Laurie Barthe
University of Toulouse
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Ultrasonics Sonochemistry | 2017
Sandyanto Adityosulindro; Laurie Barthe; Katia González-Labrada; Ulises Javier Jáuregui Haza; Henri Delmas; Carine Julcour
Two sonochemical processes were compared for the removal of ibuprofen in different water matrixes (distilled water and effluent from wastewater treatment plant). The effect of various operating parameters, such as pH (2.6-8.0), ultrasound power density (25-100W/L), sonication frequency (12-862kHz), addition of radical promoters (H2O2 and Fentons reagent) or scavengers (n-butanol and acetic acid), was evaluated. Sono-degradation of ibuprofen followed a first-order kinetic trend, whose rate constant increased with ultrasound density and frequency. For this hydrophobic and low volatile molecule, a free-radical mechanism at the bubble interface was established. Coupling ultrasound with Fenton reaction showed a positive synergy, especially in terms of mineralization yield, while adding H2O2 alone had no significant beneficial effect. Dedicated experiments proved this synergy to be due to the enhanced regeneration of ferrous ions by ultrasound. Efficacy of the sonolysis process was hampered in wastewater matrix, mainly as the consequence of higher pH increasing the molecule solubility. However, after convenient acidification, sono-Fenton oxidation results remained almost unchanged, indicating no significant radical scavenging effects from the effluent compounds.
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry | 2015
Henri Delmas; Ngoc Tuan Le; Laurie Barthe; Carine Julcour-Lebigue
This work aims at investigating for the first time the key sonication (US) parameters: power density (DUS), intensity (IUS), and frequency (FS) - down to audible range, under varied hydrostatic pressure (Ph) and low temperature isothermal conditions (to avoid any thermal effect). The selected application was activated sludge disintegration, a major industrial US process. For a rational approach all comparisons were made at same specific energy input (ES, US energy per solid weight) which is also the relevant economic criterion. The decoupling of power density and intensity was obtained by either changing the sludge volume or most often by changing probe diameter, all other characteristics being unchanged. Comprehensive results were obtained by varying the hydrostatic pressure at given power density and intensity. In all cases marked maxima of sludge disintegration appeared at optimum pressures, which values increased at increasing power intensity and density. Such optimum was expected due to opposite effects of increasing hydrostatic pressure: higher cavitation threshold then smaller and fewer bubbles, but higher temperature and pressure at the end of collapse. In addition the first attempt to lower US frequency down to audible range was very successful: at any operation condition (DUS, IUS, Ph, sludge concentration and type) higher sludge disintegration was obtained at 12 kHz than at 20 kHz. The same values of optimum pressure were observed at 12 and 20 kHz. At same energy consumption the best conditions - obtained at 12 kHz, maximum power density 720 W/L and 3.25 bar - provided about 100% improvement with respect to usual conditions (1 bar, 20 kHz). Important energy savings and equipment size reduction may then be expected.
Archive | 2015
Rinaldo Poli; Si Chen; Xuewei Zhang; Andrés F. Cardozo; Muriel Lansalot; Franck D’Agosto; Bernadette Charleux; Eric Manoury; Florence Gayet; Carine Julcour; Jean-François Blanco; Laurie Barthe; Henri Delmas
Controlled radical polymerization has recently been used to develop polymers engineered for applications as catalytic nanoreactors. In this contribution, we present the joint development, in our laboratories, of core-cross-linked micelles (CCM) for application under aqueous biphasic conditions through the micellar approach, using triphenylphosphine (TPP) as polymer-anchored ligand and rhodium as catalytic metal for the hydroformylation of 1-octene as a model α-olefin. The polymers were synthesized by a one-pot convergent approach using RAFT as controlling method in water, making use of the polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) principle. The article will also show the polymer properties in terms of size, polydispersity, swelling, metal coordination and exchange, and interpenetration. It will also illustrate our initial catalytic studies with focus on the effect of the polymer architecture (ligand nature, ligand density, core size, nature of cross-linking) and of the stirring rate on the catalytic performance (turnover frequency) and catalyst leaching.
