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This research area focuses on technical, as well as social and environmental (sustainability) aspects of polymeric materials. Its goals include developing plastics from renewable sources and promoting the mechanical recycling of plastics, a process that not only allows for the conservation of raw materials, energy, and emissions but also generates numerous job opportunities. In this sense, the group is specialized in designing processes to control the structure and enhance the properties of recycled materials to open up new markets and increase recycling.

This research line is based on the preparation and kinetic and analytical study of electrodes modified with electrocatalytic properties and their applications as sensors and biosensors. For the modification of the electrodes, we have so far used redox polymers and dendrimers, in collaboration with the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the Autonomous University of Madrid, and more recently with the Faculty of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Technologies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, as well as Carbonitrides and similar materials in collaboration with the María de Maeztu Excellence Unit at the Center for Astrobiology (INTA-CSIC).

We are currently at the beginning stages of a derivative research line focused on the preparation of electrode surfaces with photoelectrocatalytic properties and their applications.

This research area concentrates on the synthesis, processing, and recycling of polymers and nanocomposites. Its primary research thrust lies in utilizing renewable materials and revaluing agricultural crops and by-products of the food industry. This is aimed at crafting biobased and biodegradable polymeric (nano)composites tailored for applications in food packaging or agriculture. These multifunctional materials possess active properties conducive to fostering a circular economy.

This research area is focused on Phase Equilibrium Thermodynamics (experimental and modelling) applied to energy and sustainable chemistry within the following fields of study: A) Flow assurance in crude oil pipelines; B) Solid-liquid phase equilibrium of biodiesel and phase change materials; C) Thermodynamics and kinetics of gas hydrates; D) Chemical Recycling and water purification processes by using deep eutectic solvents.