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Professor Ange Nzihou

Research fields and expertise :

Engineering Biocarbons and Bioenergy for the Decarbonization

Energy and added value materials from Biomass and Waste
Sustainable carbon-based functional materials (graphene, sensors, catalysts, energy carriers)
Hydrogen, Syngas, Fuel from renewable resources
Thermochemical processes (pyrolysis, gasification, reforming, carbonization)
Energy storage
CO₂ capture and utilization
Elaboration, functionalization phosphate based composites / hybrid materials (sorbents, catalysts, energy carriers, sensors) for energy, and depollution.
Behavior of pollutants (heavy metals, organic pollutants, aerosols)
Decarbonization

Laboratory of Excellence in

Science for Energy Conversion

Selection of recent papers

Rigollet, S.; Weiss-Hortala, E. Flamant, G.; Nzihou, A. “Biocarbon graphenization processes and energy assessment. A review.” Chemical Engineering Journal 496 (September 2024): 153795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.153795

Peter, S.; Lyczko, N.; Thomas, S.; Leruth, D.; Germeau, A.; Fati, D.; Nzihou, A. “Fabrication of eco-friendly nanocellulose-chitosan-calcium phosphate ternary nanocomposite for wastewater remediation.” Chemosphere 363 (September 2024): 142779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142779

Mohanty, A.; Vivekanandhan, S.; Das, O.; Romero Millán, L.; Klinghoffer, N.; Nzihou, A.; Manjusri, M. “Biocarbon Materials for Composites, Energy and Environment.” Nature Reviews Methods Primers 4 (March 2014): 19. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-024-00297-4

Bose, B. A.; Nzihou, A.; Thangadurai, D.; Saha, A.; Kalarikkal, N. “BiOBr-rice husk carbon composite for antibiotic degradation.” Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 177 (July 2024): 108366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2024.108366

Graul, T.; Gonzalez Martinez, M.; Nzihou, A. “Nickel and Iron-Doped Biocarbon Catalysts for Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction.” ChemCatChem, e202301398 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202301398

Elsaddik, M.; Nzihou, A.; Delmas, G. H.; Delmas, M. « Renewable and high-purity hydrogen from lignocellulosic biomass in a biorefinery approach.” Scientific Reports 14 (January 2023): 150. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50611-5

Beguerie, T.; Weiss-Hortala, E.; Lyczko, N.; Nzihou, A. “The mechanisms of calcium-catalyzed graphenization of cellulose and lignin biochars uncovered. » Scientific Reports (July 2023) : 11390. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38433-x

Li, J.; Peng, J.; Zeng, K.; Zhong, D.; Xu, K.; Vladimirovich, V. S.; Nzihou, A.; Yang, H.; Chen, H. “Solar pyrolysis of algae in molten salt for capacitive carbon preparation”. Journal of Cleaner Production 406 (June 2023): 136898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136898

Li, J.; Zeng, K.; Zhong, D.; Flamant, G.; Nzihou, A.; Yang, H.; White, C. E.; Chen, H.. “Solar pyrolysis of algae in molten NaOH-Na₂CO₃ for hydrogen production”. Environmental Science & Technology 57 (16) (April 2023): 6485–6493. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c01325

Journal Waste
and Biomass Valorization