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The research in our group deals with the reproducible preparation of transition metal nanoparticles of controlled size. Metal nanocatalysts, generally defined as particles between 1 and 10 nm in size, are obtained by a bottom-up approach in water and one of the crucial parameters during their preparation to obtain reproducible properties remains their stabilization with quaternary ammonium surfactants.

Our activities is dedicated to the design of well-controlled transition metal nanoparticles and their applications in polyphasic catalysis in order to contribute to a lower environmental footprint chemistry, using either :

Aqueous suspensions of metal nanospecies which could directly be used through a biphasic liquid-liquid approach
Nanoparticles deposited on inorganic (SiO₂,TiO₂), magnetic or mesoporous supports

Terpenes chemistry

Our laboratory has gained an expertise in the preparation and the efficient stabilization of aqueous suspensions of metallic nanoparticles by quaternary ammonium surfactants. Upgrading terpenes through hydrogenation processes constitutes a wide strategy to produce value-added products for fine chemistry. We have designed aqueous suspensions of palladium and ruthenium nanoparticles as selective and reusable catalysts to upgrade terpenes through eco-responsible processes using dihydrogen. Scaling-up these processes was successfully achieved in collaboration with the DRT company (Castets, France).

N₂O upgrading - Nitrous oxide activation

Use of emissions of nitrous oxide, a well-known greenhouse gas, as a raw material for producing marketable products remains of great interest. We have used a clean and easy methodology based on simple photodeposition of silver nanospecies on TiO₂ support to activate Nitrous oxide. Two original applications have been investigated.
First, the catalytic upgrading of N₂O as an oxygen donor is proved through the selective oxidation of phosphines under mild conditions, with doped Ag@TiO₂catalyst and release of N₂ as a benign co-product. A mechanism of the highly active and selective photocatalyst system is provided.

Secondly, the production of imines was performed using N₂O as a highly selective oxidative agent for the photocatalytic homo-coupling of amines. Unsymmetric imines were also produced through cross-coupling of amines with alcohols. Interestingly, reactions under N₂O atmosphere exhibited high conversion rates and higher selectivities than the ones carried out under a dioxygen atmospher.

Nanoparticles on glassy foams

In the context of a fruitful collaboration, we have designed eco-designed catalysts, consisting of nanometer-sized metal particles efficiently anchored on glassy foams. These supports are original porous materials obtained from glass waste and have modular and unique intrinsic properties. These nanoparticles-doped cellular materials are under investigation for indoor air treatment as well as for the biomass valorization through flow selective hydrogenation processes.

