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ROBERTO PALOS URRUTIA

Knowledge area
Chemical Engineering
Department
Chemical Engineering
Centre
Faculty of Pharmacy
Electronic mail
roberto.palos@ehu.eus

Chemical Engineer by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, 2011) and Master’s degree in Chemical Process Engineering and Sustainable Development (UPV/EHU, 2012). In 2013 I joined CPWV (Catalytic Processes and Waste Valorization) research group where I have developed my PhD. During this period I made an international stay at Ghent University (Belgium), which has allowed me to become an International Doctor in Chemical Engineering by the UPV/EHU (2018).



My professional activity has always been developed at the UPV EHU. From 2015 on I have combined the research and university teaching activities, teaching at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology (2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 school years) and at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Schools of Engineering of Gipuzkoa (2018/2019 school year) and of Bilbao (2021/2022 and 2022/2023 school years). Since the beginning of 2023/2024 school year, I am teaching at the Faculty of Pharmacy.



My research activity has focused on the development of catalytic processes for the valorization of secondary refinery streams and wastes in the consumers’ society, such as tires and plastics, through the sustainable production of automotive fuels and high value-added products. I am co-author of 37 publications in prestigious indexed international journals (802 citations, h index of 18) and I have more than 60 contributions to congre