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

Current PhD thesis

• Igor BASTOS BEZERRA REGO, Développement de revêtements inorganiques intumescents. Thesis started in 2023. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.
• Qi YANG, Development of new cementious coatings for the fire resistance on steel structures . Thesis started in 2021.
• Marie Odile AUGé, Retard au feu du PLA via extrusion réactive . Thesis started in 2021. Other co-advisor: Fanny BONNET.
• Bernard MIRANDA CAMPOS, Synthesis of polylactide with superior thermomechanical properties. Thesis started in 2020. Other co-advisors: Fanny BONNET, Grégory STOCLET.
• Matthieu CARON, Compréhension fine du mode d'action des retardateurs de flammes par spectroscopie RPE . Thesis started in 2020. Other co-advisor: Karima Ben Tayeb Meziane.
• Adèle LAMANDé, Influence de l'effet combiné de la combustion de matériaux de construction sur le développement d'un incendie et de l'émission de gaz toxiques et d'aérosols . Thesis started in 2020. Other co-advisor: Serge BOURBIGOT.

Defended PhD thesis

• 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.

Patents

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

Latest scientific contributions in LillOA (Lille Open Archive)

Publications

21. 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]
20. 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]
19. 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]
18. 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]
17. M.-O. Augé, 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]
16. 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]
15. 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]
14. 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]
13. 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]
12. 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]
11. 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]
10. 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]
9. 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]
8. 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]
7. B. Campos, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, F. Bonnet, Thermoplastic matrix-based composites produced by resin transfer molding: A review, Polymer Composites 43, 2485-2506 (2022), [doi: 10.1002/pc.26575, LillOA]
6. J. Lu, Y. Huang, P. Jiang, Z. Chen, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, L. Chang, L. Zhang, F. Pan, Universal circulating impregnation method for the fabrication of durable flame-retardant plywood with low hygroscopicity and leaching resistance, Polymer Degradation and Stability 195, 109799 (2022), [doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109799, LillOA]
5. Q. Lin, P. Jiang, S. Ren, S. Liu, Y. Ji, Y. Huang, W. Yu, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Advanced functional materials based on bamboo cellulose fibers with different crystal structures, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 154, 106758 (2022), [doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106758, LillOA]
4. S. Bourbigot, J. Sarazin, C.A. Davy, G. Fontaine, Foamed geopolymers for fire protection: Burn‐through testing and modeling, FIRE AND MATERIALS (2021), [doi: 10.1002/fam.3048, LillOA]
3. J. Lu, D. Wang, P. Jiang, S. Zhang, Z. Chen, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, M. Wei, Design of fire resistant, sound-absorbing and thermal-insulated expandable polystyrene based lightweight particleboard composites, Construction and Building Materials 305, 124773 (2021), [doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124773, LillOA]
2. F. Xiao, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, Intumescent polybutylene succinate: Ethylenediamine phosphate and synergists, Polymer Degradation and Stability Volume 192, 109707 (2021), [doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109707, LillOA]
1. J. Sarazin, C. Davy, S. Bourbigot, G. Tricot, J. Hosdez, D. Lambertin, G. Fontaine, Flame resistance of geopolymer foam coatings for the fire protection of steel, Composites Part B: Engineering 222, 109045 (2021), [doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109045, LillOA]

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Conference presentations

10. B. Campos, G. Stoclet, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, F. Bonnet, Polylactide-based copolymer matrix composites produced by Thermoplastic resin Transfer Molding (TP-RTM), Communication dans un congrès sans actes, APME 2023, Paris, France, Apr 2023 [LillOA]
9. M.-O. Augé, D. Roncucci, S. Bourbigot, F. Bonnet, S. Gaan, G. Fontaine, Flame retarded PLA produced by addition of triggered additives, Poster, Matériaux 2022, Lille, France, Oct 2022 [LillOA]
8. B. Campos, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, F. Bonnet, Production de nouveaux composites à matrice poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) par TP-RTM, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Matériaux 2022, Lille, France, Oct 2022 [LillOA]
7. E. Louisy, F. Stoffelbach, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, F. Bonnet, Continuous cyclo-polymerisation of L-lactide by reactive extrusion using atoxic metal-based catalysts: easy access to well-defined polylactide macrocycles, Poster, Journée GFP Nord sur les procédés innovants, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, Jun 2022 [LillOA]
6. B. Campos, G. Stoclet, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, F. Bonnet, Composites inédits à matrice copolymère à base de polylactide produits par procédé RTM, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Journée GFP Nord « Procédés innovants », Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, Jun 2022 [LillOA]
5. B. Campos, G. Stoclet, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, F. Bonnet, Unprecedented polylactide-based copolymer matrix composites by Resin Transfer Molding, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, EPF 2022, Prague, République tchèque, Jun 2022 [LillOA]
4. B. Campos, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, G. Fontaine, F. Bonnet, Poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)-based composites manufactured by Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Molding (TP-RTM): structural and mechanical properties, Poster, BPC 2022, Bordeaux, France, Jun 2022 [LillOA]
3. B. Campos, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, F. Bonnet, Novel family of polylactide-based copolymer matrix composites by RTM process, Conférence invitée, BPC 2022, Bordeaux, France, Jun 2022 [LillOA]
2. B. Campos, G. Fontaine, S. Bourbigot, G. Stoclet, F. Bonnet, Composites à matrices biodégradables par procédé RTM (Resin Transfer Molding), Communication dans un congrès sans actes, GFP National (50 ans, Lyon, webconference), Lyon, France, Nov 2021 [LillOA]
1. E. Louisy, F. Samyn, S. Bourbigot, G. Fontaine, F. Bonnet, B. Campos, Synthesis of polylactide matrix composites by resin transfer molding, Poster, MIPOL 2020, webconference (Milan), Italie, Jul 2020 [LillOA]

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