Recent Publications

	Unprecedented selective synthesis of imines by photocatalytic oxidative coupling of primary amines under N2O atmosphere O. Delaunay, A. Denicourt-Nowicki and A. Roucoux ChemCatChem, 2023, just accepted. (doi : 10.1002/cctc.202301269).
	Open cell foam materials as Pd reservoirs for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling catalysis at ppb level A. Jabbari-Hichri, A. Bourouina, P. Biard, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, M. Zanota, F. Campoli, C. De Bellefon and V. Meille React. Chem. Eng., 2023, just accepted. (doi : 10.1039/D3RE00111C).
	Photocatalytic oxygen transfer as an innovative route for N2O upgrading O. Delaunay, E. Zghab, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux ChemCatChem, 2023, e202201517. (doi : 10.1002/cctc.202201517).
	Highly Selective and Multigram Hydrogenation of Citral into Citronellal by Palladium Nanoparticles in water M. Duval, G. Sagorin, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., (2022), 10, 5500 (doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00050 ).
	Remediation of Diethyl Phthalate in Aqueous Effluents with TiO2-Supported Rh(0) Nanoparticles as Multicatalytic Materials A. Denicourt-Nowicki, C.-H. Pélisson, I. Soutrel, L. Favier, A. Roucoux Catalysts, (2021), 11, 1166 (doi: 10.3390/catal11101166). Highlighted on the front page of Catalysts
	Impact of the charge transfer process on the Fe2+/Fe3+distribution at Fe3O4 magnetic surface induced by deposited Pd clusters B. Sitamtze, C-H. Pélisson, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, J-M. Greneche Surface Science, (2021), 712, 121879 (doi: 10.1016/j.susc.2021.121879)
	Metal nanoparticles in water, a relevant toolbox for green catalysis in « Nanoparticles in Catalysis: Advances in Synthesis and Applications« (Eds A. Roucoux, K. Philippot), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim A. Denicourt-Nowicki, N. Mordvinova, A. Roucoux April 2021, Chapter 3, p 45- 71
	New trend in the design of metal nanoparticles and derived nanomaterials for catalysis in « Nanoparticles in Catalysis: Advances in Synthesis and Applications« (Eds A. Roucoux, K. Philippot), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim K. Philippot, A. Roucoux, April 2021, Chapter 1, p 1-11
	Selective palladium nanoparticles-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of industrially targeted epoxides in water M. Duval, V. Deboos, A. Hallonet, G. Sagorin, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux J. Catal, 2021, 396, 261-268 (doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2021.02.027 )
	Simulation and optimization of the removal of toluene in air by ozonation with a catalytic open-cell foam A. Cabrol, A. Lejeune, R. Lebullenger, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, A. Couvert, P-F. Biard Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 2021, 168, 453–464 (doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.02.025)
	Novel and sustainable catalytic ruthenium-doped glass foam for thermocatalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds: an experimental and modeling study A. Lejeune, A. Cabrol, R. Lebullenger, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, A. Couvert, P-F. Biard Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2020, 59, 33, 14758–14766 (doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02447)
	Multigram scale-up of the selective hydrogenation of α-pinene with ruthenium nanoparticles in water M. Duval, S. Navarre, G. Sagorin, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2020 ,8, 15, 5985-5993 (doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00650)
	Nanoparticules d’oxydes métalliques supportées sur des mousses de verre et/ou de vitrocéramique et leur utilisation en catalyse hétérogène en phases gazeuse et/ou liquide A. Roucoux, A. Denicourt, P. F. Biard, A. Couvert, R. Lebullenger, A. Cabrol, A. Lejeune. Fr Demande, N° 2001127 du 5 feb. 2020.
	Development of a sustainable heterogeneous catalyst based on an open-cell glass foam support: application in gas-phase ozone decomposition A. Lejeune, A. Cabrol, R. Lebullenger, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, A. Szymczyk, A. Couvert, P-F. Biard ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2020, 8, 2854-2864 (doi10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06950)
	Catalytic oxidation processes for the upgrading of terpenes: State-of-the-art and future trends A. Denicourt-Nowicki, M. Rauchdi, M. Ait Ali and A. Roucoux Catalysts, 2019, 9 (11), 893 (doi.org/10.3390/catal9110893)
	Ruthenium trichloride catalyst in water: Ru colloids versus Ru dimer Characterization investigations A. Lebedeva, B. L. Albuquerque, J. B. Domingos, J-F. Lamonier, J-M. Giraudon, P. Lecante, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 4141−4151 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03144)
	Novel access to verbenone via ruthenium nanoparticles-catalyzed oxidation of a-pinene in neat water M. Rauchdi, M. Ait Ali, A. Roucoux and A. Denicourt-Nowicki Appl. Catal. A, General , 2018, 550, 266–273 (Doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2017.11.016)

