Physico-Chemistry of Combustion Processes and Atmosphere

PC2A | UMR 8522
Chemistry and materials Observation and environment, lasers and their applications Transport and robotic Research unit Science for a changing planet

PC2A is a research laboratory that conducts fundamental and applied research in the fields of energy and atmospheric sciences. The laboratory develops state-of-the-art optical and spectroscopic techniques for the quantification of stable or radical gaseous chemical species, particles and soot.
By combining experiments and modeling, we determine the chemical mechanisms at high and low temperatures during the combustion of conventional or alternative fuels, aiming in particular to reduce polluting emissions.
We also determine the mechanisms behind the reactivity and formation of pollutants in the atmosphere, the sources of pollutants in both external and confined environments, as well as the impacts of these pollutants on health and the environment.
Our third area of research is related to the reactivity and fate of fission products in the context of safety of nuclear installations.

Informations

Director: Benjamin Hanoune

http://pc2a.univ-lille.fr/

Bâtiment C11, Avenue Mendeleïev
Campus Cité Scientifique, Université de Lille
59655 VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ

Mots-clés

Combustion, Atmosphere, Fission products, Laser diagnostics, Chemical kinetics, Reaction mechanisms, Pollutant metrology, Aerosols, Air quality, Molecular modeling

Localisation

  • Atmospheric chemistry
  • Reactivity and atmospheric degradation
  • Air Pollution
  • Outdoor and indoor air quality
  • Metrology for the quantification of stable and reactive chemical species
     
  • Combustion
  • Chemical mechanisms related to combustion
  • Auto-ignition of fuels
  • Formation and destruction of pollutants (NOx, PAH, soot)
  • Physico-chemical modeling of combustion
  • Flames
  • Formulation of new fuels
  • Biofuels
  • Combustion of hydrogen
     
  • Formation and evolution of chemical species in gas phases
  • Thermodynamics and chemical reactivity of fission products
  • Chemistry of halogens
  • Reactivity of chemical species 
  • Quantum chemistry
  • Interaction of fission products and surface

Examples of projects:

  • Generation and metrology of gases and aerosols
  • Air quality studies
  • Control of pollutants at emission

Private
Framatome - Laboratoire commun " Powder Uranium MetAllurgy - PUMA ", Total, IFPEN

Academic
Université Aix Marseille, Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, IRSN, IMT Lille Douai...
University of Tripoli (Lebanon), Jülich Research Center (Germany), University of Bratislava (Slovakia), State University of New York (USA), Da Nang University (Vietnam), Kyoto University (Japan), University of Sydney (Australia), Ibn Zohr University of Agadir (Morocco), York University (United Kingdom), Ghent University (Belgium)

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