Patricia Solano

Patricia G. Solano is a chemist with a strong background in analytical chemistry methods, which enable her to characterize complex matrices, contribute to materials science, and advance sustainable industrial processes. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, focusing on the analysis and treatment of different types of water using biological methods. She later completed her Master’s degree in Materials and Energy at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in France, where she specialized in carbon materials and nanotechnology for diverse applications, one of which was wastewater treatment. Her thesis centered on the development and characterization of metal–organic framework (MOF)-based materials with tailored properties for enhanced performance.

Patricia has also gained valuable professional experience through a research and development position in industry. In this role, she contributed to the design of processes for wastewater treatment plants and worked on advanced oxidation processes—including UV, ozonation, photo-Fenton, reverse osmosis, and nanofiltration—for international industries. Her responsibilities included process optimization, monitoring, and environmental sustainability, all of which contributed to improved operational efficiency and compliance with environmental standards. In addition, her industrial background includes materials design, where she applied her expertise to bridge laboratory-scale innovations with large-scale engineering challenges.

As Doctoral Candidate 6 in the NEUTEN project, Patricia’s current research focuses on the enhanced removal of pharmaceutically active compounds from wastewater using anaerobic moving bed biofilm reactors (AnMBBRs) and microbial fuel cells (MFCs).