Welcome to the Mintova Research Group:
Nanosized Zeolites and Related Porous Materials
Congratulations to Dr Edwin Clatworthy who has received an RSC Poster Prize at the 8th conference of The Federation of European Zeolite Associations for his work on room-temperature, OSDA-free synthesis of BPH nanosheets.
Dr Edwin B. Clatworthy has been awarded 1st prize for the best oral communication at the 36th annual reunion of the Groupe Français des Zéolithes
Dr. Florent Dubray received the very prestigious Denise Barthomeuf Award from the French Zeolite Association (GFZ)
Open Position for Post Doc: Nanozeolites as an oxygen carrier (nanozeoxy) for hypoxic tumors
Missions:
The main objective of the project is to develop nanozeolites and to be used as an oxygen carrier toward treatment of hypoxic tumors. The emphasis will be on the synthesis of nanozeolites using buffers and various solvents toward preparation of biocompatible nanozeolites, followed by comprehensive characterizations.
Activities:
The Post Doc will be in charge of the new synthesis of nanozeolites from colloidal precursor suspensions, followed by purification, ion-exchange and stabilization of water-clear suspensions. The properties of the nanozeolites in liquid and solid state will be characterized including chemical composition, porous architecture, size and morphology. A particular attention will be paid on the stability of the nanocrystals in different solvents and their translation to bio-objects. The pore structure, diffusion, adsorption and desorption phenomena within the zeolite nanocrystals will be studied. The optimization of the zeolite synthesis will be carried out in order to obtain materials with excellent O2 capacity and controlled diffusion.
More information on the Job offer published on CNRS website
PhD Defense : Congratulations Dr. Florent DUBRAY
“Incorporation of metals in zeolite frameworks for catalytic applications”
Science China Press
“Rationally designing hierarchical zeolites for better diffusion and catalyst efficiency”
Dr. Peng Peng received the highly recognizable prize ”Excellent Postgraduate Thesis” from the University of Petroleum China (UPC) on 4/09/2020 as appreciation for his great work on the “mechanism and diffusion study of ZSM-5-based mesostructures” under the supervision of Prof. Zi-Feng Yan (UPC) and Dr. Svetlana Mintova (LCS).
Research Interests
- Synthesis of zeolites and related porous materials
- Nanosized zeolites
- Advanced characterization of nanosized porous materials
- Assembly of nanosized zeolites
- Sorption and catalysis of nanosized zeolites
- Advanced applications: sensors, membranes, biomedicine
Short CV
1993 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, Technological University of Sofia, Bulgaria
2007 Habilitation, University of Upper Alsace, Mulhouse, France
1985 – 1998 Research Scientist, Institute of Applied Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 – 1997 Postdoctoral Researcher, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden
1997 – 1999 Visiting Scholar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
1999 – 2005 Research Associate (C2), Department of Physical Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
2006 – 2009 Research Scientist 1st Class (CR1), CNRS, LMPC, University of Upper Alsace (UHA), Mulhouse, France
2009 – 2014 Director of Research 2nd Class (DR2), CNRS, Laboratory of Catalysis and Spectrochemistry (LCS), ENSICAEN, Normandy University, Caen, France
Since 2014 Director of Research 1st Class (DR1) CNRS, Laboratory of Catalysis and Spectrochemistry (LCS), ENSICAEN, Normandy University, Caen, France
Post Doctoral Researcher(s)
Dr Abdallah AMEDLOUS
Email: amedlous[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Edwin CLATWORTHY
Email: clatworthy[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Maxime DEBOST
Email: maxime.debost[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Eddy DIB
Email: eddy.dib[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Elsy El-Hayek
Email: elsy.el-hayek[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Ghinwa FAYAD
Email: fayad[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Stanislav KONNOV
Email: stanislav.konnov[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Izabel MEDEIROS-COSTA
Email: izabel.medeiros-costa[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Diogenes PIVA
Email: diogenes.piva[at]ensicaen.fr
Dr Peng PENG
Email: peng[at]ensicaen.fr
PhD(s)
Florant DUBRAY
Email: florent.dubray[at]ensicaen.fr
Sajjad GHOJAVAND
Email: sajjad.ghojavand[at]ensicaen.fr
Master Student(s)
Aymerick BEAUREPAIRE
Engineer(s)
Louwanda LAKISS
Email: louwanda.lakiss[at]ensicaen.fr
Phone: + 33 (0)2 31 45 28 23
Location: Bâtiment C – 223
Valérie RUAUX
Email: valerie.ruaux[at]ensicaen.fr
Phone: + 33 (0)2 31 45 28 30
Location: Bâtiment C – 228
Marie DESMURS
Email: marie.lozier[at]ensicaen.fr
Phone: + 33 (0)2 31 45 28 29
Location: Bâtiment C – 229
In our research we focus on synthesis of molecular sieves including zeolites and related porous materials for applications in catalysis, gas separation, environment and sustainable development. The latest studies are on zeolite crystallization in colloidal (clear) suspensions by addition of organic and inorganic structural directing agents resulting in the formation of nanosized zeolites.
