Isabel Canete Vela

UniversityChalmers University of Technology
DepartmentSpace, Earth and Environment
DivisionEnergy Technology
PhD student
KeywordsCircular economy, plastic waste, mixed waste, textiles, recycling, gasification, pyrolysis, thermochemical recycling

Website Chalmers University of Technology, in Swedish www.chalmers.se/personer/canete
Website Chalmers University of Technology, in English www.chalmers.se/en/persons/canete
Networks/thematic areasGlobal perspectives with focus on low and middle income countries
SDG:s9. Industry, innovation and infrastruture, 11. Sustainable cities and communities, 12. Responsible consumption and production, 13. Climate action, 15. Life on land
RegionsNone
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Reasearch / work
Isabel is doing experimental research in plastic waste gasification at the Chalmers Power Central. Her aim is to understand and steer this thermochemical process to produce new feedstocks that can be used in the petrochemical industry.