Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recovering energy from the organic fraction of urban solid waste comprising the following steps: a) the organic fraction is pre treated with mineral acids, preferably sulfuric acid, during which the fraction is heated by an outer thermal jacket with no steam injection or steam explosion, thereby producing a first slurry containing an insoluble solid susceptible to enzymatic attack by cellulases; b) a step comprising enzymatic hydrolysis using cellulases and simultaneous fermentation, using an ethanologenic microorganism, of the first slurry in order to obtain a second slurry containing diluted ethanol; and c) distillation of the second slurry such as to obtain wet ethanol, a recyclable liquid effluent and a solid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recovering energy from the organic fraction of urban solid waste comprising the following steps: a) the organic fraction is pre treated with mineral acids, preferably sulfuric acid, during which the fraction is heated by an outer thermal jacket with no steam injection or steam explosion, thereby producing a first slurry containing an insoluble solid susceptible to enzymatic attack by cellulases; b) a step comprising enzymatic hydrolysis using cellulases and simultaneous fermentation, using an ethanologenic microorganism, of the first slurry in order to obtain a second slurry containing diluted ethanol; and c) distillation of the second slurry such as to obtain wet ethanol, a recyclable liquid effluent and a solid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a porous crystalline material (ITQ-24), the preparation method thereof and the use of same in the catalytic conversion of organic compounds. More specifically, the invention relates to a synthetic porous crystalline material which is characterised in that it is formed by tetrahedrally coordinated atoms which are interconnected by means of oxygens. Said material, which comprises a unit cell containing 56 tetrahedrally coordinated atoms, is known as ITQ-24. Moreover, in the calcined anhydrous state, the material has chemical formula nM1/pXO2: YO2, wherein: X is at least one trivalent element, Y is at least one tetravalent element, n is between 0 and 0.2 and M is at least one charge compensation cation in oxidation state p.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalytic method for the transalkylation/dealkylation of organic compounds, consisting in bringing a supply comprising organic compounds into contact with a catalyst containing a first zeolitic component that is selected from among: a) one or more zeolites having crystalline structure ITQ-13; b) one or more zeolites having crystalline structure ITQ-13, which are modified either by means of selectivation or with the incorporation of one or more metals, or both; and c) a mixture of a) and b). The invention also relates to a catalyst comprising one or more modified zeolites having crystalline structure ITQ-13.

Abstract: The invention relates to a porous crystalline material (ITQ-24), the preparation method thereof and the use of same in the catalytic conversion of organic compounds. More specifically, the invention relates to a synthetic porous crystalline material which is characterised in that it is formed by tetrahedrally coordinated atoms which are interconnected by means of oxygens. Said material, which comprises a unit cell containing 56 tetrahedrally coordinated atoms, is known as ITQ-24. Moreover, in the calcined anhydrous state, the material has chemical formula nM1/pXO2: YO2, wherein: X is at least one trivalent element, Y is at least one tetravalent element, n is between 0 and 0.2 and M is at least one charge compensation cation in oxidation state p.