Past Publications

2015-2016

Active hydrogenation Rh nanocatalysts protected by new self-assembled supramolecular complexes of cyclodextrins and surfactants in water
N.T. T. Chau, S. Menuel, S. Colombel-Rouen, M. Guerrero, E. Monflier, K. Philippot, A. Denicourt-Nowicki and A. Roucoux
RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 108125–108131 (DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21851b)
Odyssey in polyphasic catalysis by metal nanoparticles
A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux
The Chemical Record, 2016, 16, 2127-2141 (doi: 10.1002/tcr.201600050)Water Soluble Polymer-Surfactant Complexes-Stabilized Pd(0) Nanocatalysts: Characterization and Structure-Activity Relationships in Biphasic Hydrogenation of Alkenes and α,β-Unsaturated Ketones
B.L. Albuquerque, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, C. Mériadec, J. B. Domingos, A. Roucoux
J. Catal., 2016, 340, 144–153 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2016.05.015)Magnetically retrievable Rh(0) nanocomposite as relevant catalyst for mild hydrogenation of functionalized arenes in water
C-H. Pélisson, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.,2016, 4, 1834−1839 (DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00045)Efficient catalytic ozonation by ruthenium nanoparticles supported on SiO2 or TiO2. Towards the use of a non-woven fiber paper as original support.
P-F. Biard, B. Werghi, I. Soutrel, R Orhand, A. Couvert, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux,
Chem. Eng. J., 2016, 289, 374-381 (doi:10.1016/j.cej.2015.12.051) Corrigendum Chem.Eng. J., 2017, 315, 639Toluene total oxidation over Pd and Au nanoparticles supported on hydroxyapatite
D. Chlala, M. Labaki, J-M. Giraudon, O. Gardoll, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, Alain Roucoux, J-F. Lamonier
C. R. Chimie, 2016, 19, 525-537 (doi:10.1016/j.crci.2015.07.015)Experimental and theoretical evidences of the influence of hydrogen bonding on the catalytic activity of a series of 2-hydroxy substituted quaternary ammonium salts in the styrene oxide/CO₂ coupling reaction
C. Carvalho Rocha, T. Onfroy, J. Pilmé, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, F. Launay,
J. Catal, 2016, 333, 29–39 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.10.014)Highly selective cycloalkanes oxidation in neat water with Ruthenium nanoparticles
A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Lebedeva, C. Bellini, A. Roucoux,
ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 357-362 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201500805)Magnetically recoverable Palladium(0) nanocomposite as pertinent catalyst for hydrogenation reactions in water
C-H. Pélisson, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, C. Meriadec, J-M. Geneche, A. Roucoux
ChemCatChem, 2015,7,309-315 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201402761R1)From hydroxycetylammonium salts to their chiral counterparts. A library of efficient stabilizers of Rh(0) nanoparticles for catalytic hydrogenation in water
A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux
Catal Today, 2015, 247, 90–95 (DOI :10.1016/j.cattod.2014.05.031)Nanoparticules métalliques supportées sur support en mousse de verre et utilisations pour la catalyse de réactions chimiques
P.-F. Biard, A. Couvert, R. Lebullenger, A. Denicourt, A. Roucoux.
Fr Demande N° 15/59695 du 12/10/2015 PCT/FR2016/052634 du 12/10/2016

2013-2014

Simple procedure for vacant POMs-stabilized Palladium (0) nanoparticles in water: structural and dispersive effects of lacunary polyoxometalates
R. Villanneau, A. Roucoux, P. Beaunier, D. Brouri and A. Proust
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 264591-26498 (DOI: 10.1039/C4RA03104K)

Tunable hydroxylated surfactants: An efficient toolbox towards anisotropic gold nanoparticles
M. G. Angelo da Silva, M. R. Meneghetti, A. Denicourt-Nowicki and A. Roucoux
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 25875-25879 (DOI: 10.1039/C4RA03550J)Calcium Trifluoroacetate as an Efficient Catalyst for Ring opening of Epoxides by Amines under Solvent-free Conditions
R. Outouch, M. Rauchdi, B. Boualy, L. El Firdoussi,a A. Roucoux, M. Ait Ali
Acta Chim. Slov., 2014, 61, 67-72Cyclodextrin-based systems for the stabilization of metallic(0) nanoparticles and their versatile applications in catalysis
S. Noël, B. Léger, A. Ponchel, K. Philippot, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, E. Monflier
Catal.Today, 2014, 235, 20-32 (DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.03.030)Ammonium surfactant-capped Rh(0) nanoparticles for biphasic hydrogenation in Metal Nanoparticles for Catalysis: Advances and Applications
A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux
Franklin (Feng) Tao (Ed.), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014, 99-111Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation
O. Baslé, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, C. Crevisy, M. Mauduit in Copper-catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis Chapter 4, p85-125, Eds A. Alexakis, N. Krause, S. Woodward, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, January 2014β-Cyclodextrins grafted with chiral amino acids: a promising supramolecular stabilizer of nanoparticles for asymmetric hydrogenation ?
N. T. T. Chau,J.-P. Guégan, S. Menuel, M. Guerrero, F. Hapiot, E. Monflier, K. Philippot, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, Alain Roucoux
Applied Catalysis A: General, 2013, 467, 497-503 (DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2013.08.011)Efficient RutheniumNanocatalysts in Liquid-Liquid Biphasic Hydrogenation Catalysis: towards a Supramolecular Control via a Sulfonated Diphosphine / Cyclodextrin Smart Combination
M. Guerrero, Y. Coppel, N. T. T. Chau, A. Roucoux, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, E. Monflier, H. Bricout, P. Lecante, K. Philippot
ChemCatChem, 2013, 5, 3802-3811(DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201300467)New and tunable hydroxylated driving agents for the production of tailor-made gold nanorods
M. G. Angelo da Silva, M. R. Meneghetti, A. Denicourt-Nowicki and A. Roucoux
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 18292-18295 (DOI:10.1039/C3RA42949K)Methylated β-cyclodextrins-capped ruthenium nanoparticles: synthesis strategies, characterization and application in hydrogenation reactions
N. T. T. Chau, S. Handjani, J.-P. Guegan, M. Guerrero, E. Monflier, K. Philippot, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux,
ChemCatChem, 2013, 5, 1497-1503 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200718)From hydroxyalkylammonium salts to protected-Rh(0) nanoparticles for catalysis in water: comparative studies of the polar heads
C-H. Pélisson, C. Hubert, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux
Topics in catalysis, 2013, 56, 1220-1227 (DOI: 10.1007/s11244-013-0088-0)
Special issue « Metal nanocatalysts in solution: characterization and reactivity », B. Chaudret, M. Gomez, K. Philippot (Eds)About the Use of Rhodium Nanoparticles in Hydrogenation and Hydroformylation reactions
M. Guerrero, N. T. T. Chau, S. Noël, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, F. Hapiot, A. Roucoux, E. Monflier, K. Philippot
Current Organic Chemistry, 2013, 17(4), 364-399 (DOI: 10.2174/1385272811317040006)Special issue « Nanoscale Catalysts as Tools for Synthesis », Martin Prechtl (Ed.)Metal nanoparticles in neat water for catalytic applications
A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux
in Nanomaterials in Catalysis, 2013, p 55-95
Ph Serp and K. Philippot (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.

