Dr. Carlos Morales Polo

Current position:

Assistant Professor

Research Area:

Energy Economics and Regulation

Association date:

01/Sep/2020

Location:

AA25. D-309

Phone extension number:

+34 91 542-2800 ext. 4720

Home Institution:

Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid

Email:

cmorales@comillas.edu

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Biography:

Carlos Morales Polo obtained an Industrial Engineer degree (major in Mechanics) from the Comillas Pontifical University-ICAI (2014) and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (major in Environmental Engineering), from the same University (2019). He currently serves as lecturer in the areas of Mechanics, Environment and Energy, coordinates the Master's Degree in Environment and Energy Transition and serves as associate researcher at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT).

Areas of interest:

Waste management and treatment. Water technologies. Energy use. Environmental Impact Study through Life Cycle Assesment.

Journal Publications

Serrat, L., Linares, J.I., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Morales-Polo, C., Hueso-Kortekaas, K. Ground source heat pump driven by reciprocating engine firing biomethane from wastewater treatment plant sludge in a cogeneration for district heating and cooling. A case study in Spain. Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol. 219, nº. Part B, pp. 119586-1 - 119586-16, January 2023. [Online: November 2022] JCR: 6,400 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 1,559 Q1 (2022)
Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Revuelta-Aramburu, M., Hueso-Kortekaas, K. Anaerobic digestion of organic fraction combinations from food waste, for an optimal dynamic release of biogas, using H2 as an indicator. Science of The Total Environment. Vol. 857, nº. Part 3, pp. 159727-1 - 159727-10, January 2023. [Online: October 2022] JCR: 9,800 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 1,946 Q1 (2022)
Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Revuelta-Aramburu, M., Hueso-Kortekaas, K. Enhancing energy recovery in form of biogas, from vegetable and fruit wholesale markets by-products and wastes, with pretreatments. Plants. Vol. 10, nº. 7, pp. 1298-1 - 1298-30, July 2021. [Online: June 2021] JCR: 4,658 Q1 (2021); 4,500 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 0,765 Q1 (2021); 0,790 Q1 (2022)
Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Revuelta-Aramburu, M., Hueso-Kortekaas, K. Bioconversion process of barley crop residues into biogas: energetic-environmental potential in Spain. Agronomy. Vol. 11, nº. 4, pp. 640-1 - 640-24, April 2021. [Online: March 2021] JCR: 3,949 Q1 (2021); 3,700 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 0,654 Q1 (2021); 0,663 Q1 (2022)
Hueso-Kortekaas, K., Fegies, A.C., Espinosa de los Monteros López, C., Balbás de la Fuente, M., Morales-Polo, C., Caro, R., Cledera-Castro, M.M. Microplastics in food-grade salt: how bad is the problem?. El Alfolí. Nº. 28, pp. 11 - 19, January 2021.
Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Hueso-Kortekaas, K., Revuelta-Aramburu, M. Anaerobic digestion in wastewater reactors of separated organic fractions from wholesale markets waste. Compositional and batch characterization. Energy and environmental feasibility. Science of The Total Environment. Vol. 726, pp. 138567-1 - 138567-24, July 2020. [Online: April 2020] JCR: 7,963 Q1 (2020); 9,800 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 1,795 Q1 (2020); 1,946 Q1 (2022)
Revuelta-Aramburu, M., Verdú-Vázquez, M. A., Gil-López, T., Morales-Polo, C. Environmental analysis of the use of plant fiber blocks in building construction. Science of The Total Environment. Vol. 725, pp. 138495-1 - 138495-, July 2020. [Online: April 2020] JCR: 7,963 Q1 (2020); 9,800 Q1 (2022) - SJR: 1,795 Q1 (2020); 1,946 Q1 (2022)
Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Moratilla, B.Y. Biogas production from vegetable and fruit markets waste- Compositional and batch characterizations. Sustainability. Vol. 11, nº. 23, pp. 6790-1 - 6790-23, December 2019. [Online: November 2019] JCR: 2,576 Q2 (2019); 3,900 Q2 (2022) - SJR: 0,581 Q2 (2019); 0,664 Q1 (2022)
Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Moratilla, B.Y. Reviewing the anaerobic digestion of food waste: From waste generation and anaerobic process to its perspectives. Applied Sciences. Vol. 8, nº. 10, pp. 1804-1 - 1804-35, October 2018. [Online: October 2018] JCR: 2,217 Q2 (2018); 2,700 Q2 (2022) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,492 Q2 (2022)
Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, M.M. An optimized water reuse and waste valorization method for a sustainable development of poultry slaughtering plants. Desalination and Water Treatment. Vol. 57, nº. 6, pp. 2702 - 2711, February 2016. [Online: April 2015] JCR: 1,631 Q3 (2016); 1,100 Q4 (2022) - SJR: Q2 (2016); 0,267 Q3 (2022)
Moratilla, B.Y., Ruiz-Sánchez, R., Estadieu, M., Belda-Sánchez, B., Cordón Peralta, C., Martín-Cañas, P., Rodríguez-Penalonga, L., Cledera-Castro, M.M., Sáenz-Nuño, M.A., Morales-Polo, C. Impact of the taxes on used nuclear fuel on the fuel cycle economics in Spain. Energies. Vol. 8, nº. 2, pp. 1426 - 1439, February 2015. [Online: February 2015] JCR: 2,077 Q3 (2015); 3,200 Q3 (2022) - SJR: 0,632 Q1 (2022)

