Professor, Department of physical chemistry, Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante,  Spain

Vicente Montiel Leguey is Professor at the Department of physical chemistry and the current director of the University Institute of electrochemistry at the University of Alicante. His research has been focused in the electrochemical synthesis and electrochemical treatment of wastewater. It is important to highlight their experience in the development of electrochemical processes, since the scale laboratory to pre-industrial pilot plant. They are different processes that have been implemented in the industry (production of 150 tons of derivatives of N-Acetilhomocisteina with pharmacological application) or development to pilot scale at the University of Alicante (14 tonnes of n-acetyl - cysteine), which guarantee your experience in r & d. It was the first spin-off which was born out of the University of Alicante in this field (the company I.d.electroquimica, SL). He has transferred to industry know-how related to the design, optimization and production of a system of electrocoagulation (TREAC 1000), which allowed the establishment of a company that marketed these facilities. Also received the impulse award of the University of Alicante to the business project: "NANOSHAPES. Preparation of metallic nanoparticles with controlled"in 2011.

His research is focused on the applied electrochemistry, electrosynthesis, wastewater treatment by electrochemical methods without and coupling of photovoltaics, sensors and biosensors; in addition to manufacturing, characterization and use of nanoparticulate materials and the design and optimization of accumulators redox