2011-2012

Cyclodextrins as growth controlling agents for enhancing the catalytic activity of PVP-stabilized Ru(0) nanoparticles
R. Herbois, S. Noel, B. Leger, L. Bai, A. Roucoux, E. Monflier, A. Ponchel
Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3451-3453 (DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17355G)

PTA-stabilized ruthenium and platinum nanoparticles: characterization and investigation in aqueous biphasic hydrogenation catalysis
P.-J. Debouttière, Y. Coppel, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux, B. Chaudret, K. Philippot
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2012, 5301-5306 (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201101159 )Chiral Ammonium Capped-Rh(0) nanocatalysts : Synthesis, Characterization, and Advances in Asymmetric Hydrogenation in Neat Water
E. Guyonnet Bilé, E. Cortelazzo-Polisini, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, R. Sassine, F. Launay, A. Roucoux
ChemSusChem, 2012, 5, 91-101 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100364) – Special Issue “Green Chemistry by Nanocatalysis”, V. Polshettiwar; J-M. Basset, D. Astruc (Edts)Alkyl sulfonated diphosphines-stabilized ruthenium nanoparticles as efficient nanocatalysts in hydrogenation reactions in biphasic media
M. Guerrero, A. Roucoux, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, H. Bricout, E. Monflier, K. Fajerwerg, K. Philippot
Catal.Today, 2012, 183, 34-41 (DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.09.012)Moving from surfactant-stabilized aqueous rhodium (0) colloidal suspension to heterogeneous magnetite-supported rhodium nanocatalysts: synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance in hydrogenation reactions.
C.-H. Pelisson, L. L. R. Vono, C. Hubert, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, L. M. Rossi, A. Roucoux
Catal.Today, 2012, 183, 124-129 (DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.08.046)N-donor ligands based on bipyridine and ionic liquids: an efficient partnership to stabilize rhodium colloids. Focus on oxygen-containing compounds hydrogenation
A. Denicourt-Nowicki, B. Léger and A. Roucoux
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,2011, 13, 13510-1351New ammonium surfactant-stabilized Rh(0) colloidal suspensions : Influence of novel counter-anions on physico-chemical and catalytic properties
E. Guyonnet Bilé, R. Sassine, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, F. Launay and A. Roucoux
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 6524-6531Rh(0) colloids supported on TiO2 : a highly active and pertinent tandem in neat water for the hydrogenation of aromatics
C. Hubert, E. Guyonnet Bilé, A. Denicourt-Nowicki and A. Roucoux
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1766-1771Tandem dehalogenation-hydrogenation reaction of halogenoarenes as model substrates of endocrine disruptors in water: Rhodium nanoparticles in suspension vs on silica support
C. Hubert, E. Guyonnet-Bilé, A. Denicourt-Nowicki, A. Roucoux
Applied Catalysis A, 2011, 394, 215-219Using Click Chemistry to Access Mono- and Ditopic ß-Cyclodextrin Hosts Substituted by Chiral Amino Acids
D. Ngan Tran, C. Blazkiewicz, S. Menuel, A. Roucoux, K. Philippot, F. Hapiot, E. Monflier.
Carbohydrate Research, 2011, 346, 210-218Chemically modified cyclodextrins as supramolecular tools to generate carbon-supported ruthenium nanoparticles: an application towards gas phase hydrogenation
F. Wyrwalski , B. Léger , C. Lancelot , A. Roucoux, E. Monflier, A. Ponchel
Applied Catalysis A, 2011, 391, 334-341

