His scientific research focuses on the impact generated by anthropogenic activity on the environment. In particular, the research lines can be divided as follows:
1) Material flow analysis (MFA) applied to the characterization of anthropogenic cycle of resources, their reserves in use and to analyze future scenarios of material supply at global, regional and national levels. MFA studies have been applied to critical elements or strategic materials which include aluminum, copper, indium, neodymium, europium, zinc, lead, iron, PVC, manganese, nickel and natural graphite.
2) Analysis of the criticality of resources by participating in the activities of international research groups (Yale University) and in the EU Critical Raw Materials list. Resource criticality studies at global and regional (US, Europe, Australia) scales include aluminum, copper, indium, zinc, iron, manganese, nickel and natural graphite.
3) Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to products of different types and compositions for the identification and quantification of the environmental impacts associated with their production, use and management at end of life. Likewise, LCA studies have been applied to improve the environmental sustainability of industrial processes and to estimate the environmental footprint associated with the anthropogenic cycles of materials.
4) Chemometric techniques for multivariate analysis and design of experiments applied to extract essential information not known a priori and to process optimization.
