Gaëlle FONTAINE

Full Professor

Bâtiment C7A - Bureau 002
Unité Matériaux et Transformations
Université de Lille
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille
Avenue Dimitri Mendeleïev - Bât. C7a
BP 90108
59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
Tel: +33 (0) 3 74 95 13 42
Fax: +33 (0) 320 43 65 84
Email : Send an email to Gaëlle FONTAINE
ORCID Identifier : 0000-0002-7113-1687

Research team: Ingénierie des systèmes polymères

Research

Research topics: reaction and resistance to fire, reactive extrusion,  development of new flame retardants, development of new formulations for flame retardancy and fire resistance, and understanding the mechanism involved in flame retardancy and fire resistance. 

Current PhD thesis

• Igor BASTOS BEZERRA REGO, Développement de revêtements inorganiques intumescents. Thesis started in 2023. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.

Defended PhD thesis

• Qi YANG, Development of new cementious coatings for the fire resistance on steel structures . Thesis defended in 2024.
• Matthieu CARON, Re-examination of the mechanism of intumescence : application to the model PP/APP/PER/4A system . Thesis defended in 2024. Other co-advisor: Karima Ben Tayeb Meziane. Position: Ingénieur d'Etudes au LRMH.
• Marie Odile AUGé, Strategies of improving poly(lactic acid) fire performances : additives vs. Functionalization . Thesis defended in 2024. Other co-advisor: Fanny BONNET. Position: Ingénieure chez Safran.
• Adèle LAMANDé, Assemblage de matériaux bois : effet de l'oxygène sur le développement de l'incendie et sur l'émission de gaz et d'aérosols. Thesis defended in 2023. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.
• Bernard MIRANDA CAMPOS, Synthesis of polylactide with superior thermomechanical properties. Thesis defended in 2023. Other co-advisors: Fanny BONNET, Grégory STOCLET.
• Manon FLEUROTTE, Etude et modélisation de la pyrolyse de combustibles solides . Thesis defended in 2023. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.
• Fei XIAO, Flame Redardancy of bioplastics . Thesis defended in 2021. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT. Position: Maître de Conférences à Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Aditya RAMGOBIN, Design and synthesis of conceptualized flame retardants . Thesis defended in 2019. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT. Position: Ingénieur R&D EDF.
• Elodie LOUISY, Elaboration de composites biosourcés par procédé RTM . Thesis defended in 2019. Other co-advisors: Fanny BONNET, Fabienne SAMYN.
• Sarah CHATENET, Réaction au feu de câbles électriques . Thesis defended in 2019. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT. Position: Ingénieure Chercheure en Science des Polymères R&D d'EDF au sein du département MMC (Matériaux et Mécanique des Composants).
• Chi HU, Flame retardancy of polybutylene succinate by multiple approaches. Thesis defended in 2018. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.
• Nicolas Lesaffre, Ageing of flame retarded polylactic acid. Thesis defended in 2016. Other co-advisor: Maude JIMENEZ. Position: Analytical Lab Manager, Tate & Lyle.
• Benjamin Prieur, Modified lignin as flame retardant for polymeric materials. Thesis defended in 2016. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.
• Franck-Estimé Ngohang, Combination of mass loss cone, Fourier transforminfrared spectroscopy and electrical low pressure impactor to extend fire behaviour characterization of materials. Thesis defended in 2014. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT. Position: Enseignant chercheur.
• Carmen Hoffendahl , Flame retardancy of EVM-based polymers with low smoke emission. Thesis defended in 2014. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT. Position: Know How Paint Process Engineer at Plastic Omnium.
• Antoine Gallos, Flame retarded and stereocomplexed polylactides : reactive extrusion processing and characterization. Thesis defended in 2011. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT. Position: Chargé de recherche chez URD Agro Biotechnologies Industrielles (AgroParisTech - Reims).
• Caroline Gérard, Contribution of nanoparticles to the flame retardancy of epoxy resins. Thesis defended in 2011. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.

Latest scientific contributions in LillOA (Lille Open Archive)

