ALEJANDRO MOURE ABELENDA

Alejandro Moure Abelden is a Researcher at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), affiliated with the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry within the Faculty of Pharmacy. His research focuses on chemical stabilization of anaerobic digestate using wood ash-based treatments, distillation processes for ammonium bicarbonate isolation, and sustainable valorization of bioenergy residues. He holds a PhD from Lancaster University (2022) with a thesis on 'Chemical stabilization of anaerobic digestate via wood ash-based treatment.'

Education:

• PhD in Chemical Engineering from Lancaster University (2022).

Research Highlights: His work integrates chemical engineering principles with environmental sustainability, emphasizing waste-to-resource conversion. Key areas include optimizing distillation methods for nutrient recovery from digestate, developing wood ash-based fertilizers, and simulating bioprocesses using Aspen Plus®. He explores circular economy applications in both agricultural and e-waste contexts, such as microfactory designs for plastics recycling and project-based learning in slurry management.

Awards: None explicitly mentioned.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees listed. Contributions include collaborative projects on bioenergy residues and process simulation models.

Labs/Teams: Member of the 'Soil Quality Assessment' research group at USC, focusing on soil science and agricultural chemistry innovations.