Home > Authors and editors

Alejandro Rodríguez Pascual

University of Córdoba Spain

A full professor (for 4 six-year research periods) at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Córdoba where he obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2002. Dr. Rodríguez Pascual has supervised 11 doctoral theses, and is currently supervising three. His research line is focused on biorefinery of lignocellulosic residues from agri-food industry to get value-added products, using environmentally-friendly processes. He has developed several research projects at both national and international levels. He is an expert evaluator for several international and national research agencies (REA, Romania, Latvia, Chile, Uruguay, Cyprus, etc.) and an active collaboration with more than 10 foreign entities. Dr. Rodríguez Pascual is the founding partner of Spin-off OrganInk SL. He is currently the lead of the RNM 940 group (PAIDI), the Director of the University master's degree, and the General Director of Transfer and OTRI. He has gained wide experience regarding dissemination activities, mass media (TV, press, and radio), Café con Ciencia, La Noche de los Investigadores, Ingenios en Ruta, Bocados de Ciencia, Patios de Ciencia, etc. His Google Scholar profile is currently at h=45, i10=106, he has a total of 5943 cites, a Scopus h-index of 40, and a total of 4339 cites. He has published 136 JCR articles and 100% of his published works from 2008 have been cited. More than 40% of the articles published in the last 8 years have been international collaborations.

1books edited

1chapters authored

Latest work with IntechOpen by Alejandro Rodríguez Pascual

Cellulosic fibers are becoming increasingly important in many industrial sectors. Indeed, their availability, low cost, and durability make them suitable for application in various fields. This book presents important information about the structure of cellulose as well as its uses and applications. Topics covered include: the dynamic modeling of cellulose industry systems for biofuels in the United States; the integration of alternative raw materials to wood in biorefinery processes; the influence of size classification on the properties of cellulose materials; the chemistry of cellulose, its extraction, and its properties; cellulases; and enzymatic treatments for producing surface activation on cellulosic fibers.

Cellulose

Cellulose

Edited by Alejandro Rodríguez Pascual

Chapters authored

Alternative Raw Materials for Pulp and Paper Production in the Concept of a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery

By María Eugenia Eugenio, David Ibarra, Raquel Martín-Sampedro, Eduardo Espinosa, Isabel Bascón and Alejandro Rodríguez

The main source of cellulosic fibre used for pulp and paper production comes from wood, while non-wood fibres are used to a lesser extent. However, a renewed interest exists in the use of non-woody raw materials due to their abundance as source of low-cost fibres and because they are sometimes the only exploitable source of fibres in certain geographical areas, mainly in developing countries. Moreover, the great variety of characteristics, fibre dimensions and chemical composition of these alternative raw materials give them a great potential to produce different types of papers. On the other hand, the pulp and paper industry is an excellent starting point for the development of lignocellulosic biorefineries, possessing the necessary technology and infrastructure as well as extensive experience in lignocellulosic biomass transformation. Since its beginnings, the pulp and paper industry has been practicing certain aspects of the biorefinery concept, generating the energy necessary for the production of cellulosic pulp from the combustion of lignocellulosic waste and black liquors, recovering the chemical reagents used and generating high value-added products (e.g. tall oil) together with cellulosic pulp. However, the evolution of the pulp and paper industry to a lignocellulosic biorefinery requires technological innovations to make bioenergy and new bioproducts available alongside traditional products.

Part of the book: Cellulose

Related collaborators

Praveen Kumar Gupta

Mathew Adekoya

Renuka Ratnayake

Institute of Fundamental Studies , Sri Lanka

Sunday Oluyamo

Shreeya Sai Raghunath

Deepali Venkatesh Prasanna

V Priyadharsini

Vidhya Shree

Chandrananthi C

Sandhya Jayasekara