Apero bis

APERO BIS // APERO BIS


Réf ABG-135727

ADUM-70408

Sujet de Thèse

14/02/2026

Autre financement public

Université de Lille

Lieu de travail

VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ CEDEX - Les Hauts de France - France

Intitulé du sujet

APERO BIS // APERO BIS

Champs scientifiques

* Chimie

Mots clés

valorisation biomasse, catalyse heterogene

biomass valorisation, heterogeneous catalysis


Description du sujet


This PhD is partially included in the ANR APERO project (Advanced catalysts Properties Enhancement and Reaction condition Optimizations for cellulose valorization). The main objective of this project is the oxidation of cellulose to produce cellouronic acid using heterogeneous catalysis. The products formed could find applications in detergents or packaging for food or health industries for instance [J Polym Environ ].

Two main challenges will have to be tackled: i) to increase the reactivity of cellulose by appropriate pre-treatment, ii) to selectively oxidize the C6 carbon of each glucose unit of cellulose. Two PhDs will be involved in this project.


The focus of this PhD will be mainly on the second part of the project and will consist in using heterogeneous catalysts developed by the first PhD student in the oxidation of cellulose to determine the best catalysts formulations, along with the optimal reaction conditions. Heterogeneous catalysis will be coupled with mecanochemistry to enhance the reactivity of the cellulose. This Phd will be shared between IC2MP in Poitiers (especially working on mecanochemistry) and UCCS in Lille (working on oligosaccharide oxidation).

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This PhD is partially included in the ANR APERO project (Advanced catalysts Properties Enhancement and Reaction condition Optimizations for cellulose valorization). The main objective of this project is the oxidation of cellulose to produce cellouronic acid using heterogeneous catalysis. The products formed could find applications in detergents or packaging for food or health industries for instance [J Polym Environ ].

Two main challenges will have to be tackled: i) to increase the reactivity of cellulose by appropriate pre-treatment, ii) to selectively oxidize the C6 carbon of each glucose unit of cellulose. Two PhDs will be involved in this project.


The focus of this PhD will be mainly on the second part of the project and will consist in using heterogeneous catalysts developed by the first PhD student in the oxidation of cellulose to determine the best catalysts formulations, along with the optimal reaction conditions. Heterogeneous catalysis will be coupled with mecanochemistry to enhance the reactivity of the cellulose. This Phd will be shared between IC2MP in Poitiers (especially working on mecanochemistry) and UCCS in Lille (working on oligosaccharide oxidation).

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Début de la thèse : 01/10/2026


Nature du financement


Autre financement public


Précisions sur le financement


ANR Financement d'Agences de financement de la recherche


Présentation établissement et labo d'accueil


Université de Lille


Etablissement délivrant le doctorat


Université de Lille


Ecole doctorale


104 Sciences de la Matière du Rayonnement et de l'Environnement


Profil du candidat


The PhD student will be responsible for: Synthesis and characterization (XRD, physisorption, TPD, TEM, solid NMR, …) of the catalysts Monitoring of catalytic reactions conducted in autoclaves using GC/MS and/or on the REALCAT platform Data treatment, bibliographic work, reports and presentation of results in team meetings

The PhD student will be responsible for: Synthesis and characterization (XRD, physisorption, TPD, TEM, solid NMR, …) of the catalysts Monitoring of catalytic reactions conducted in autoclaves using GC/MS and/or on the REALCAT platform Data treatment, bibliographic work, reports and presentation of results in team meetings

Date limite de candidature

30/04/2026