Research themes

The research activities we are trying to develop focus essentially on the use of different polymerization chemistries or polymerization processes to produce new materials. For example, strategies to design new polymers from the functionalization of polyolefins are investigated. This includes manipulating various polymerization techniques allowing the control of the macromolecular architecture and focusing when possible, on monomers of industrial interest. Catalytic olefin polymerization and controlled radical polymerizations are thus used in homogenous and/or heterogenous systems to lead to new polyolefins and to achieve original latex particles. This is achieved either within CP2M or as part of the research programs of the two common laboratories with Arkema (i-Hub Poly 9) and Michelin (ChemistLab).

• Functionalization of polyolefins and design of macromolecular architectures
• Controlled Radical Polymerization of Ethylene
• Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) in emulsion

Current projects

The main projects currently developed in the team deal with :

The controlled radical (co)polymerization of ethylene

 

The synthesis of surfactant-free latexes using as stabilizer various reactive polymer chains obtained from RDRP (Reversible deactivation radical polymerization - mostly RAFT)

 

The synthesis of degradable particles (ANR project CKAPART)

 

The synthesis of latexes for vitrimer-like materials (ANR project DYNAMEX)

 

The synthesis of poly(vinylidene fluoride) latexes – in the frame of the iHub POLY-9 joint laboratory with Arkema

 

The controlled (co)polymerization of ethylene and butadiene in the frame of ChemistLab joint laboratory with Michelin

 

 

Supervisions and other link

• Mr. Adam Abou-Dahr (PhD student, 2023-2026), cosponsored by Arkema and the MESRI, who is working in the frame of our joint laboratory with Arkema, iHub POLY-9, to develop surfactant-free poly(vinylidene fluoride) latexes. Adam is cosupervised with Muriel Lansalot.
• Mr. Florian Marti (PhD student, 2023-2026), sponsored by Arkema, who is working in the frame of our joint laboratory with Arkema, iHub POLY-9, to design new polymer for solid-state batteries. Florian is cosupervised with Muriel Lansalot.
• Mr. Hugo Ridard (PhD student, 2023-2026), who is working on the synthesis of degradable latexes. Hugo is cosupervised with Muriel Lansalot.
• Dr. David Siefker (post-doctoral fellow, 2024-2025), sponsored by TotalEnergies, who is designing new polymers for lubricant applications. David is cosupervised with Muriel Lansalot.
• Ms. Manon Mondillon
• Ms. Emilie Miroir (PhD student, 2024-2027), who is working on polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) for the design of functionalized polymer particles for micellar catalysis application. Her work is cosupervised with Muriel Lansalot and conducted in the frame of the ANR project FlowNanoCat (collaboration with Eric Deydier, Eric Manoury, Rinaldo Poli, Agnès Labande and Christophe Fliedel, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC), Toulouse & Carine Julcour, Karine Loubière and Nathalie Raimondi, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC), Toulouse).

 

Other link :

Twitter : https://twitter.com/DAgostoFranck

 

PostDoc position available