ITENE
Spain
Sergio Clemente is native of Extremadura, and he has studied chemical engineering in Badajoz, Salamanca and Huelva, always with a focus on sustainability and renewable energies, before joining the ITENE team in Valencia in 2024. Since 2020, Sergio has studied and analyzed chemical processes of high temperature chemical recycling, starting with his study of prototypes of polystyrene waste depolymerization plants at the University of Salamanca with a project award. From 2020 to 2023 he has developed his PhD in biofuel production from fast growing biomass at the University of Huelva based on complex kinetic studies and pilot plant producing bio-oil as intermediate biofuel, gas for energetic purpose and biochar applied to agriculture improvers. He is currently developing his professional career as a chemical recycling and valorisation project engineer in ITENE participating in numerous projects with bio-waste, polymers such as PET, polyurethane and other complex polymeric systems such as printed electronics, as well as other wastes such as contaminated wood, bioplastics and functional polyolefins.