Publications

21. Q. Yang, C. Davy, J. Sarazin, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, Effect of the Al/Si ratio on intumescent Na-based geopolymer, Fire Safety Journal 148, 104220 (2024), [doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2024.104220, LillOA]
20. A. Amokrane, M. Fleurotte, A. Hodroj, O. Authier, G. Debenest, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Influence of parameter variation intervals on pyrolysis sensitivity analysis for charring and non-charring materials, Journal of Fire Sciences 42;5, 363-404 (2024), [doi: 10.1177/07349041241248080, LillOA]
19. B. Miranda Campos, J. Beauvois, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, F. Bonnet, One step production from the monomer of poly(L-lactide)/flax biocomposites by thermoplastic resin transfer molding: mechanical properties and aging., Polymer Composites (2024), [doi: 10.1002/pc.28710, LillOA]
18. M. Caron, K. Ben Tayeb Meziane, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, Re-examination of the intumescence mechanism of ammonium polyphosphate/pentaerythritol/zeolite 4A fire-retarded formulation using advanced spectroscopic techniques, Journal of Fire Sciences -, - (2024), [doi: 10.1177/07349041241245697, LillOA]
17. D. Roncucci, M.-O. Auge, S. Dul, J. Chen, A. Gooneie, D. Rentsch, S. Lehner, M. Jovic, A. Rippl, V. Ayala, F. Bonnet, S. Bourbigot, H. Grützmacher, G. Fontaine, S. Gaan, Coumarin-DPPO a new bio-based phosphorus additive for poly(lactic acid): Processing and flame retardant application, Polymer Degradation and Stability 110737 (2024), [doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.110737, LillOA]
16. A. Lamandé, V. Marchetti, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, Effects of Oxygen Concentration on the Reaction to Fire of Cross-Laminated Timber in a Controlled-Atmosphere Cone Calorimeter, Fire Technology (2024), [doi: 10.1007/s10694-023-01518-0, LillOA]
15. J. Lu, X. Sun, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Z. Chen, M. Wang, P. Jiang, Combustion behavior, mechanical performance and application for vinyl acetate–ethylene copolymer emulsion containing melamine amino trimethyl phosphate and sodium lignosulfonate, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141;2, (2023), [doi: 10.1002/app.54779, LillOA]
14. M. Fleurotte, G. Debenest, O. Authier, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, A. Amokrane, Modelling of the swelling behaviour of a fire retarded material under a cone calorimeter, Journal of Fire Sciences 073490412311771 (2023), [doi: 10.1177/07349041231177183, LillOA]
13. Y. Xu, C. Yan, C. Du, K. Xu, Y. Li, M. Xu, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, B. Li, L. Liu, High-strength, thermal-insulating, fire-safe bio-based organic lightweight aerogel based on 3D network construction of natural tubular fibers, Composites Part B: Engineering 261, 110809 (2023), [doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110809, LillOA]
12. F. Xiao, G. Fontaine, K. Li, S. Bourbigot, Solid‐state NMR characterization of multi‐component intumescent flame retardant polybutylene succinate formulations, Polymers for Advanced Technologies 34;3, 973-984 (2023), [doi: 10.1002/pat.5945, LillOA]
11. A. Gallos, O. Lannoy, S. Bellayer, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, F. Allais, Fire testing and mechanical properties of neat and elastomeric polylactic acid composites reinforced with raw and enzymatically treated hemp fibers, Green chemistry letters and reviews 16;1, (2023), [doi: 10.1080/17518253.2022.2164472, LillOA]
10. M.-O. Auge, D. Roncucci, S. Bourbigot, F. Bonnet, S. Gaan, G. Fontaine, Recent advances on reactive extrusion of Poly(lactic acid), European Polymer Journal 184, 111727 (2023), [doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111727, LillOA]
9. F. Xiao, G. Fontaine, K. Li, S. Bourbigot, Combination effect of zinc borate in intumescent polybutylene succinate systems: Study of the carbonaceous structures using solid-state NMR, Polymer Degradation and Stability 110192 (2022), [doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2022.110192, LillOA]
8. M. Fleurotte, O. Authier, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, G. Debenest, A. Amokrane, Sensitivity analysis applied to the pyrolysis of charring and non-charring materials under a cone calorimeter, Journal of Fire Sciences 40;6, 405-443 (2022), [doi: 10.1177/07349041221134486, LillOA]
7. S. Tretsiakova-McNally, A. Baby, P. Joseph, D. Pospiech, E. Schierz, A. Lederer, M. Arun, G. Fontaine, Gaseous- and Condensed-Phase Activities of Some Reactive P- and N-Containing Fire Retardants in Polystyrenes, Molecules 28;1, 278 (2022), [doi: 10.3390/molecules28010278, LillOA]
6. B. Campos, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, F. Bonnet, Poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)-matrix composites produced in one step by in situ polymerization in TP-RTM, ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2022), [doi: 10.1021/acsapm.2c01056, LillOA]
5. G. Fontaine, V. Marchetti, S. Bourbigot, Effects of accelerated and natural weathering on fire-retarded industrial wood composite, Journal of Fire Sciences 1-18 (2022), [doi: 10.1177/07349041221102059, LillOA]
4. J. Lu, L. Li, P. Jiang, Z. Chen, G. Fontaine, Y. Zhang, G. Yu, S. Bourbigot, Flammability properties of intumescent vinyl acetate–ethylene copolymer emulsion including natural carbonization agent, Polymer 245, 124709 (2022), [doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124709, LillOA]
3. F. Xiao, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Improvement of Flame Retardancy and Antidripping Properties of Intumescent Polybutylene Succinate Combining Piperazine Pyrophosphate and Zinc Borate, ACS Applied Polymer Materials 4;3, 1911-1921 (2022), [doi: 10.1021/acsapm.1c01755, LillOA]
2. F. Xiao, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, A highly efficient intumescent polybutylene succinate: Flame retardancy and mechanistic aspects, Polymer Degradation and Stability 196, 109830 (2022), [doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2022.109830, LillOA]
1. S. Chatenet, O. Authier, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, Reaction to fire of polymethylmethacrylate and polyvinylchloride under reduced oxygen concentrations in a controlled-atmospherecone calorimeter, Journal of Fire Sciences 1-19 (2022), [doi: 10.1177/07349041221092968, LillOA]

