linked to the thesis.

The TFM viva defence shall be run within the deadlines set for each programme (please see the specific information section for each programme). In order to undertake the TFM viva, students must have passed all other necessary credits to be awarded the degree. Notwithstanding the above, students may defend their TFM with a maximum of one subject still to be passed, where this is allowed by the specific regulations for the TFM on the programme published on the respective website (please see the specific information section for the programme).

The programme may designate one or several TFM panels. Where the programme designates a specific panel for each TFM, this must be done within a maximum deadline of ten working days from the official submission date of the thesis. Once the designation is notified, the chair of the panel (or head of the TFM or programme management) shall convene the other members, tutor(s) and student to present and defend the thesis within ten working days at most.

In exceptional circumstances where the TFM contains information that could be deemed confidential, the presentation and viva procedure may be modified as per what is set out in article 10 of the Regulations for writing and assessing master's theses at the University of the Balearic Islands. In order for the TFM specifications subject to data or results protection processes to apply, students or tutors must make a reasoned request addressed to the CEP at the time of submission.

Master's Thesis Assessment

Each programme shall establish its TFM assessment criteria, which shall be made public every academic year and be taken into account by the panel when grading the TFM (please see the specific information section for each programme). Once the TFM presentation and viva are finalised, the panel shall deliberate on students' attainment level and then award a mark for the thesis, which shall be included in students' academic records.

Resources on Academic Plagiarism, Turnitin and AI.

Web resources from the UIB library: Definition, regulations and other topics related to plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Integridad académica y plagio (Academic integrity, plagiarism and how to include the ideas of others into our work): Author: González Teruel, Aurora - Date: 2019 - (Educational Innovation, University of Valencia) Video on YouTube

Information about accessing Turnitin reports: UIB Turnitin Webinar.

Unlocking the Power of Generative AI Models and Systems such as GPT-4 and ChatGPT for Higher Education: PDF

Resources for Master's Thesis Tutors

Since the first step to check for plagiarism comes from those tutoring theses, tutors are recommended to review the 'Resources on Academic Plagiarism and Turnitin' section on this website.

Guide for master's thesis tutors [ca]

Specific information about theses for the Master's Degree in Chemical Science and Technology

There is no specific information for the Master's thesis on this degree programme.

Defended Master's thesis

Link to the institutional repository (DSPACE)

