Chemical engineering and processes

A new doctoral thesis aligns with the European goal of carbon neutrality in transportation through vehicle electrification and focuses specifically on the behavior of electric vehicle batteries.

While promising in terms of decarbonization, this solution still faces challenges related to cost, recycling, and, above all, safety. In recent years, numerous accidents involving lithium-ion batteries have been reported in the media, including, for example, fires in electric buses.

In this context, Eva Jadot’s CIFRE dissertation focuses on predicting combustion behavior and modeling the gases emitted during thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries at the cell level.

It is funded by SAFT, a company specializing in battery technologies and a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies, and is conducted in partnership with IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN).

Two doctoral theses are contributing to the European project for a reusable space launcher.

• Baptiste Romain’s thesis focuses on the combustion of the CH₄/O₂ system that will be used for the launch vehicle project. It is funded by ONERA,
• CNES, and MAIASPACE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
• Another dissertation focuses on ammonia combustion, a strategic fallback option should the hydrogen alternative ever be abandoned or set aside. It is funded by France 2030 and is part of the SPLEEN strategic program on the reduction of industrial emissions. It is being conducted within a consortium comprising the CNRS, IFPEN, the CEA, and ENSTA.