Ircelyon Day 2026
Our annual Ircelyon Day took place on June 18, 2026 at the amphitheater of the University of Lyon. An opportunity to get together outside the lab for a day, but also to discover what colleagues...
Researcher
Orcid number: 0000-0002-3381-3927
445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
C-13.010
2012: PhD in Materials Chemistry from the University of Poitiers
Thesis prepared at IFPEN in collaboration with LACCO/IC2MP
2009: Master's degree in Green Chemistry from the University of Strasbourg
2007: Bachelor's degree in Fundamental and Applied Chemistry from the University of Poitiers
Since 2016: CNRS Researcher (CRCN), Section 14/16
Since October 2025: IRCELYON Laboratory
Laboratory Catalysis, Polymerisation, Processes and Materials (CP2M) (2021-2025)
Laboratory of Catalytic Process Engineering (LGPC) (2016 to 2020)
2014-2016: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Firmenich (Geneva, Switzerland)
2014: Postdoctoral researcher, IRCELYON/CNRS in collaboration with Lampe Berger (company)
2012-2013 : Postdoctoral researcher, Centro de Quimica da Madeira (Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) & Laboratorio Nacional de Energia & Geologia (Lisbon, Portugal)
My research interests : green chemistry, biomass, waste valorisation, catalysis in aqueous medium, catalytic process.
Benoist T., Chappaz A.,
Lea Vilcocq Researcher 445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Monteil V.,
Pascal Fongarland University researcher 445 478 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P., Demey H.
Supercritical water gasification of polyolefins and polystyrene-based polymers
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, pp. 179492-179492
Theresa Al Bayeh Personnel étudiant ou non permanent 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-213 Al Bayeh T.,
Luis Cardenas Chercheur 445 314 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P205 Cardenas L., Moine H.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Catherine Pinel Chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Pinel C.,
Franck Rataboul Chercheur 445 338 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P210 Rataboul F.,
Noemie Perret Chercheur 445 446 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P211 Perret N.
ReO x /TiO 2 : An Efficient Catalyst for the Production of Butanediols From Erythritol in Water
ChemSusChem, 2026, 19(11), pp. e70775-e70775
De Araujo L.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.,
Yves Schuurman Chercheur 445 482 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P129 Schuurman Y.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 2025, 508, p.
Manas A.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.,
Laurent Djakovitch Chercheur 445 381 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P1403 Djakovitch L.
Catalytic Oxidation of Kraft Lignin in a Trickle-Bed Continuous Reactor
CHEMPLUSCHEM, 2025, p.
Hernandez-Manas A., Martinez-Martin A., Madignier J.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P., Bertaud F.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Laurent Djakovitch Chercheur 445 381 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P1403 Djakovitch L.
RSC SUSTAINABILITY, 2024, p.
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Chaussard N., Manas A., Boyron O., Taam M., Bertaud F.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.,
Laurent Djakovitch Chercheur 445 381 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P1403 Djakovitch L.
Potential of catalytic oxidation of kraft black liquor for the production of biosourced compounds
GREEN CHEMISTRY, 2023, p.
Manas A.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.,
Laurent Djakovitch Chercheur 445 381 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P1403 Djakovitch L.
Lignin Catalytic Oxidation by CuO/TiO2: Role of Catalyst in Phenolics Formation
WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, 2023, p.
Reyes L.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Zanota M.,
Valerie Meille Chercheur 432 625 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-15.011 Meille V., Nikitine C.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.
CHEMCATCHEM, 2023, p.
Manas A., Chaussard N., Bertaud F.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.,
Laurent Djakovitch Chercheur 445 381 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P1403 Djakovitch L.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 2022, 61(21), pp. 7430-7437
Reyes L., Nikitine C.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.
Autocatalyzed and heterogeneously catalyzed esterification kinetics of glycolic acid with ethanol
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 7(2), pp. 460-474
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Paez A., Freitas V., Veyre L.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P., Philippe R.
RSC Advances, 2021, 11(62), pp. 39387-39398
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Crépet A., Jame P., Carvalheiro F., C. Duarte L.
Reactions, 2021, 3(1), pp. 30-46
Sebhat W., El Roz A.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Laurent Djakovitch Chercheur 445 381 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P1403 Djakovitch L.
Catalytic Liquefaction of Kraft Lignin with Solvothermal Approach
CATALYSTS, 2021, 11(8), p.
Reyes L., Nikitine C.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Pascal Fongarland Enseignant-chercheur 445 478 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P201 Fongarland P.
Green is the new black – a review of technologies for carboxylic acid recovery from black liquor
Green Chemistry, 2020, 22(23), pp. 8097-8115
Sebhat W., El-Roz A., Crepet A., Ladaviere C., Perez D., Mangematin S., Almada C.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L.,
Laurent Djakovitch Chercheur 445 381 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P1403 Djakovitch L., Fongarland P.
Comparative study of solvolysis of technical lignins in flow reactor
Biomass conversion and biorefinery, 2020, 10, pp. 351-366
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Spínola V., Moniz P., C. Duarte L., Carvalheiro F., Fernandes C., C. Castilho P.
Acid-modified clays as green catalysts for the hydrolysis of hemicellulosic oligosaccharides
Catalysis Science & Technology, 2015, 5(8), pp. 4072-4080
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Cabiac A., Especel C., Lacombe S., Duprez D.
Catalysis Today, 2014, 242, pp. 91-100
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Cabiac A., Especel C., Lacombe S., Duprez D.
Journal of Catalysis, 2014, 320, pp. 16-25
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., C. Castilho P., Carvalheiro F., C. Duarte L.
Hydrolysis of Oligosaccharides Over Solid Acid Catalysts: A Review
ChemSusChem, 2014, 7(4), pp. 1010-1019
Hachimi A.,
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Courson C., Kiennemann A.
Fuel Processing Technology, 2013, 118, pp. 254-263
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Cabiac A., Especel C., Guillon E., Duprez D.
Oil & Gas Science and Technology – Revue d’IFP Energies nouvelles, 2013, 68(5), pp. 841-860
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Koerin R., Cabiac A., Especel C., Lacombe S., Duprez D.
New bifunctional catalytic systems for sorbitol transformation into biofuels
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2013, 148-149, pp. 499-508
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Cabiac A., Especel C., Lacombe S., Duprez D.
Sorbitol transformation in aqueous medium: Influence of metal/acid balance on reaction selectivity
Catalysis Today, 2012, 189(1), pp. 117-122
Lea Vilcocq Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) C-13.010 Vilcocq L., Cabiac A., Especel C., Lacombe S., Duprez D.
Catalysis Communications, 2011, 15(1), pp. 18-22
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