  • Caracterización del efecto de confinamiento en la liberación controlada de fármacos a partir de un modelo de portador de fármacos basado en vesículas
  • Exudados algales con azufre reducido como intermediarios en la fotorreducción y biodisponibilidad del hierro en el océano
  • Metodología analítica para la determinación simultánea de trazas de bisfenoles, diésteres del ácido ftálico y sus metabolitos en hígado de pescado mediante cromatografía líquida acoplada a espectrometría de masas
  • Preparación de carbones porosos derivados de redes metalo-orgánicas de tipo ZIF para la extracción de ciprofloxacino
  • Síntesis de escuaramidas fluorescentes: evaluación del efecto quenching
  • Study of the interaction between an intrinsically disordered region of the scaffold protein JIP-2 and JNK-1 kinase
  • Anàlisi de la producció i gestió de residus sanitaris a Balears. Efectes de la pandèmia COVID-19
  • Automatic chemiluminescence detection of reactive oxygen species in seawater and saliva using novel 3D-printed flow-cell geometries
  • Desarrollo de un método analítico para la determinación de trihalometanos (THMs) en muestras de agua empleando un dispositivo impreso en 3D para extracción in situ y cromatografía de gases con detector de captura de electrones
  • Desarrollo metodológico para la cuantificación de nanopartículas metálicas en matrices ambientales
  • Determinación de metales en material particulado atmosférico
  • Dispositivo impreso en 3D para el muestreo in situ de antiinflamatorios no esteroideos (AINEs) en agua y su determinación mediante técnicas cromatográficas
  • Estudio del efecto de la glicación sobre la dinámica de los dominios PEVK-21 y PEVK-23 de la titina cardiaca
  • Evaluación de la implementación de un nuevo método de elaboración de mermelada de naranja
  • In vitro bioavailability of migrants from microplastics by dispersive solid-phase extraction using liposome-based (magnetic) composites
  • Poliesquaramides: síntesi i estudis físico-químics
  • Química Analítica Verde: una revisión crítica de las metodologías para la determinación de Cadmio
  • Redes metal-orgánicas de la familia MIL-100 soportadas en dispositivos 3D para la extracción de metales pesados
  • Studies of the antioxidant and chelating properties of phytic acid and its effects on &#945;-synuclein aggregation
  • APLICACIÓN DE ULTRASONIDOS DE POTENCIA EN FASE GASEOSA PARA LA ELIMINACIÓN DE PESTICIDAS EN PIMIENTO ROJO (CAPSICUM ANNUM. L)
  • Biosensors "wearable" de paper per detectar biomarcadors en suor
  • Desarrollo de un método de microextracción líquido-líquido dispersiva combinado con HPLC-PDA para la determinación de Bisfenol A y compuestos relacionados en muestras de agua
  • Diseño y construcción de un lector de microplaca portátil basado en captura de imágenes digitales para la determinación colorimétrica de parámetros químicos
  • Disseny i síntesis de cristalls líquids polimeritzables per al desenvolupament de nano-objectes funcionals
  • Estabilización de emulsiones de aceite en agua con subproductos de naranja
  • Estabilización tartárica. Diseño de una columna de intercambio catiónico
  • Extracción de cannabinoides con asistencia acústica a partir de la planta Cannabis sativa L. Optimización del proceso mediante la metodología de superficie de respuesta
  • Polímeros supramoleculares de naftaleno diimida basados en enlaces de hidrógeno
  • Synthesis and characterization of gold-nucleic bases complexes
  • Alfa Sinucleina: Relevancia biológica, formación de fibras y compuestos inhibidores
  • Biosensores origami basados en nanopartículas para la detección de la infección de orina
  • Caracterización de complejos de Ag(I) con 2-PIRIMIDIL-(BENC)IMIDAZOLES
  • Desenvolupament d'un nou producte alimentari i estudi de la segona vida útil
  • Diseño y construcción de un espectrómetro multifuncional basado en impresión 3D
  • Estudio de métodos de separación química para la determinación por espectrometría alfa de Ra-226 en materiales NORM
  • Estudio de Nanopartículas Metálicas y Metales Totales en Agua Residual y Lodo de Dos Depuradoras de Palma de Mallorca, España
  • Implementación de los requisitos de la norma UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 para la medición de pH en aguas
  • Impresión 3D de dispositivos para su aplicación a la extracción de contaminantes medioambientales
  • Nanopartículas híbridas de magnetita para la captación de contaminantes ambientales
  • Nueva metodología de bioaccesibilidad oral dinámica para estudios in vitro de exposición humana a aditivos de plásticos
  • Optimización de un método espectrofotométrico para la determinación de triclosán en productos cosméticos y de higiene personal
  • Reactividad de 2-cloropirimidina con adeninas modificadas (2,6-diaminopurina y N6-bencil-N6-metiladenina). Regioselectividad N7 vs N9 y coordinación con iones metálicos
  • VALIDACIÓN DE UN MÉTODO PARA LA DETERMINACIÓN DE Ca, Na, Mg Y K EN AGUAS DE CONSUMO HUMANO (DE GRIFO Y ENVASADAS) MEDIANTE ICP-OES, SEGÚN LA NORMA UNE-EN ISO 17025
