Ingénierie des Réacteurs Polyphasiques Innovants - IRPI (Innovative Multiphase Reactor Engineering)

IRPI develops innovative or breakthrough solutions to multiphase reactor engineering problems. The research department combines a wide range of skills: reaction engineering and catalytic reactors, fluidization, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), solids processing, advanced oxidation and sonochemistry. The fields of application of its research include chemistry, energy, new materials, environment and depollution, as well as new technologies.

IRPI in brief…

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Keywords Catalytic Reactors ; Chemical Reaction Engineering ; Fluidization ; Chemical Vapor Deposition ; Advanced Oxidation Processes ; Sonochemistry ; Treatment and Valorization of Effluents, Industrial Waste and Biomass ; Energy Production, Conversion and Storage ; Synthesis and Regeneration of Materials; Clathrates Head of Department: Carine Julcour Deputy Head: Florent Bourgeois

Overall objectives of the IRPI department

In order to develop innovative and high-performance technological solutions that meet specific functions, the IRPI department bases its research on the study and understanding of local phenomena (hydrodynamics, interfacial transfer, chemical reaction and various physical and physico-chemical processes such as adsorption, grinding …) inside multiphase contactors. The multi-scale approaches developed by the IRPI teams are invariably based on the complementarity between experimentation (local metrology, pilot scale contactors) and modeling (phenomenological models, computational fluid dynamics). The unifying scale of IRPI is the unit operation. Models at the “micro” and “meso” scales are used to derive “average” properties, closure laws and transfer models in order to optimize the performance of the technological solutions developed. The department publishes its work in scientific journals on the following topics: Chemical Engineering (~ 30%), Materials Science & Powder Technology (~ 30%), Environmental Sciences & Engineering (~ 20%), Catalysis & Chemistry (> 10%) and Energy (~ 10%).

3 research topics

Catalytic Reactors and Hybrid Processes

Fluidization for Energy production, CVD and New Materials

Activation and Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Environment

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Industrial and academic references

Academics:

  • In France: LCC, LCA, CIRIMAT, IMFT, TBI (ex.LISBP), IMRCP, LAAS, CEMES, LMDC (Toulouse), RAPSODEE (Albi), LFCR (Pau), IPREM (Pau), PROMES (Font-Romeu Odeillo), ICG, IEM (Montpellier), UCCS (Lille), C2P2, ICBMS (Lyon), LRGP (Nancy), IPGP (Paris), CEMHTI (Orléans), COVACHIM-M2E (Antilles Guyane)
  • International: BUCT Pékin (China), Sydney Univ. (Australia), Univ. Laval et Polytech. Montréal (Canada), Iowa State Univ. (USA), Univ. Concepción (Chile), INSTEC La Havane (Cuba), NIIC Novossibirsk (Russia), INP-HB Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast), Univ. Greenwich et Univ. Surrey (UK), IMDEA Energía (Spain), TU Hamburg (Germany), NTU Athens (Greece), KU Leuven (Belgium)

National Research Institutes: IFPEN, CEA, BRGM, ITERG, CNRT

Industrials: Solvay, Elkem-Silicones, INEOS, SGD Pharma, Tessenderlo, DSM, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Total, EDF, ENGIE, AREVA, Varta, Torresol Energy Investments,  Airbus, EADS, Safran, Fiat, Saint-Gobain, Lafarge, Rio-Tinto, REEL Alesa, Comessa, Eurecat, EPPT, Veolia, Absoger, Bluewhale

Networks: SFGP (French Society of Chemical Engineering), Int. Ozone Assoc., Prometia European Association, GDR (French Research Network) Promethee and Thermobio, FERMaT Research Federation

A strong involvement in student training

Several members of IRPI coordinate undergraduate and graduate engineering programs at Toulouse University (Toulouse INP, Université Paul Sabatier), including continuing education programs.      

Researchers from IRPI (Innovative Multiphase Reactor Engineering)

Permanent staff:

 Non-permanent staff:

  • Wala Abou-Saoud | Murilo Arrais | Sana Aslam | Youssef Badran | Thibaud de Barnier (co-encadrement STPI/IRPI) | Feby Carmen (co-encadrement IRPI/GIMD) | Vivien Daligaux | Pauline Delran (co-encadrement IRPI/GIMD) | Dorian Dupuy | Guillaume Duthoit | Priyanka Gairola | Célia Gurdjos | Elsi Haddad | Alexandre Jaud |​​ Amir Javidani| Ilyass Jellal |​ Igor Kester Garcia Vargas |Deus Msumange| Almir Guilherme Ritta | Elise Des Ligneris | Thomas NERON| Cristian Quintero | Oliver Scorsim | ​ Michele Scotto Di Perta (co-encadrement STPI/IRPI)

Alumi:

  • Henri Delmas | Aimé Bascoul
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