Development of polymerization catalysts (organometallic chemistry)
Conventional Ziegler-Natta polymerization of olefins
Catalytic homo- and copolymerizations of olefins
Synthesis of new polymers (functional polyolefins)
Innovative polymerization chemistries
Catalysis for polycondensations
Degrees
• French “Ingénieur” Diploma in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering - CPE Lyon (1999)
• Master in Catalysis and Physical Chemistry of Interfaces of the Claude Bernard University of Lyon (1999)
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Claude Bernard University of Lyon (2002)
Research Interests
The main activity of the research group is the synthesis of functional polyolefins. To achieve this goal, one of the most challenging reactions in polymer chemistry is investigated in the group: the copolymerization of olefins and polar monomers (such as acrylates, vinyl acetate…). In particular, this work implies the development of well-defined catalysts to control the (co)polymer microstructure and to access to new polymers.
Other fields of research are 1) the synthesis of polyolefins by conventional Ziegler-Natta polymerization of olefins with the aim to obtain a "single site behavior "of the catalysts 2) the study of nascent catalytic polymerizations with stopped flow reactors 3) the developpment of new catalysts for silicone synthesis.
The field of our activities is broad, from organometallic chemistry to polymer synthesis and characterization.
Current Projects
• Functional polyolefins
• Homo- and copolymerizations of olefins and polar monomers
• Conventional Ziegler-Natta (co)polymerization of olefins
• Chemical engineering and chemistry of nascent catalytic polymerizations
• Catalysis for silicone polycondenstaion