PERMANENTS

Pr. Alain ROUCOUX (CV)

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Alain Roucoux was born in Valenciennes (North of France) in 1963. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Lille in 1992 under the supervision of Professor A. Mortreux in the field of the asymmetric hydrogenation catalysis. In 1993, he joined the teaching staff of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR) before becoming Assistant-Professor (Maître de Conférences) in 1994. In 2001, he received his Habilitation and was promoted Professor in 2003. Since 1997, he develops the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles in water for polyphasic catalysis. He manages the Nanocatalysis group of the Organometallics: Materials & Catalysis Team (UMR CNRS 6226) – He is the author of more 110 international scientific publications (h=36 with one paper in Chem. Rev. 2002 > 1800 times quoted), 7 book chapters and 11 patents. He is co-Editor of the book entitled « Nanoparticles in Catalysis: Advances in Synthesis and Applications » Wiley-VCH, published in April 2021. (update Scopus 02/2023)

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA Dr. Audrey DENICOURT-NOWICKI

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Audrey Denicourt-Nowicki obtained her PhD degree from the University of Lille under the guidance of Dr F. Agbossou-Niedercorn and Pr A. Mortreux (2003). After working as a post-doctoral fellow with Pr C. Moody at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom), she joined the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (UMR CNRS 6226, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) as a senior lecturer in 2004. Her research interests include the synthesis of metal nanoparticles, either in solution or on support, for applications in polyphasic catalysis. She is author of 70 publications (h=28), 7 book chapters and 2 patents. (update 03/2022)

Present members

Oriane DELAUNAY
Ph.D Thesis – Starting oct. 2021 for 36 months – MESRI support
Innovative oxidation processes based on nitrous oxide as oxygen donor
Marisa NAVAS
Post-Doc position – Starting January 2023 for 24 months – Bienvenüe program
Innovative metal nanoparticles-doped glass foams as catalysts for selective hydrogenation
Guénolé DELIGAND
Research Engineer – Starting october 2022 for 12 months – CNRS & VITALAC support (France Relance recovery plan)
Green synthesis of organic acids from selective catalytic oxidation of specific biomass
Khalil ABASSY
PhD student – Carthage University – Starting Septembre 2023 for 3 months – Tunisian mobility support
ZnO materials for selective photocatalytic oxydation
To be recruited
Master or Engineer student – Starting Feb 2024 for 6 months – Armor Arsenal support
New catalytic materials for hydrogen peroxide decomposition

PAST MEMBERS

PhD Students

Marion DUVAL – Ph.D defense in 2020 dec – DRT & ANRT (CIFRE) support
Anastaisia LEBEDEVA – Ph.D defense in 2017 dec – French ministry support
Mariem RAUCHDI – Ph.D defense in 2017 dec – PHC Toubkal support – ENSCR /Univ of Marrakech
Brunno LANGE ALBUQUERQUE – Ph.D student 2014-2015 in ENSCR – Brasilian mobility support – University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis
Monique ANGELO DA SILVA – PhD defense in Brasil July 2014 – CAPES-COFECUB program – UFAL / ENSCR
Carl-Hugo PELISSON – PhD Defense in 2013 dec – Brittany support
Elodie BILE-GUYONNET – PhD defense in 2012 Jan – ANR support
Claudie HUBERT- PhD defense in 2010 – Brittany support
Bastien LEGER- PhD defense in 2007 – IFPEN support
Vincent MEVELLEC – PhD defense in 2005 – Brittany support
Jürgen SCHULZ – PhD defense in 2000 – CNRS support

