**About the Editors**

### **Alejandro Rodr´ıguez Pascual**

Dr. Alejandro Rodr´ıguez Pascual is a Full Professor of the Chemical Engineering Department. He studied Chemistry and Food and Science Technology before obtaining his doctorate in Chemical Sciences from the University of Cordoba in 2002. He worked as "Profesor Ayudante and Ayudante ´ Doctor" at Pablo de Olavide University, Seville. In January 2007, he joined the Chem. Eng. Area of the University of Cordoba with a "Ram ´ on y Cajal" Contract (call 2006). Initially, his research line was ´ focused on the use of agricultural residues to obtain cellulosic pulps. As a result of the RyC contract as well as the management of two national projects, the applicant began to develop a new research line focused on the biorefinery of the lignocellulosic residues from agri-food activity. He has 112 indexed articles (70% Q1), >80 International Congresses. He co-authored three books and five book chapters and has edited one. He has been the supervisor of nine doctoral theses, currently supervising five (international mention).

#### **Eduardo Espinosa V´ıctor**

Dr. Eduardo Espinosa V´ıctor is Assistant Professor of the Chemical Engineering Department in Universidad de Cordoba (Spain). He graduated in Environmental Sciences in 2014 from the ´ University of Cordoba, attained a Master's degree in Molecular, Cellular and Genetic Biotechnology to get onto a PhD in the area of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cordoba. He started his PhD in October 2015 after receiving a grant for the training of university faculty (FPU) in 2015 and finished it in September 2019 with the qualification of Outstanding Cum Laude and with International Doctorate Mention. He participated as part of a working team in a Spanish national project (CTQ2016-78729-R), as well as in eight other research projects as a research team. His research activity is focused on the biorefinery of lignocellulosic materials, especially agri-food waste, focused on the separation of the different fractions (cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin) and their characterization and application.
