The BioChip group conducts research aimed at deconstructing, purifying, characterizing and adding value to virgin and recycled lignocellulosic plant biomass, as well as optimizing the associated industrial processes.The components obtained (fibers, mono-, oligo- and polysaccharides, lignins, phenolic compounds) are intended for the development of biobased products and materials to meet societal and industrial requirements.
The group
- Permanent staff
- Marc AUROUSSEAU, Professor
Agnès BOYER, Associate professor
Christine CHIRAT, Professor
Fakhreddine FEHRI, Engineer
Emmanuelle GIROUD, Technician
Karine JANEL, Engineer
Dominique LACHENAL, Emeritus professor
Nathalie MARLIN, HDR Associate professor
Bastien MICHEL, Associate professor
Gérard MORTHA, Professor
Raphaël PASSAS, HDR Lecturer-researcher
María Catalina QUESADA SALAS, Associate professor - PhD students
- Nassim AFIOUNI
Arnel BRZOVIC
Julien CLAUZON
Amélie LEFÈVRE
Julie LUNEAU
Panagiota RIGOU
Niusha SAFARI
Alicia TESTON
Arthur VALENCONY - Post-doctoral & similar positions
- Lorette BRAULT
Jules DE BARDONNÈCHE - Interns & visiting researchers
- Edam ABDELHEDI
Hajer BOUTABOUZI
Chamss DAGHSNI
Laure DANTHONY
Afaq JAVED
Faheem Mahfuz KABIR
Elena MARTELLINI
Iqra ZAHID
Sahar ZAKERI
Research areas
Biorefinery
♦ Oxidation processes : delignification and bleaching of lignocellulosic biomass, using green bleaching agents (oxygen, ozone, hydrogen peroxide, enzymes) for the production of cellulose for paper, textile and chemical applications.♦ Chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis processes of lignocellulosic biomass.
♦ Separation processes (membrane, flottation) and energy efficiency.
Characterization of the lignocellulosic biomass constituants
♦ Molecular weight distribution of lignin and polysaccharides.♦ Functional groups of polysaccharides and lignin.
♦ Lignin-carbohydrates linkages.
Bioproducts
♦ Valorisation for chemical products, materials, and bioenergy.♦ Pure cellulose: development of new processes for the production of cellulose for textile and chemical applications.
♦ Hemicelluloses: development of a sugar platform for the production of biofuels, surface active agents and for medical applications.
♦ Lignin: valorisation in materials or as a source of aromatic compounds.