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Employment (5)

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES

2023-09-01 to present | Researcher in project (Integrated and advanced manufacturing research group)
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Raquel Ortega García

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, ES

2022-07-01 to 2023-08-31 | Researcher in project (Integrated and advanced manufacturing research group)
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Raquel Ortega García

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, ES

2018-04-16 to 2022-04-15 | PhD student (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
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Raquel Ortega García

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, ES

2017-09-01 to 2018-04-15 | Project technician (Integrated and advanced manufacturing research group)
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Raquel Ortega García

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, ES

2017-04-01 to 2017-08-31 | Project technician (Integrated and advanced manufacturing research group)
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Raquel Ortega García

Education and qualifications (3)

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, ES

2017-12-11 to 2023-06-15 | PhD in Chemical, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Raquel Ortega García

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, ES

2016-09 to 2017-07 | Master in Industrial Technologies
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Raquel Ortega García

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, ES

2011-09 to 2015-07 | Degree in Chemical Engineering
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Raquel Ortega García

Professional activities (1)

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, ES

2016-06-01 | Extraordinary End of Studies prize in Chemical Engineering Degree
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Raquel Ortega García

Works (9)

Composites made of a blend of plastics recovered from bottle caps reinforced with fibers from banana rachis waste. A Circular Economy Strategy in the Canary Islands

Journal of Cleaner Production
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: F.X. Espinach; M. Monzon; R. Paz; R. Ortega; P. Fullana; A. Bala; C. Campos; M. Delgado-Aguilar; Q. Tarrés
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Environmental and Social Life Cycle Assessment of Plastic Recycling and Banana Waste Valorization in the Canary Islands

SETAC Europe 34 th Annual Meeting
2024-05 | Conference poster
Contributors: Cristina Campos Herrero; Giuseppe Cecere; Alba Bala Gala; Pere Fullana; Lucia Rigamonti; Rubén Paz Hernández; Mario Monzón Verona; Raquel Ortega García; Pablo Bordón Pérez; Gisela Vega Rodríguez et al.
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Raquel Ortega García

Development of an innovative water retainer made of banana pseudostem pulp

6th International Conference on Natural Fibers Nature Inspired Sustainable Solutions
2023-06-20 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Raquel Ortega García; Yamilet Rivero López; Aday Romero Pérez; Pablo Bordón Pérez; Rubén Paz Hernández
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Raquel Ortega García

Extraction and use of rachis fibre as reinforcement of polylactic acid composites

6th International Conference on Natural Fibers Nature Inspired Sustainable Solutions
2023-06-20 | Conference abstract | Investigation
Contributors: Raquel Ortega García; Rubén Paz Hernández; Pablo Bordón Pérez; Mario Monzón Verona
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Raquel Ortega García

Study and fire test of banana fibre reinforced composites with flame retardance properties

Open Chemistry
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85083646589

Part of ISSN: 23915420
Contributors: Ortega, R.; Monzón, M.D.; Ortega, Z.C.; Cunningham, E.
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Improvement of fibre quality by enhancement the fibre extraction process

2019 International Conference on Materials and Nanomaterials (M&Ns-19)
2019-07-17 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Raquel Ortega García; Noelia Díaz Padilla; Mario D. Monzón Verona; David Pestana Guillén; Rubén Paz Hernández
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Raquel Ortega García

Processability and characterization of polymers additivated with natural flame retardants

2019 International Conference on Materials and Nanomaterials (M&Ns-19)
2019-07-17 | Conference abstract | Investigation
Contributors: Raquel Ortega García; Mario Monzón Verona; Eoin Cunningham; Paula Douglas; Abbas Tcharkhtchi
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Raquel Ortega García

Pilot plant for alkali treatment of chopped banana fibre

4th International Conference on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering (GreenChem-18)
2018-07-25 | Conference abstract | Investigation
Part of ISBN: 978-84-09-03323-2
Contributors: Raquel Ortega García; Noelia Díaz Padilla; Antonio Nizardo Benítez Vega; Mario D. Monzón Verona; Marina Reyes Piñeiro
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Raquel Ortega García

Study and Fire test of natural fibre reinforced composites with flame retardance properties

4th International Conference on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering (GreenChem-18)
2018-07-25 | Conference abstract | Investigation
Contributors: Raquel Ortega García; Mario D. Monzón Verona; Zaida Ortega Medina
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Raquel Ortega García