Advanced materials and nanotechnologies for the environmental transition

Our knowledge of the structural and interfacial properties of (nano)materials and their dynamics and impacts in ecosystems, as well as in materials synthesis and characterisation, and in the development of databases dedicated to environmental nanosafety, opens up numerous prospects for the development of advanced bio/geo-inspired materials in a context of environmental and energy transition. 

Whether we are developing materials included in consumer products or those belonging to processeswe characterise their efficiency, durability, recyclability and safety via an ' approachSustainable And Safer by Design'. We are focusing our efforts on nano-materials for which variations in surface energy or quantum confinements can modify their chemical stability and optical, electrical or catalytic properties (e.g. foliar nanofertilisers for improved absorption by plants, geoinspired nano-oxide-based paints for improved IR reflectivity and energy efficiency, nano-adsorbents for the extraction of pollutants and critical metals). This work is part of national (e.g. BIAM, ICSM, LITEN) and international (e.g. LEITAT, IRP iNOVE with Duke univ. US, Macmaster Canada) collaborations with industrial players (e.g ALLIOS, TOTALENERGIES), via ANSES, ANR and H2020 funding or targeted funding (Horizon Europe, PEPR DIADEME and Ville Durable).