Electrosynthesis, Toxicological Assessment and Environmental Monitoring

This area brings together research groups from the University of Alcalá who have expertise in the following areas: electrochemical organic synthesis; toxicological evaluation; and response to CBRN threats. The groups' work focuses on drug development, analysing pollutants in biological matrices and designing solutions to address chemical, biological or environmental exposures.

Research Groups:

• Organic Electrosynthesis: Develops novel organic reactions using electrochemical technologies with applications in pharmacology, energy and the environment.

• Toxicological Risk Assessment: Evaluates the effects of pollutants on human health and the environment through toxicological analysis and biomonitoring.

• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Incidents (CBRN): Designs drugs, guidelines and medical countermeasures against chemical, biological and radiological threats to humans and ecosystems.

Services offered:

• Synthesis and characterisation of organic compounds with pharmacological or functional potential

• Development of new organic reactions and electrochemical characterisation

• Toxicological analysis of pollutants in biological and environmental samples

• Risk-benefit assessment in populations exposed to xenobiotics

• Consultancy on preparedness and response to CBRN incidents

• Human and environmental biomonitoring in cases of chemical or biological exposure

• Research and development of pharmaceuticals for chemical or biological emergency situations

• Medical and environmental decontamination in critical scenarios

Current Projects:

• Electrochemical functionalisation of vinyl anthracenes coupled with DDT electroremediation and PNIPAM hydrogel formation — Organic Electrosynthesis Group

• Isolation of spermatic fraction in sexual assault samples using MACS® columns — CBRN Group

• Study of pollutant mixtures (PFAS and plastic-related chemicals), inflammatory pathways and immunity against SARS-CoV-2 — CBRN Group

Intellectual Property:

 P202430144 – Anodic electrosynthesis of non-symmetrical azobenzenes and/or acyl aryldiazenes