Domingo Zarzo is Technical and Research & Development Manager of Valoriza Agua (SACYR GROUP) from 1995 and founding member of the company (called previously Sadyt).

Dr. Zarzo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Alicante, Spain (1988) and a PhD in water and sustainable development with the thesis titled: “Issues and solutions for the management and treatment of desalination brines” from September 2017 (University of Alicante, Spain).

From 1995 to 2008, he was Director of the Department of Projects. More than 100 water treatment facilities have been designed and built under his supervision including some of the largest desalination facilities in the world (Australia, Algeria, Chile, Spain, etc.), with different technologies (RO, EDR, NF) as well as large wastewater and reuse plants. Currently he also acts as Valoriza’s internal technical advisor.

Previously he worked as a researcher at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Alicante (1988-1991) and O&M manager in different wastewater treatment plants in Searsa (1991-1994).

Dr. Zarzo is President of AEDyR (Spanish Desalination and Reuse Association) and Member of the Board of Trustees and Scientific Committee in IMDEA Agua (Madrid Institute of Advanced Studies- Water).

For 10 years he was Associate Professor and currently Honorary Collaborator at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Alicante, Spain. He is a lecturer in different master courses related with water treatment in different universities, and has authored more than 100 papers and publications in conferences, scientific journals, invited lectures and international congresses. He also holds three patents on water treatment systems.