The work carried out in this research group is aimed at both basic and applied research. The group belongs to the Department of Technologies for the energy transition. The work carried out gives great importance to the environmental impact of the coking process and to the use of wastes, using them either as additives in coking blends or for the preparation of carbon materials. In this context, the group works in three lines of research: 1. Optimization of the inclusion of wastes in coking mixtures by means of densification by briquetting, especially lignocellulosic biomass. 2.

The activity of the group focuses on the study of plaeoenvironmental proxies in peats and other organic-rich sediments. Emphasis is put on understanding the factors affecting the changes in vegetation and in the preservation of organic matter, contributing to a better definition of the parameters and their capacities as palaeoclimate indicators. The work focuses on the study of geochemical fossils and organic petrography, disciplines in which the members of the group have been working over the last 30 years.

The GCM is a consolidated group whose main line of research has as objectives the reduction of pollution problems caused by the emission of toxic metallic elements in industrial processes and the control of the originating by-products.

The activity of the research group is included in one of the priority lines of INCAR in accordance with its Strategic Plan, such as the development of sustainable materials for use as electrodes and catalysts in different electrochemical systems. The group has extensive experience both in the design and production of materials with highly controlled physicochemical properties, as well as in the optimization of electrochemical devices (lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, dual-ion batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells , electrolyzers, sensors, etc.).

The group of Microwaves and Carbons for Technological Applications and Manufacturing Carbons using Additive Technologies (MCAT) is part of the Department of Sustainable Chemical Processes at INCAr/csic. The research carried out by this group is focused on the use of microwave heating for different technological applications related to carbon materials and on the synthesis and design of carbon materials, using additive manufacturing processes (3D printing). Additionally, different applications of these materials related to energy and the environment are also investigated.

Pyrolys study of several carbonaceous materials. Preparation and regeneration of activated carbon and its optimization in industrial processes. Basicity of carbonaceous materials. Valorization of industrial biomass residues of different origin (obtained from the combustion of forest biomass, solid waste from vegetable tanning, the industrial production of Agar-Agar from macroalgae, various food industries, sewage sludge…). Physical and chemical activation, with special emphasis on the use of basic hydroxides and carbonates.

The Carbon Materials group currently comprises five staff research scientists, one post-doctoral researcher and three pre-doctoral researchers. The group boasts an extensive track record in the field of carbon materials, having developed in the last 20 years a large variety of projects, contracts with companies and actions related to the preparation, modification and application of such materials. At present, the core of the group's activity is focused on two main areas: (1) porous carbon materials and (2) graphenes and other two-dimensional (2D) materials obtained by colloidal routes.

The research lines of the Group are focused on the development of new synthetis strategies for porous materials including: a) porous carbons (ranging from micro-, to meso- and also macroporous carbons), b) structured inorganic oxides and c) hydrothermal carbons.

The activity of this group is centered around the logic and mathematic modelization of reasoning, and the design of algorithms for solving constraint-based problems and satisfiability.