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Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

C. Morales-Polo (2019), Co-digestión anaerobia y pretratamientos de residuos agroalimentarios con fangos UASB de depuradora. Caracterización BMP y análisis. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain).

In progress:

J. Victoria Rodríguez, . Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (España).

show 2 Ph.D. Thesis

Conference Papers

show 6 conference papers

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Round table "Bioenergy in action: producing biomethane from waste " Semana de la Ciencia y la Innovación 2023. Fundación para el conocimiento madri+d. Comunidad de Madrid. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2023.
Round table "Carbon footprint reduction measures in the automotive industry" VIII Congreso Nacional de Igenieros del ICAI «Somos historia que construye futuro». Colegio de Ingenieros del ICAI. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2021.
Round table "Waste-to-energy valuation of sewage sludge waste" VIII Congreso Nacional de Igenieros del ICAI «Somos historia que construye futuro». Colegio de Ingenieros del ICAI. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2021.

show 3 invited conferences and seminars

Media and research dissemination

"2X11 - Emerging contaminants and resource recovery". Casting the Future. (Dec 2022)
"2X04 - Green I love you green". Casting the Future. (Oct 2022)

show 2 media and research dissemination

Dr. Carlos Morales Polo

Journal Publications

Hueso-Kortekaas, K., Fegies, A.C., Espinosa de los Monteros López, C., Balbás de la Fuente, M., Morales-Polo, C., Caro, R., Cledera-Castro, M.M. Microplastics in food-grade salt: how bad is the problem?. El Alfolí. Nº. 28, pp. 11 - 19, January 2021.

Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

C. Morales-Polo (2019), Co-digestión anaerobia y pretratamientos de residuos agroalimentarios con fangos UASB de depuradora. Caracterización BMP y análisis. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain).

In progress:

J. Victoria Rodríguez, . Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (España).

Conference Papers

Muñoz Gordo, D., Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, MM., Comparison between Cl2 and stabilized ClO2 as disinfectant, 3rd International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management - EWWM-16, Rome (Italy). 18-20 July 2016.

Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, MM., Moratilla, B.Y., Co-digestion of agri-food residues in WWTP digesters with sludge from wastewater treatment. Laboratory tests, 3rd International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management - EWWM-16, Rome (Italy). 18-20 July 2016.

Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, MM., Moratilla, B.Y., GC Configuration for analysing and monitoring biogas production from anaerobic digestion of WWTP sludges and agri-food waste, 3rd International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management - EWWM-16, Rome (Italy). 18-20 July 2016.

Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, MM., Moratilla, B.Y., Different BMP test configurations for predicting bio methane potential. Similarities to a real anaerobic digester, 6th International Congress on Energy and Environment Engineering and Management - CIIEM15, Paris (France). 22-24 July 2015.

Morales-Polo, C., Cledera-Castro, MM., Sustainable development of poultry slaughtering plants, 2nd International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management - EWWM-14, Porto (Portugal). 16-18 July 2014.

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Round table "Bioenergy in action: producing biomethane from waste " Semana de la Ciencia y la Innovación 2023. Fundación para el conocimiento madri+d. Comunidad de Madrid. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2023.

Round table "Carbon footprint reduction measures in the automotive industry" VIII Congreso Nacional de Igenieros del ICAI «Somos historia que construye futuro». Colegio de Ingenieros del ICAI. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2021.

Round table "Waste-to-energy valuation of sewage sludge waste" VIII Congreso Nacional de Igenieros del ICAI «Somos historia que construye futuro». Colegio de Ingenieros del ICAI. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2021.

Media and research dissemination

"2X11 - Emerging contaminants and resource recovery". Casting the Future. (Dec 2022)

"2X04 - Green I love you green". Casting the Future. (Oct 2022)