**Vicent Fombuena Borr`as**

Dr. Vicent Fombuena Borras (h-index 18—Scopus) works at the Department of Nuclear and ` Chemical Engineering of the Escuela Politecnica Superior de Alcoy (EPSA) of the Universitat ´ Politecnica de Val ` encia, (UPV) Alcoy, Spain. He holds degrees in Technical Engineering, Industrial ` Chemical Engineering, and Materials Engineering. He joined the Technological Institute of Materials (ITM) in 2008 as a research technician and obtained an international PhD in engineering and industrial production in 2012. His research work concerns the implementation of a circular economic model in the polymer industry. He has focused his efforts on obtaining multiple active compounds from seeds and agroforestry residues for application in thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. He has extensive experience in developing techniques for the chemical, thermal, and mechanical characterization of materials.
