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RESEARCHERS AND PROFESSORS

Vincent MONTEIL

Directeur de Recherche

Research themes

Catalysis at Polymers’ Service: from synthesis to chemical recycling

My research activity includes a first central theme dedicated to catalysis of polymerization including 1) catalytic polymerization of olefins and conjugated dienes, 2) catalysis for polycondensation / polyaddition and crosslinking and 3) development of hybrid catalytic / radical mechanisms.

A second part concerns the radical polymerization of ethylene under mild conditions.

A third part is devoted to environmental impact, circular economy and eco-design of polymers including pollution of plastic nanoparticles and chemical recycling and depolymerization of polymers.

 

Current Research Projects

Catalysis of polymerization

- Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta polymerization of olefins: from titanium to iron

- Innovative catalysis for conjugated dienes polymerization (Joint lab CHEMISTALB with Michelin)

- Hydrosilylation catalysis for silicones (collaboration with Elkem Silicones)

- Hybrid catalysis / radical polymerization mechanisms for synthesis of :

-  polar polyolefins (RADICOORD ANR project)

- Synthesis of polar elastomers (POLARITY ANR project)

 

Radical polymerization of ethylene under mild conditions

- Synthesis of architectures from controlled radical homo- and co-polymerization of ethylene

 

Environmental impact, circular economy and eco-design of polymers

- Environmental impact of PE nanoparticles (POEM ANR project)

- Chemical recycling of polyolefins (catalytic depolymerization)

- Chemical recycling of polyolefins (dissolution - precipitation/Collaboration with IFPEN)

- Depolymerization of silicones (PSPC Régions REPOS / ADEME project RENOV)

- Depolymerization of thermostable specialty polymers (Collaboration with Solvay)

- Synthesis of degradable polyolefins

- Functionalization/Depolymerization of polymers using CO2 (DICARBOREX Carnot project)

Supervisions

I am currently (co)supervising :

  •  Mr Bruno Guerdener (PhD student, 2020-2023) who is developing chemical modifications of polymers by CO2 in the frame of DICARBOREX project (Carnot I@Lyon). Bruno is cosupervised with Jean Raynaud / Véronique Dufaud (CP2M) and Yvan Chalamet / Véronique Bounor-Legaré (IMP).
  •  Ms Léa Jacquin (PhD student, 2021-2024), who is working on model polyethylene (nano)particles for the study of micro/nano-plastics in the oceans. Léa is cosupervised with Muriel Lansalot, Elodie Bourgeat-Lami and Fabrice Brunel (CP2M) in the frame of POEM ANR project.
  •  Ms Laura Sinniger (PhD student, 2021-2024), who is working on the synthesis of macromolecular architectures based on polyethylene by radical polymerization. Laura is cosupervised with Muriel Lansalot and Franck D’Agosto (CP2M) and her thesis is sponsored by the MESRI.
  •  Mr Stanislas Bouveyron (PhD student, 2022-2025), who is developing new hydrosilylation catalysis for silicones in collaboration with Elkem Silicones. Stanislas is cosupervised with Jean Raynaud (CP2M).
  • Ms Mariam Nahra (PhD student, 2022-2025), who is developing innovative catalysis for the synthesis of polar elastomers (collaboration with Michelin; CHEMISTLAB). Mariam is cosupervised with Jean Raynaud (CP2M).
  •  Mr Sofiane Ferchichi (PhD student, 2022-2025), who is working on recyling of polyolefins by dissolution / precipitation in collaboration with LAGEPP and IFPEN. Sofiane is cosupervised with Nida Othman (LAGEPP) and Maud Rey-Bayle (IFPEN).
  •  Dr Camille Chapelle (Post-doc, 2022-24) who is working on silicone foams (collaboration with Elkem Silicones). Camille is cosupervised with Jean Raynaud and Damien Montarnal (CP2M).
  •  Dr Nam (Duc) Vu (Post-doc, 2023-25) who is developing innovative chemistries for enhancing mechanical recycling of silicone wastes in the frame of ADEME project RENOV (collaboration with Elkem Silicones). Nam is cosupervised with Jean Raynaud and Damien Montarnal (CP2M).
  •  Dr Adamu Idris (Post-doc, 2023-25) who is developing hybrid radical/catalytic mechanisms for the synthesis of bloc copolymer of polar and apolar polyolefins in the frame of RADICOORD ANR project (collaboration with A. Kermagoret, CINaM Marseille)

 

 

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