LSPC - Laboratory for Chemical Process Safety

Application areas

• Energy
• Biorefinery
• Environment
• Green Processes

Know-how and expertise

Process Safety
Characterization of media by reaction calorimetry, prevention of thermal runaway, safety and stability of chemical reactors.

Microwave-Assisted Processes
Design of microwave reactors for intensified processes, study of the behavior of multiphase media under microwaves, characterization and modeling of wave–matter interactions, applications in green chemistry.

Biomass Valorization
Study of biomass as a renewable resource, thermochemical valorization methods. Epoxidation and carbonation of vegetable oils. Production of green additives for fuels...

CO₂ Capture and Utilization
CO₂ capture by reactive absorption, gas–liquid transfer kinetics. Chemical valorization of CO₂: carbonation, CO₂ hydrogenation...

Ressources

• Instrumented absorption–desorption pilot units with packed and spray columns
• Microwave-assisted reactor benches at 2.45 GHz and 915 MHz, vector network analyzer
• Reactor benches: thermal balance for liquid-phase reactions, pressurized for hydrogenation or carbonation, catalytic gas–solid...
• Biomass pyrolysis/gasification facilities with online gas analysis
• Instrumented Lewis cells
• Calorimetric reactors: 2 Mettler RC1 and 1 Mettler RC1E under pressure, adiabatic reactors (2 ARC and 1 ARSST)
• Microcalorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TGA), Calvet C80 calorimeter
• Modeling tools: MATLAB, ASPEN, Fluidyn, COMSOL, cyclone…

A wide range of collaborations

The LSPC collaborates with numerous academic and industrial partners: Veolia Environnement, IFPEN, ARKEMA, BASF, Chevron Oronite, Oril… Whether local, national, or international: Italy, Finland, Ireland, Belgium, Algeria, Morocco, Dominican Republic, India, China… The laboratory is involved in multiple research projects (ANR, FEDER, INTERREG, RIN…) and plays an active role in regional research: EP2M and CTM clusters.