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Conference presentations

10. B. Miranda Campos, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, F. Bonnet, Production de composites à matrice polylactide par TP-RTM, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, JJC Eco-composites et Composites Bio-sourcés 2024, Caen (FR), France, Jun 2024 [LillOA]
9. B. Miranda Campos, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, F. Bonnet, High impact resistance PLLA-based composites designed by TP-RTM, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, MACRO 2024, IUPAC Conference, Warwick, Royaume-Uni, Jul 2024 [LillOA]
8. M. Jacob John, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Bio-inspired flame retardant technologies, Poster, 1st French South African Science and Innovation Days, Pretoria, Afrique du Sud, Dec 2019 [LillOA]
7. F. Xiao, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Polybutylene Succinate: Synergism Between Ethylenediamine Phosphate and Synergists, Poster, Milan Polymer Days 2021, Milan (On line), Italie, Jul 2021 [LillOA]
6. M.-O. Auge, D. Roncucci, S. Bourbigot, F. Bonnet, S. Gaan, G. Fontaine, Flame Retardation of PLA via Reactive Extrusion, Poster, Milan Polymer Days 2021, Milan (On line), Italie, Jul 2021 [LillOA]
5. D. Roncucci, M.-O. Auge, J. Levalois-Grützmacher, H. Grützmacher, S. Bourbigot, F. Bonnet, G. Fontaine, S. Gaan, Design and synthesis of phosphorus monomers for reactive extrusion of PLA, Poster, European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials (FRPM21), Budapest, Hongrie, Aug 2021 [LillOA]
4. M. Fleurotte, A. Amokrane, O. Authier, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, G. Debenest, Comparison of pyrolysis codes and application to PVC cables, Poster, European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials (FRPM21), Budapest, Hongrie, Aug 2021 [LillOA]
3. F. Xiao, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Intumescent polybutylene succinate: formulation and synergistic aspects, Poster, European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials (FRPM21), Budapest, Hongrie, Aug 2021 [LillOA]
2. A. Lamandé, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, V. Marchetti, Fire behaviour and species emissions of CLT in a Controlled-Atmosphere Cone Calorimeter, Poster, 10th International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Oslo, Norvège, May 2022 [LillOA]
1. M. Fleurotte, A. Amokrane, O. Authier, G. Debenest, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Sensitivity analysis of non-charring and charring materials using morris screening method, Poster, ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Napa Valley, CA, Etats-Unis d'Amérique, Jun 2022 [LillOA]

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Patents

2. 2023 S. Berard, A. Ramgobin, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, PART FOR A TURBINE ENGINE, COMPRISING A HEAT BARRIER COATING MADE OF GEOPOLYMER, PCT/FR2022/052105, FR2112585, publication 01 Jun 2023, enregistrement 26 Nov 2021 [LillOA]
1. 2018 S. Bourbigot, M. Collinet, H. Delaunay-Téterel, G. Fontaine, M.-F. Lacrampe, S. Marcille, T. Parpaite, R. Saint-Loup, C. Samuel, J. Soulestin, Procédé de mélange de polymers, FR3067031A1, publication 07 Dec 2018, enregistrement 02 Jun 2017 [LillOA]

Patents (old list, before 2018)

2. 2010 - A. Roos, G. Bergmann, M. L. Rosa, O. Cerin, G. Fontaine, S. Duquesne, S. Bourbigot: Flame-Proofed Polymer Compositions .
   US2013123398 (A1)- par la société Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
1. 2008 - S. Solarski, E. Devaux, M. Ferreira, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, R. Delobel, M. Alexandre, M. Murariu, P. Dubois: Polylactide-based compositions.
   PCT/EP2008/051295 – par Materia Nova / ENSAIT / ENSCL, 2008