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Valorisation of natural products and industrial applications

Coordinator of the axis

 
Christine Thomassigny (Associate Professor)

Permanent members


Olivier David (Associate Professor)
Régis Goumont (Professor)
Sylvain Marque (Associate Professor)
Bruce Pégot (Associate Professor)
Dominique Vichard (Associate Professor)

PhD Students/Postdocs


Kelvin Meza Casamayor (PhD student)

Main themes


Demethylation and depolymerisation of lignin


(Collaboration with INRA, Versailles)

Synthesis of new multi-functional anti-oxidants


(Collaboration with Symrise)

New anti-oxidants by an eco-compatible procedure


(Collaboration with International Flavors and Fragrances IFF)

Development of flavor agents and encapsulation of flavors by extrusion


(Collaboration with Expressions Aromatiques)

• Development of natural substances by methods approaching organic synthesis but compatible with the description « natural » following regulation CE 1334/2008 relating to flavours.
• Scale-up of equipment for industrial production of these products.
• Molecular approach to the encapsulation of flavours by dual extrusion.
• Thermo-resistance studies of flavours.
• Development of products with glass transition temperatures greater than 40°C.

Versailles-Sciences Lab platform

  • Partnership with Nez Editions

« Les Matières premières – Les Synthétiques » in « Le Grand Livre du parfum » ouvrage collectif, octobre 2018

« Dialogue entre une artiste et un chimiste » in « Voici des feuilles, des fleurs, des fauves et des oiseaux - Une monographie de Julie C. Fortier » ouvrage collectif, juillet 2020
 
  • Collaboration with the Osmothèque, Versailles

Synthesis of nitro-musks

  • Extraction by supercritical CO2 
(collaboration with the TPE Bouture.com)
Extraction of oils rich in omega-3, with variable tocopherol levels, from the seeds of tree peonies (collaboration with the TPE Bouture.com)
Extraction of molecules responsible for the aroma of vanilla  (collaboration with the TPE Excellence Bourbon)