Speaker's Biography

Alba Somoza holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (2017) and a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses (2019) from the University of Santiago de Compostela. She completed her Master’s thesis at Delft University of Technology, where she applied life cycle assessment methodologies to bio-PET production and explored innovative recycling techniques using ionic liquids.

In 2019, Alba began her PhD at the University of Santiago de Compostela, focusing on the use of ionic liquids to enhance existing industrial technologies. Her research spans several areas, including enhanced oil recovery (EOR), carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), fish waste valorization, and the development of personal and home care products.

During her academic career, she collaborated with CEPSA, published multiple papers in high-impact journals, and holds a patent for one of her formulations.

Currently, Alba works as a liquid waterproofing process specialist at Danosa, where she applies her expertise in chemical engineering to develop more sustainable and efficient solutions for the construction sector.

Case Study: Rehabilitation of the roof of the port of Tangier using 100 % pure hot polyurea Danocoat 250.

The Port of Tangier is a deep-water port inaugurated in 2007 and located on the side of the Strait of Gibraltar, some 40 kilometres from the city of Tangier, in Oued Rmel, in the north of Morocco. It is also very close to the Spanish city of Ceuta, 20 kilometres away. Its strategic location, at the point on the Moroccan coast closest to the Iberian Peninsula, makes it a key point on the maritime trade routes to Europe, America and, of course, Africa. This case study is about the rehabilitation of a deck type industrial roof, with rock wool and bituminous sheet with an aged mineral finish. After evaluating the structural capacity of the rock wool and the ageing of the bituminous sheet, this solution was installed based on a fully adhered system of 100% pure aromathic polyurea Danocoat 250 and a top coat aliphatic polyurethane.