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Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Engineering and Technology
- Natural Sciences
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 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Evaluación del estado fitosanitario de la madera utilizada por el sector fabricante y tratante de tarimas y cajones para embalaje en Costa Rica.
Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Muñoz Acosta, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Diseño de madera contralaminada tipo CLT para uso como entrepisos y paredes en edificaciones.
Muñoz Acosta, F. (Institutional academic coordinator), Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Carranza Solano, M. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Síntesis de madera magnética a base de nano partículas de hierro en especies forestales provenientes de plantaciones de rápido crecimiento en Costa Rica.
Mantanis, G. (External collaborating researcher ), Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Moya Roque, R. A. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Improvement in the physical and mechanical properties of polyethylene and recycled polypropylene composites reinforced with Musa textilis fiber
Muñoz-Acosta, F., Gaitán-Álvarez, J., Arias-Aguilar, D., Valverde, J. C., Garro-Monge, G. & Mora-Molina, J., Dec 2026, In: Discover Materials. 6, 1, 48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Two Different Methods of Impregnation of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles in Wood Composites of Three Tropical Species in Costa Rica
Gaitán-Alvarez, J., Moya, R., Berrocal, A. & Merazzo, K. J., 2025, In: Journal of Renewable Materials. 13, 4, p. 799-816 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of the physical-mechanical properties of Dendrocalamus asper (Schult.) versus two Guadua angustifolia (Kunth) varieties, South and Caribe in the Atlantic Region of Costa Rica
Rivera-Segura, R., Moya, R., Gaitán-Alvarez, J. & Granados-Gamboa, M., Feb 2024, In: Advances in Bamboo Science. 6, 100057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations -
Furfurylation of tropical wood species with and without silver nanoparticles: Part II: Evaluation of wood properties
Gaitán-Alvarez, J., Berrocal, A., Lykidis, C., Moya, R. & Mantanis, G. I., 2023, In: Wood Material Science and Engineering. 18, 1, p. 112-119 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genetic characteristics of wood properties of 14 clones of Gmelina arborea Roxb. in the South Pacific of Costa Rica.
Cruz-Vargas, M. A., Gaitán Álvarez, J., Ávila-Arias, C., Moya Roque, R. A. & Murillo-Cruz, R., 31 Aug 2023, In: Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente. 29, 3, p. 147-165 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
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Two Different Methods of Impregnation of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles in Wood Composites of Three Tropical Species in Costa Rica
Moya Roque, R. A. (Creator), Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Creator) & Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Creator), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Dec 2024
DOI: 10.18845/RDA/U3YLCS, https://doi.org/10.18845/RDA/U3YLCS
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Boron diffusion coefficients in five tropical wood
Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Creator), Moya Roque, R. A. (Creator), Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Creator) & Starbird Pérez, R. (Creator), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 17 Jan 2026
https://dataverse.tec.ac.cr/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.18845/RDA/FUURHC
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