BioChip - Biorefinery: chemistry and eco-processes

Group leader

Nathalie MARLIN, Associate Professor / HDR*

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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.

Marc AUROUSSEAU, Professor / HDR*
Process engineering applied to sustainable development and environmental problems.

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Killian BARRY, Technician
Technical realization of the research projects of the group.

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Agnès BOYER, Associate Professor
Environmental problems: liquid effluent treatment (membrane and/or biological processes), reduction of pollutant emissions.

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Christine CHIRAT, Professor / HDR*
Wood chemistry - biorefinery from plant biomass, integrated into the paper industry.

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Karine JANEL, Engineer
Technical realization of the research projects of the group.

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Dominique LACHENAL, Professor Emeritus / HDR*
Chemical pulping and pulp bleaching.

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Nathalie MARLIN, Associate Professor / HDR*
Lignocellulosic biomass chemistry, biorefinery processes applied on virgin and secondary lignocellulosic fibers, pulping and bleaching processes, recycled fiber processes.

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Gérard MORTHA, Professor / HDR*
Chemical engineering of biorefinery processes, chemistry of pulping and bleaching processes, set up of chemical and chromatographic methods for lignocelluloses analysis.

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Raphaël PASSAS, Lecturer Researcher / HDR*
Microscopic techniques applied to the characterization of fibres and bio-based materials.

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Jean-Claude ROUX, Professor / HDR*
Modelling and simulation of papermaking unit operations. Effluent treatment.

*HDR = Accreditation to supervise research

Lorette BRAULT	PhD student
João Henrique FERREIRA DA CONCEIÇÃO	PhD student
Laura Vanessa GIRALDO ISAZA	PhD student
Florian LE GALLIC	PhD student
Ahmed MKAOUAR	PhD student
Enrique Felix QUESADA SAAVEDRA	PhD student
Panagiota RIGOU	Post-doctoral fellow

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