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01 May 2017
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25 - 26 April 2017
Workshop Particles & Fluids: from individual particle dynamics to collective effects and fluidized beds
The main objective was to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers and students in the same event to exchange and share their experiences, ideas and research results in numerical, theoretical and experimental studies about all aspects of particulates flows
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06 January 2017
More efficient catalysts: ifpen researchers elucidate the mechanism behind defect formation in zeolites
Zeolites are silicon and aluminum-based oxide materials that are of major interest in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and whose properties can be altered due to the presence of structural defects.
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A hydro-mechanical model for underground naturally fractured rocks
Natural underground fractures in rocks provide fluids with preferential flow pathways. The resulting global permeability is exploited for energy production ( geothermal energy and oil and gas recovery
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More efficient flow simulations inspired by optimal control
Multiphase mixture (gas and liquid) flow simulation in porous media has a variety of applications in the field of geosciences a but also in the fields of engineering and chemical processes. In
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Where aviation fuels are concerned... compromise is the name of the game
In the aviation sector, fuels derived from hydrotreated vegetable oils (HEFA a) are seen as an alternative to petroleum based Jet A-1 b to reduce the environmental footprint of air transport. However
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NMR and Raman imaging: impregnation of catalysts as if you were there
THESIS BY LEONOR CATITA
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IFPEN Catalysis Rewarded
July 2015 The Edith Flanigen Award is presented annually to an exceptional young female scientist, in the eight years following graduation. The 2015 Awards have honored Celine Chizallet, researcher at