Post-Doc and Engineer members

Eya ZGHAB
Post-doc position – November 2021 – october 2022 – SOLVAY-ENSCR support
Selective oxidation by photocatalytic activation
Natalia MORDVINOVA
Post-doc position – November 2018 – May 2020 – SOLVAY support
Photocatalytic activation for innovative oxidation processes
Audrey CABROL & Antoine LEJEUNE
Research Engineers – Maturing project April 2018 – April 2019 – SATT Ouest Valorisation support
Industrial and indoor air treatment by catalytic oxidation over glass foam support
Collaborative project with CIP (PF. Biard, A. Couvert) and V&C (R.Lebullenger) teams (ISCR-UMR 6226)
Zelia VERASTEGUI
Research Engineer – October 2018 – nov. 2019 – SOLVAY support
Selective hydrocarbons oxidation with Manganese species and others
Raïssa RAMSSAMY
Research Engineer – October 2018 – April 2019 – SOLVAY support
Development of new processes for aliphatic nitrile hydrogenation
Kana KUNIHIRO
Research Engineer – november 2017 / may 2018 – SOLVAY support
Development of new processes for the oxidation of hydrocarbons
Caroline GERNEZ
Research Engineer – october 2016 / april 2017 – SOLVAY support
Innovative processes for the oxidation of hydrocarbons
Thanh CHAU
Post-doc position – septembre 2011 /september 2012 – ANR support
Ruthenium and Rhodium nanoparticles stabilized with functional chiral cyclodextrins. Investigation in supramolecular asymmetric catalysis
Soraya HANDJANI
Post-doc position – septembre 2010 /september 2011 – ANR support
Development of Ruthenium nanoparticles stabilized with functional chiral cyclodextrins. Investigation in supramolecular catalysis
Cindy HERMAN
Research Engineer – December 2010 / May 2011 – ONIDOL support
Hydrogenation of fatty compounds in aqueous phase by supported Palladium nanoparticles
Aurélien BELLEC
Post-doc position – May 2010/Novembre 2010 – ONIDOL support
Feasability of the hydrogenation of fatty compounds in aqueous phase by metallic nanoparticles

Masters and others students

Louis COLLIGNON (2023) – ENSMA/Politécnico di Milano (Armor Arsenal Support)
Mathilde PIRIOU (2022) – ENSCR (OMC support)
Guénolé DELIGAND (2002) – ENSCR (VITALAC support)
Oriane DELAUNAY (2021) – ENSCR (ENSCR financial support)
Clement GEDEON (2020) – Univ. Rennes 1 – PhD Univ. Rennes
Victor DEBOOS (2019) – INSA Rouen – PhD Univ. Lille
Jason BEAUFREZ (2018) – ENSCR – PhD Univ. Caen
Rebecca EL KHAWAJA (2017) – Lebanese University (EDST) – Pr M. Boutros collaboration – PhD thesis
Valentin AUDEBERT (2017) – Univ. Rennes 1 – CIP team collaboration
Pierre de la MOTTE ROUGE (2015) – Univ. Rennes 1 – ITGA (Environmental Services, Rennes)
Robin CARDONNET (2014) – Univ. Rennes 1- OPEN group (Nantes)
Yoann FARRE (2013) – ENSCR – PhD Univ. Nantes
Clément BELLINI (2013) – ENSCR – R&D, ARKEMA
Liege OLIVIERA BIESUZ (2012) – UFRGS, Brésil
Pierre QUATREMARE (2012) – ENSCR – PhD Paris VI
Elodie CORTELAZZO-POLISINI (2010) – ENSCR – Agrégation studies
Romain CADIO (2009) – Univ. Rennes 1
Danièle PRO (2008) – ENSCR – PhD ENSCR
Yong ZHANG (2005) – Univ. Rennes 1
Bastien LEGER (2004) – ENSCR – PhD ENSCR – Lecturer, Université d’Artois
Vincent MEVELLEC (2002) – ENSCR – PhD ENSCR – R&D, ALCHIMER
Christophe MATTIODA (2002) -ENSCR – PhD ENSCR
Mathilde MERLO (2001) – Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments – Maisons-Alfort
Jean-Marie ORHAND (2000) – ENSCR
Sébastien LEVIGNE (1999) -ENSCR – PhD Univ Nantes – French painter artist
Hélène VIALLIS (1996) – Lecturer, Université de Nantes

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