Biography:
Dr. Maria Gomez finished the Degree in Chemical Engineering at Murcia University in 2003 obtaining the Extraordinary End of Degree Award. She joined the Research Group "Analysis and Simulation of Chemical, Biochemical and Membrane Processes" to carry out her Doctoral Thesis, receiving the PhD degree in 2007. In 2018 she took the position of Associate Professor. She has collaborated in 2 main research lines: "Removal of persistent organic pollutants through enzymatic treatments, membrane processes and photodegradation" and "Enzymatic synthesis of polymeric esters for application in industry". She has published more than 90 research papers and has an h-index of 23.
Title : Removal of terephthalic acid, derived from polyethylene terephthalate plastics, using an advanced oxidation process based on a KrCl excimer photoreactor