Department: INGENIERIA QUIMICA, QUIMICA FISICA Y CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES

Faculty: ESCUELA TECNICA SUPERIOR DE INGENIERIA

Research center: Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías de Productos y Procesos Químicos

Area: Chemical Engineering

Research group: TECNOLOGÍAS DE RECURSOS RENOVABLES Y CONTAMINACIÓN AMBIENTAL

Email: juan.garcia@diq.uhu.es

Doctor by the Universidad de Córdoba (ESP) with the thesis Obtencion de pastas celulosicas de paja de trigo utilizando mezclas de disolventes organicos 1999. Supervised by Dr. Luis Jiménez Alcaide.

PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Córdoba (1999), graduated in Chemistry from the same university. Master in Technical Management of industrial and service companies by the University of Girona Foundation (2002). Full Professor (july 2021),University Professor (with I3 Accreditation) (October 2016). Hired Professor Doctor (with I3 Accreditation) (March 2016). Assistant Professor Doctor (May 2015 to February 2016). Interim Substitute Professor (January - April 2015). Hired Researcher of the Ramón y Cajal Program at the University of Huelva (January 2008 - December 2014). Associate Professor A 3.6 (before L.O.U.) and member of the LEPAMAP group (Laboratori d'Engiyeria Papelera i Polimers) of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Girona (2002 - 2007). I have made a total of more than 24 months in research stays in the Laboratory of Cellulose and Paper of the Federal University of Viçosa in Brazil. I have worked in the paper industry (ACONDA PAPER S.A.) with quality control and R&D functions (2001). The lines of research I have carried out have evolved from the application of more environmentally friendly technologies in the pulp and paper industry (sulfur-free pulping, organosolvent methods, chlorine-free bleaching, use of waste materials...) to the full use of lignocellulosic biomass with special emphasis on the optimization of processes for the separation of hemicellulosic fractions, cellulosic and polyphenolic processes and the integration of forest and industrial production processes and the use of residual lignocellulosic material (processes of autohydrolysis, acid hydrolysis, cold alkaline extraction, separation of lignins and polyphenolic fractions for incorporation into plastic matrices, characterization and energy use of fractions, obtaining furfural). I am carrying out research in enzymatic biopulping with the enzyme-mediator system with organosolvent processes and thermal treatments of biomass. I belong to the Research Group PAIDI of the Andalusian Government, RNM-371 belonging to the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Huelva of which I am currently I.P. I have participated multiple Research Projects and Scientific Infrastructure and I have also carried out knowledge transfer tasks to the industrial sector and several companies have been interested in the results obtained (notably ENCE Energía y Celulosa, ACCIONA Infraestructura and OHL) with which we have established research and/or development contracts. 67 indexed publications, 4 non-indexed publications, 55 communications to national and international conferences, I have participated in 6 competitive research projects and 9 contracts or agreements with companies. Director of 6 doctoral theses and 20 research papers for Master's, Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Co-author of one patent. Reviewer of several international high impact indexed magazines such as Biomass & Bioenergy, Bioresouce Technology, Industrial Crops and Products ..etc.