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Fuentes, Carla

CTFC
PhD Candidates
carla.fuentes@ctfc.cat

 



She started her carrier with Environmental Science degree (UB). Since then, she has been worked as a research support technician in different CTFC projects related to soil analysis and multifunctional forestry management. She studied the Crop Integrated Protection (UdL) master, whose master thesis was about entomopathogenic nematodes against main truffle pest. Nowadays she is starting her PhD where she is studying solid products of local biorefineries.



Research Lines

Extraction and production of added value products from different types of Mediterranean agroforest biomass to be used in food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries 

Development of biorefinery processes and methodologies 

Projects

LIFE BIOREFFORMED - Implementing a Mediterranean biorefinery to boost forest management through the production of added value products
BIOMARKETS - La bioeconomia com a motor de canvi i model de transformació territorial Nou coneixement, Innovació, Transferència i Impacte a partir dels recursos naturals endògens del Solsonès
TANFORLOC - Production of tannins from local white pine by-products to replace the use of non-local species to mitigate climate change.