Doctoral theses

The use of biomass/biomass residues as feedstocks for bioenergy and biofuel processes is of rising interest for climate change mitigation. Thermochemical conversion of biomass in fluidized bed reactors, through pyrolysis, gasification, and combustion, requires efficient feedstock penetration and mixing through reliable feed injection systems.

Production of biomethane from biogas is a developing sector which could allow to reduce our dependency on fossil energy. In France, ADEME and gas suppliers aim to achieve the substitution of all the fossil natural gas with 100% renewable biomethane in 2050.

Detecting gaseous emissions from either industrial storage sites or natural environments is a major challenge when it comes to controlling harmful emissions and greenhouse gases.

INRIA and IFP Energies nouvelles, leading French research laboratories, are seeking a talented and motivated master's student to join their team for a PhD position. As numerical simulation plays a pivotal role in our research and industrial applications, optimizing the performance of our parallel simulators is crucial.

Electric cars contribute to the de-carbonization of the transport sector and their massive deployment is foreseen. In this context, the battery industry strives for ever improved technologies, both in terms of performance and safety.

In the context of reducing the environmental impact in polymer manufacturing, the use of recycled plastics will rise. Mechanical recycling is simple and economic, but faces limitations in product quality and appearance.

Producing renewable fuels and chemicals from biomass is mandatory in the fight against climate change as well as land and sea pollution. Fatty acids, derived from the lipid fraction of biomass, are oleochemical molecules of choice for the manufacture of biodegradable surfactants, cosmetics, lubricants and polymers.

Through various research programs, IFP Energies nouvelles is now strongly involved in the development of bioprocesses to produce biofuels and bio-based chemical intermediates. 

Increasing our scientific and technical knowledge is a vital lever for improving energy systems and reducing our environmental footprint. With this in mind, we propose to develop a technique for simultaneously characterizing the thickness of a liquid film, the flow velocity field within it and that in the surrounding air.

Understanding and forecasting climate variability is a major scientific challenge, particularly in Africa, which has been recognized by the IPCC as one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. Of key interest is how temperatures, rainfall, fire activity and soil erosion will evolve with increasing greenhouse gas concentrations.

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) are one of the preferred technologies for decarbonizing the transport sector, due to their autonomy and ease of recharging. However, their large-scale democratization is hampered by their high cost, which is compounded by their unsatisfactory durability. 

Moving toward less carbonated transportation is a challenge for the society that relies on the electrification of the vehicle fleet, for which batteries performance needs to be better mastered and optimized.