  • Caracterización fisicoquímica del café obtenido a partir de higo (Ficus Carica). Fibra alimentaria y antioxidantes
  • Esponges impregnades amb carbons derivats de les xarxes metal·loorgàniques tipus ZIF-67 i MIL-100 per a l'extracció d'hidrocarburs
  • Estudio voltamétrico del secuestro del Fe fluvial por compuestos fitoplanctónicos mediante cinéticas de intercambio de ligandos
  • Glicación y estrés oxidativo en el plegamiento y desplegamiento de proteínas: aplicación a Trp-Cage.
  • Método automatizado para la determinación de ácidos grasos volátiles en aguas residuales usando microextracción líquido-líquido dispersiva con agitación magnética asistida en jeringa y cromatografía de gases
  • Multicomponent crystalline forms of the modified nucleobases: 1-ethyluracil and 9-ethyladenine
  • N6-peptidil adeninas: síntesis, hidrólisis ácida y química de coordinación con IrIII
  • Procedimiento para la determinación del índice de actividad alfa total en aguas potables mediante el método de coprecipitación adaptado a la norma ISO 17025:2017.
  • Síntesis, caracterización estructural y coordinación de adeninas modificadas con cadenas aminoacídicas o peptídicas en posición N(6)
  • Síntesis de derivados de la cumarina FFN102 y posterior evaluación como biomarcadores
  • Uso del análisis de imagen para evaluar el efecto de los ultrasonidos de potencia sobre la microestructura de vegetales en procesos de tratamiento por inmersión.
  • A new voltammetric method for the measurement of the effect of humic substances in iron speciation. Application to Surface Arctic waters.
  • Captura de contaminantes ambientales con nanopartículas de hierro funcionalizadas.
  • Caracterización y diferenciación de naranjas según su origen mediante el análisis de componentes principales
  • Desarrollo de biosensores colorimétricos de papel basados en nanopartículas de oro
  • Desarrollo de una Síntesis de Cristales Porosos Magnéticos para la Extracción en Fase Sólida de Arsénico
  • Desarrollo de un Sistema Automático para la Extracción y Pre-concentración de 131I en Muestras Biológicas y Residuos Hospitalarios
  • Desenvolupament d’un mètode ràpid i visual per la detecció de bacteris amb nanopartícules d’or carregades positivament.
  • Estudio de la capacidad antioxidante de las frataxinas y de su efecto protector sobre la α-sinucleína
  • Extracción acústica de biocompuestos de subproductos de la alcachofa. Efecto de la temperatura
  • Hidrogeles de quitosano-escuarato: preparación, caracterización y aplicaciones
  • Materials derivats de xarxes metal·loorgàniques del tipus MIL-125 per al seu ús com adsorbents i fotocatalitzadors
  • Preparació de derivats de cobalamina i estudi de la seva interacció amb el ribocommutador de Klebsiella Pneumoniae
  • Secado acústico a baja temperatura de tallo de alcachofa (Cynara Scolimus). Viabilidad de la incorporación del deshidratado a productos cárnicos
  • Síntesi, Caracterització i Auto-Assemblatge d’Amfòfils basats en Esquaramides
  • Aplicación de la RMN al estudio a nivel residual de la termodinámica de desplegamiento y plegamiento del dominio H2H3 de la proteína priónica
  • Carbons porosos derivats de xarxes metal·loorgàniques tipus UiO-66 per al seu ús com a adsorbents
  • Diseño y construcción de sistemas microfluídicos para la monitorización de parámetros de calidad de aguas mediante métodos potenciométricos.
  • Efecto de diferentes modificaciones post-traduccionales sobre la capacidad de la α-sinucleína para unirse al Cu(II) y sobre su capacidad antioxidante
  • Formulación y caracterización de un sistema de nanovesículas biocompatibles
  • Síntesi de α-ureido fosfonats
  • Acoustic extraction of antioxidants from paprika with sunflower oil: Evaluation of oxidative stability
  • Computational study by Density Functional Theory of the capacity of pyridoxamine for the advanced glycation end products inhibition.
  • In-vitro digestion behaviour of complex formulations for clinical nutrition applications based on model systems
  • Kinetic of acoustic assisted extraction and characterization of pectins from orange peel
  • Preparation of hybrid materials based on metal-organic frameworks facilitated by the use of metal oxides as precursors
  • Síntesis y caracterización de nuevas nanopartículas de hierro funcionalizadas para el reconocimiento de contaminantes con grupos carboxílicos.
  • Synthesis and characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles for capturing heavy metal contaminants.
  • Synthesis of oligoesquaramidic compounds and evaluation of its interaction with nucleic acids
  • The combined effect of thiols and solar radiation on the redox chemistry of iron in seawater
  • "Estudio experimental y teórico de la síntesis de urazourazoles como nuevas unidades de reconocimiento molecular de aniones"
  • "Synthesis and structural study of zeolites by variable-temperature infrared spectroscopy"