Thesis offers

LGP2 has worked for more than ten years on the extraction, characterization and valorization of wood hemicelluloses (for example as surface active agents, prebiotics, and alcoholic fermentation). The objective of this PhD thesis is to combine chemical and enzymatic processes to modulate the degree of polymerization, the chemical composition and the functional groups of hemicelluloses extracted from wood.

LGP2 is looking for a PhD student in materials engineering to work on the absorbent part of a sanitary napkin: “Chemical and physical modification of lignocellulosic fibres for superabsorbency in biodegradable sanitary napkins”.

LGP2 is proposing a thesis aimed at improving the properties of lignin through enzymatic modification, with a view to developing new materials based on this polymer.