Prof. Alexandre CHAGNES

 

Head of the National Research Network PROMETHEE on hydrometallurgical processes (GDR 3749)

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie (ENSG) - Laboratoire Géoressources (UMR CNRS 7359)

Faculté des Sciences et Technologies Campus des Aiguillettes - "Entrée 3B"

Rue Jacques Callot - 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy CEDEX

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Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=YEgejnQAAAAJ&hl=fr&oi=ao

Research Gate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandre_Chagnes2

 

RESEARCH FOCUS

Hydrometallurgy, Solution chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Separation science, Thermodynamic, Electrochemistry, Lithium Batteries.

 

TEACHING

Physicochemistry in nuclear processes, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, solution chemistry.

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Tours, France (Physical chemistry), September 2002. Thermodynamic and electrochemical study of organic electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries.

M.Sc. University of Poitiers, France (Catalysis, energy and clean-up processes), June 1999.

B.Sc. University of Tours, France (Chemistry), June 1997.

 

POSITIONS HELD

2016-…

Professor, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie (Université de Lorraine)

Hydrometallurgy.

2005-2016      

 

Associate Professor, Chimie ParisTech, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris (France).

Solvent extraction in hydrometallurgy and nuclear field; solution chemistry, lithium-ion batteries.

2004-2005   

Researcher, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).

Solution chemistry in Pressurized water reactor.

2003-2004   

Assistant Professor, Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Interfaces et des Milieux Réactionnels, University of Tours (France).

Electrochemical and thermodynamical studies of room temperature ionic liquids.

2002-2003   

Researcher, Centre de Recherche en Electrochimie et Electrocatalyse, University of Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada).

Materials for electrocatalysis.

1999-2002

PhD, Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Interfaces et des Milieux Réactionnels, University of Tours (France).

Electrochemistry and solution chemistry in Lithium-ion batteries

 

PUBLISHED PAPERS

Author or co-author of 82 open literature publications in solution chemistry, thermodynamic, electrochemistry and separation science 1 patent, 89 talks and 37 poster presentations at local, national and international meetings.

 

COMMITEE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

University

  • Elected member of the National University Council (CNU) of Physical and Analytical Chemistry (section31, 2016-2017)
  • Selection panel member of the Swedish Science Council (2016-…).
  • Nominated member of the National University Council (CNU) of Physical and Analytical Chemistry (section 31, 2012-2015)
  • Manager of the major Fuel Cycle of the international master Nuclear Energy (www.master-nuclear-energy.fr, 2015-…)
  • Coordinator of the bureau for students with disabilities, ENSCP (2008-…)
  • Studies coordinator, ENSCP (2008-2010)
  • Representative at the life university student council, ENSCP (2008-2011)
  • Representative at the staff committee, University of Tours (2006-2009)
  • Representative of the board of examiners for the entrance examination of French institutes of technology “Concours Communs Polytechnique” (2007-…)

Research 

  • Head of the National Research Network PROMETHEE on hydrometallurgical processes (GDR 3749, 2016-…)
  • Scientific consultant (Eramet Research, Ministry of Research and Education of Kazakhstan, French committee of assessment of Brazilian scientific projects (COFECUB), Expertise of industrial funding for Ph-D students (CIFRE))
  • Vice-President of “Minerallurgy and Extractive Metallurgy” group of the French Society of Mineral Industry (2013-2016).
  • Leader of the ‘Recycling end Ecodesign’ group of the French Network of electrochemical storage of energy  (RS2E, 2013-2016)

Meeting organization

  • ACS symposium: “Fundamentals & Applications in Hydrometallurgy: From the Molecule to the Process”, 243rd Spring 2012 ACS Meeting, San Diego, California, March 25-29, 2012.
  • ACS symposium: “Lithium Process Chemistry: Resources Extraction, Metal Production and Recycle”, 245th Spring 2013 ACS Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 7-11, 2013.
  • ACS symposium: Research and Development in Processes for Waste Recycling and Metal Recovery: Symposium in honor of Professor Jan Rydberg, 247th National ACS Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 16-20 Mars 2014.
  • National workshop: Recherche et innovation dans le traitement des ressources minérales: de l’extraction jusqu’à la deuxième transformation, ENSCP, Paris, 27 Mars 2014.
  • Fundamentals and Applications of Solvent Extraction for the Recovery of Strategic Metals, Pacifichem 2015 (ACS, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA), 15-20 Décember 2015

 

Reviewer for international journals

Peer-reviews for 26 journals (Chemical Engineering Journal, Desalination Water and Treatment, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Solution Chemistry, Separation Science and Technology, Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, etc.).

 

Member of international advisory committees of international meetings

  • Associate Editor, 18th International Solvent Extraction Conference 2008 (ISEC’08), Tucson, Arizona (USA).
  • Member of the Technical Committee of the 19th International Solvent Extraction Conference (ISEC 2011), October 3-7, 2011, Santiago, Chile.
  • International Advisory Committee of the International Conference on Processing of Lean Grade and Urban Ores (IC-LGO 2015), January 20-22, 2015, Jamshedpur, India.

 

Associate Editor

  • Associate Editor (leader), “Lithium Process Chemistry : Resources, Extractions, Batteries and Recycling”, A. Chagnes, J. Swiatowska (Editeurs associés), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801417-2.00005-0, ISBN 978-0-12-801417-2, Elsevier (2015).
  • Associate Editor (leader), “Research, development and challenges in WEEE”, A. Chagnes, G. Cote, C. Ekberg, T. Retegan, M. Nilsson (Associate Editors), Elsevier, 2016, 212 pages (ISBN: 9780128033630).
  • Guest Editor, special issue in “Solvent extraction and ion exchange” (Impact factor = 1.821 in 2014), “Uranium and rare earth extraction from wet phospohoric acid”, A. Chagnes (Lead Guest Editor), G. Cote (Guest Editors).