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national, and regional projects and has published more than 160 papers in peer-
reviewed journals and more than 200 communications in congresses.

Fernando Vega is an industrial engineer and chemical engineer (2007). He finished
his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2016 at the High School of Engineering (ETSI)
that belonged to the University of Seville. He has been working in the field of
atmospheric pollutant control (gases and particulates), mainly in carbon capture tech-
nologies since 2007. Currently he is assistant professor in the ETSI. His research is
focused on the development of a new concept: partial oxy-combustion capture process,
which consists of a hybrid CO 2 capture technology between postcombustion and oxy-
combustion. In particular, his research work involves pilot plant experiences, process
integration, and solvent degradation under partial oxy-combustion conditions in order
to address the main drawbacks that constrain the deployment of this CCS technology.
Currently, he is part of the staff involved in the OXYSOLVENT project, funded by the
Spanish government, which aims at carrying out several test campaigns in our CO 2
capture pilot plant facility. During his career, he has also worked on several projects
related to coal combustion optimization, industrial process development, CFD simula-
tion, and clean fossil fuels technologies. He has been teaching at the School of Engi-
neering since 2009 as a part of the Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Department staff. He has gotten two research internships in the Heriot-Watt University
of Edinburgh (Scotland).

Francisco Manuel Baena Moreno is a research professor and predoctoral researcher
in training at the University of Seville in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Department. He is teaching subjects such as Basic Operations with Solids and Fluids or
Energy Resources and Fuel Technology. He has a master’s degree in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Seville (2016) and a degree in Chemical Engineer-
ing from the University of Seville (2014), obtaining the extraordinary prize for the best
promotion file in both degrees. He has participated in research projects for more than
3 years through scholarships associated to the Department of Chemical and Environ-
mental Engineering of the University of Seville and scholarships associated to the
Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport in the field of atmospheric pollutants con-
trol: SO 2 , NOx, and particulate matter. He has also had industrial activity, working
for 2 years in Pers an S. A., an important Spanish detergent manufacturer. He is
currently developing his research activity in the field of new alternatives to gas purify
and capture þ use of CO 2 in the production process of biomethane in wastewater treat-
ment plants.

Gregorio Molina began his research career on gasification area in 2004 under Profes-
sor Jose Corella’s management at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, where he
was working until 2014. In February 2014 he joined the Unit for Energy Conversion of
Fuels and Wastes of the Department of Energy at CIEMAT (Research Centre for
Energy, Environment, and Technology), Spain, and since then, he has been working
in several occasions with this group until his last incorporation in April 2017. Holding
a PhD in Chemical Engineering by the Complutense University of Madrid since 2011,