Lorena Villar Blanco

Dr. Lorena Villar Blanco is a Staff Researcher (Group I) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Vigo, operating within the Faculty of Philology and Translation. She completed her doctorate in 2024 with a thesis titled Chemical processing of textile waste based on cellulosic and synthetic fibers, supervised by Dr. Pablo Breogán Sánchez Vázquez and Dr. Begoña Gonzalez de Prado. She is affiliated with the EQ1 FEQxLab research group.

Her research focuses on sustainable material processing, with expertise in polymer degradation, textile recycling methodologies, and circular economy applications within chemical engineering. Primary domains include waste valorization techniques and synthetic fiber modification.