The Environmental Research Group (GIM) is currently composed of 6 staff researchers (2 Scientific Researchers, 3 Tenured Scientists, 1 Distinguished Researcher), 3 post-doctoral researchers, 1 pre-doctoral fellow (FPI program) and 1 technician. It is a multidisciplinary group that researches in the areas of energy and the environment with the ultimate goal of contributing to sustainable development. The research lines developed by the GIM can be summarized as follows: 1. Energy and material valorisation of wastes and biomass through thermochemical processes. 2.

Research is focuses on the development of clean energy generation processes without CO2 emissions from different fuels, mainly biomass and renewable wastes. Energy or syngas generation through combustion and gasification processes are investigated, emphasizing environmental aspects and process optimization. Advanced decarbonization processes are explored for the combustion of renewable fuels to achieve negative CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, necessary to achieve the Paris Agreement targets. Existing decarbonization processes have a high energy penalty and CO2 capture costs.

Our group works on the development of separation techniques, optical detection systems and sensors based on molecular environment effects in the emission of fluorescence. These tools are applied to the characterization and/or determination of target analytes in complex systems such as those related to Lipidomics, detection of biological and biomedical interest compounds, petroleum products and biofuels.

The group is specialized in the development of production processes for carbon nanomaterials (nanotubes, graphene, carbon dots, 2D carbon nitride materials), semiconductor metal oxide nanomaterials, development of conductive inks, processing in the form of films or aerogels for the manufacture of electrodes or coatings for applications in the field of energy and environment, mainly using technologies and nanotechnologies based on principles of sustainability and green chemistry.

The Advanced Chemical Processes group is formed by a multidisciplinary team of researchers belonging to the Department of Chemical Processes and Nanotechnology of the Institute of Carbochemistry, who have participated in national and European projects, as well as in research contracts with companies.

Preparation of new condensation polymers useful in semipermeable membranes for gas separation and water purification. Preparation of nanoporous polymeric networks and application in mixed matrix membranes, gas sorbents and catalysts supports.

The group is made up of an average of 10 researchers, 4 of them on staff. It is dedicated to the development of new methodologies for the synthesis and chemical modification, functionalization, structuring and processing (supercritical CO2 and 3D printing) of polymer materials. He belongs to the CSIC Susplast, Sosecocir, FAB-3D and Salud Global PTIs. He has participated in 3 projects related to COVID. It has created the EBT Releasycell S.L. (2018-2019) and is in the process of transferring iFABCell technology.

Elastomer group has a national unique position because it is the only one specialized exclusively in rubber science and technology. The focus of the research is the design and development of new elastomeric materials for advanced applications.

Chemical Biology is a discipline that studies the biological processes using chemical tools.

This group develops a synthesis discipline and uses data from different fields of biology: anatomical, karyological, cytogenetic, geographic, molecular, morphological, ecological niche, palynological and chemical. All of them are treated together to obtain a global vision of the plant species. Our main interest is in working on biodiversity, systematics and evolution of different taxa complexes, especially from the Compositae family.