Rafael Luque

Professor , ECOTEC University, Ecuador

Rafael Luque (PhD in 2005 from Universidad de Cordoba, Spain) has significant experience in biomass and waste valorisation practices to materials, fuels and chemicals, including nanoscale chemistry, green chemistry and catalysis as well as environmental remediation with a particular interest in plastic waste (>1000 publications, h-index 121, >65,000 citations, 7 patents, >10 edited books). He was named a 2018-2022 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics) and received Honorary Professor titles (Doctor Honoris Causa) at Universitá degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria and RUDN University

Prof. Luque is currently Head of the B4 group (Bioresources, Biopolymers, Biotechnology and Biorefineries) and Project Director at the National University of Science and Technology Polytehnica Bucharest (Romania), holding various positions as DFSP Chair Professor at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Lahore (Pakistan) and International Distinguished Scientist and Rectoral Advisor at Universidad ECOTEC (Ecuador).