RESEARCH TOPICS
Process intensification by:
- the use of continuous miniaturized technologies (microreactors, micromixers…)
- the use of multifunctional technologies (heat exchangers-reactors, reactors for two-phase flows…)
- transposition from batch to continuous process
Development of numerical and experimental methodologies and tools for:
- data acquisition in flow chemistry
- characterization of miniaturized devices in terms of hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer
- reactor modeling
- optimal process design
Keywords: process intensification, microreactors, flow chemistry, reactor characterization and modeling
Application & Teaching
Applications:
exothermic reaction, liquid or liquid-liquid reaction, liquid-liquid extraction
Research supervision:
- 7 PhD students: Maxime Moreau (2014), Kevin Lachin (2016), Hanbin Shi (2019), Florian Corné (2019), Alexandre Boutoute (ongoing), Antoinette Maarawi (ongoing), Yousef Al-Maqaleh (ongoing)
- 1 post-doc: Marwa Saïd (2018)
Teaching activities:
Teaching activities in the Chemical Engineering department of the Technology Institute:
- Sustainable processes
- Process simulation (ProphyPlus, ProsimPlus)
- Practical classes in separation and reaction operations
- Flow diagram, Computer assisted design (AutoCAD)
- Crystallization
Collaborators:
- Academics: Michel Cabassud, Christophe Gourdon, Laurent Prat, Nathalie Le Sauze (LGC), Pascale de Caro, Sophie Thiebaud-Roux (LCA, Toulouse), Jean-Marc Commenge, Laurent Falk, Jean-François Portha (LRGP, Nancy), Régis Philippe, Claude de Bellefon (LGPC, Lyon), David Fletcher (University of Sydney)
- Industrialists: Elkem (Saint-Fons), CEA (Marcoule and Grenoble), Processium (Villeurbanne)
Education and Degrees
Ph.D. degree from the University of Toulouse (Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, INPT) in Chemical Engineering and Environment
Engineer degree from ENSIACET at Toulouse (INPT) in Chemical Engineering