Environmental Technology | 2018
Imane Benhamed; Laurie Barthe; Rachid Kessas; Henri Delmas; Carine Julcour
ABSTRACT Oxidative regeneration of activated carbon (AC) exhausted with phenolic compounds is still a challenging issue due to the frequent porosity loss. Addition of low H2O2 amount is investigated as a way to promote catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) of adsorbed pollutants and thereby to recover absorbent properties. Commercial AC and transition metal (iron or copper)-modified counterparts are tested in repeated adsorption/batch peroxide-promoted CWAO of phenol. Cycles are operated in both fixed bed and slurry reactors to vary the initial pollutant distribution in between the two phases. Influence of metal location is also studied by adding iron salt to the pollutant solution prior to perform peroxide-promoted oxidation on bare carbon. Regeneration results are analyzed through a detailed analysis of both the solid and the liquid phases during the oxidative treatment. It is proved that a convenient H2O2 dosage can increase the lifetime of adsorbent in adsorption–oxidation cycles, but coupling with (un)supported metal oxide does not provide significant gain. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Archive | 2017
Eric Manoury; Florence Gayet; Franck D’Agosto; Muriel Lansalot; Henri Delmas; Carine Julcour; Jean-François Blanco; Laurie Barthe; Rinaldo Poli
Biphasic homogeneous protocols are attractive for catalyzed transformations in industry, especially when conducted with water as the catalyst phase as exemplified by the large-scale Rhone-Poulenc/Ruhrchemie hydroformylation process, but can only be applied when the substrate is sufficiently soluble in the aqueous phase to sustain sufficiently fast mass transport . Different solutions to reduce mass transport limitations include the use of additives to increase the substrate solubility in water or increase the water/organic interface, anchoring the catalyst onto a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) polymer to implement thermomorphic behavior, and anchoring the catalyst to the hydrophobic part of surfactants or amphiphilic block copolymers that self-assemble in the form of micelles in water. The use of catalytic micelles appears as the most attractive approach but is limited by the potential formation of stable emulsions and by loss of free macromolecules during separation. These limitations are removed by cross-linking the macromolecules into a unimolecular nanoreactor. This chapter covers the emerging area of unimolecular catalytic nanoreactors, focusing on transition metal-based catalytic applications. It will also present the synthesis of new types of catalytic unimolecular nanoreactors developed in our laboratories, conceived to function on the basis of the micellar catalysis principle. These nanoreactors consist of either core-cross-linked micelle (CCM) or amphiphilic functionalized nanogels (NG). The proof of principle of their catalytic performance in the aqueous biphasic hydroformylation of 1-octene will also be presented. The catalyst confinement objective which is highlighted in this chapter is process optimization in terms of the catalyst phase recovery and recycling.
Catalysis Communications | 2009
Laurie Barthe; Audrey Denicourt-Nowicki; Alain Roucoux; Karine Philippot; Bruno Chaudret; Mehrdji Hemati
Journal of Catalysis | 2015
Andrés F. Cardozo; Carine Julcour; Laurie Barthe; Jean-François Blanco; Si Chen; Florence Gayet; Eric Manoury; Xuewei Zhang; Muriel Lansalot; Bernadette Charleux; Franck D’Agosto; Rinaldo Poli; Henri Delmas
Chemical Engineering Journal | 2009
Laurie Barthe; Mehrdji Hemati; Karine Philippot; Bruno Chaudret; Audrey Denicourt-Nowicki; Alain Roucoux
Polymer | 2015
Si Chen; Andrés F. Cardozo; Carine Julcour; Jean-François Blanco; Laurie Barthe; Florence Gayet; Muriel Lansalot; Franck D'Agosto; Henri Delmas; Eric Manoury; Rinaldo Poli
Journal of Environmental Management | 2016
Ngoc Tuan Le; Carine Julcour-Lebigue; Laurie Barthe; Henri Delmas