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Dr. Cristina Elizetxea graduate in Chemical Science in the University of Basque Country (1992) and PhD in Chemistry in the University of Basque Country (2000), she is currently Project Manager and responsible for Polymers, Composites and Biobased Materials at TECNALIA: She has more than 20 years research experience in the field of composite materials mainly oriented to thermoplastic technologies (extrusion, injection, compression) and recycling technologies for both thermoplastic and thermosetting materials. Since the last ten years, her main activity is focused in the industrialization of the in situ polymerization and moulding process of anionic APA6, for automotive continuous fibre thermoplastic composites.
Five patents, four co-directed PhD Thesis, industrial projects and more than 18 scientific publication and contributions to workshops and congress justify her expertise.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Continuous carbon fiber Additive Preforming and its application for the fabrication of epoxy composites
Hernández-Murillo, E., Otaegi, I., Calafel, I., Palenzuela, L., Mezzacasa, R., Elizetxea, C., Guerrica-Echevarría, G., Aranburu, N. & Aguirresarobe, R., 20 Aug 2025, In: Polymer Composites. 46, 12, p. 11243-11260 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact performance comparison of carbon fiber reinforced polyamide 6 and fast-curing epoxy composites manufactured by resin transfer molding
Baskaran, M., de la Calle, A., Harismendy, I., García-Arrieta, S., Elizetxea, C., Aretxabaleta, L. & Aurrekoetxea, J., 20 Apr 2025, In: Polymer Composites. 46, 6, p. 5631-5639 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Novel Biobased Polyurethane Resin System for Structural Composites
Echeverria-Altuna, O., Ollo, O., Larraza, I., Elizetxea, C., Harismendy, I. & Eceiza, A., 27 Oct 2022, In: Polymers. 14, 21, p. 4553 1 p., 4553.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A study on the nanoparticle emissions into environment during mechanical drilling of polyester, polypropylene, and epoxy nanocomposite materials
Starost, K., Frijns, E., Van Laer, J., Faisal, N., Egizabal, A., Elizetxea, C., Sánchez, M. B., Nelissen, I. & Njuguna, J., 1 Jan 2021, Health and Environmental Safety of Nanomaterials: Polymer Nanocomposites and Other Materials Containing Nanoparticles. Elsevier, p. 129-155 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Particle emission measurements in three scenarios of mechanical degradation of polypropylene-nanoclay nanocomposites
Blazquez, M., Marchante, V., Gendre, L., Starost, K., Njuguna, J., Schutz, J. A., Lacave, J. M., Egizabal, A., Elizetxea, C. & Cajaraville, M. P., Dec 2020, In: Journal of Aerosol Science. 150, 105629.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Estudio de la Reciclabilidad de Composites Termoplásticos de Aplicación en Automoción
Elizetxea Ezeiza, C. (Author), 2000Doctoral thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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