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Rafael A. García-Muñoz

Full Professor and Director Polymer Technology Laboratory

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Madrid, Spain

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Rafael Garcia-Muñoz is a Chemical Engineering Full Professor. Research focused on the characterization of plastics, and recycling towards the Circular Economy

My organisation

Rey Juan Carlos University is a Spanish public research university located in the southern area of the Community of Madrid (Spain), with five campuses at Móstoles, Alcorcón, Vicálvaro, Aranjuez and Fuenlabrada. With 44,916 students, it is the second-biggest public university in the Community of Madrid, behind the historical Universidad Complutense.[2] URJC is one of eight universities in the Community of Madrid, and it is the second-newest university in the autonomous community.
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About me

Rafael Garcia-Muñoz (RGM) is Full Professor at Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department of URJC of Madrid. One of the research field of RGM research is focused on the characterization of polyolefins, mainly polyethylene, polypropylene and their copolymers, and the study of their recyclates towards the Circular Economy of Plastics. In this topic, RGM is the Head of the Polymer Technology Laboratory (LATEP). LATEP is a laboratory for the physico-chemical characterization of polymers and the study of their relationship with the molecular structure of the material. Currently LATEP has an important line of research focused on the framework of the Circular Economy and especially in the mechanical recycling of polymers. LATEP is a certified laboratory according to ISO 9001:2008 for performing polymer characterization tests.

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Skills

  • Polymers characterization
  • circular economy
  • Plastics recycling

Interests

  • Plastics recycling
  • circular economy in plastics
  • Polymers characterization

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Region

Madrid Region (ES)

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  • Expertise

    Polymers Recycling

    RGM research is focused on the plastics recycling towards a Circular Economy

    • CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE (CDW) CIRCULARITY
    Author

    Rafael A. García-Muñoz

    Full Professor and Director Polymer Technology Laboratory at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    Madrid, Spain