In our present research projects we focus on:
- Development of comprehensive synthesis tools for preparation of nanosized zeolites.
The complex mechanism by which they assemble under hydrothermal synthesis conditions is the main point of attention. The transformation from amorphous into crystalline materials is under comprehensive study.
Zeolite synthesis: (a) selection of raw materials, (b) preparation of dense gel and colloidal suspensions determined by the type of raw materials and conditions of preparation, and (c) crystallization of zeolites from gels and suspensions with the corresponding properties. - Assembly of nanosized zeolites on two- and three-dimensional surfaces for design of nanoscale devices including optical layers, selective chemical sensors and membranes.
- Nanosized zeolites for heterogeneous catalysis and separation.
- Advanced applications of nanosized zeolites.
Zeolite synthesis: (a) selection of raw materials, (b) preparation of dense gel and colloidal suspensions determined by the type of raw materials and conditions of preparation, and (c) crystallization of zeolites from gels and suspensions with the corresponding properties.
Key Publications
Grand, S. N. Talapaneni, A. Vicente, C. Fernandez, E. Dib, H. A. Aleksandrov, G. N. Vayssilov, R. Retoux, Ph. Boullay, J.-P. Gilson, V. Valtchev, S. Mintova “One-pot synthesis of silanol-free nanosized MFI zeolite” Nature Materials 16 (2017) 1010 – 1015.
Palatinus, P. Brázda, P. Boullay, O. Perez, M. Klementová, S. Petit, V. Eigner, M. Zaarour, S. Mintova “Hydrogen positions in single nanocrystals revealed by electron diffraction” Science 355 (2017) 166 – 169.
Awala, J.-P. Gilson, R. Retoux, P. Boullay, J.-M. Goupil, V. Valtchev, S. Mintova “Engineering of template-free nanosized FAU-type zeolites” Nature Materials 14 (2015) 447 – 451.
Mintova, M. Jaber, V. Valtchev “Nanosized microporous crystals: emerging applications” Chemical Society Reviews, RSC 44 (2015) 7207 – 7233.
E.-P. Ng, D. Chateigner, T. Bein, V. Valtchev, S. Mintova “Capturing ultrasmall EMT zeolite from template-free systems” Science 335 (2012) 70 – 73. «TOP 10 BREAKTHROUGH» 2011
Majano, L. Delmotte, V. Valtchev, S. Mintova “Al-rich zeolite Beta by seeding in the absence of organic template” Chemistry of Materials 21 (2009) 4184 – 4191.
E.-P. Ng, L. Delmotte, S. Mintova “Selective capture of water using microporous adsorbents to increase the lifetime of lubricants” ChemSusChem 2 (2009) 255 – 260.
Mintova, N.H.Olson, J. Senker, T. Bein ”Mechanism of the transformation of silica precursor solutions into Si-MFI zeolite” Angewandte Chemie 41 (2002) 2558-2561.
Mintova, T. Bein “Microporous films prepared by spin-coating stable colloidal suspensions of zeolites “ Advanced Materials 13 (2001) 1880-1883.
Mintova, N.H. Olson, V. Valtchev, T. Bein, Mechanism of Zeolite A Nanocrystal Growth from Colloids at Room Temperature, Science (1999) 283, 958-960.
More publications…
1. Shandong international science and technology cooperation award (Shandong, China) , 2019
2. Qingdao award in recognition for social and research contributions (Qingdao, China) , 2019
3. Receiver of the most prestigious Donald Breck Award of the International Zeolite Association (IZA), 2016. This award is given every three years for outstanding contribution to zeolite science and practice and financially supported by UOP-Honeywell. The prize was given to me for “understanding the nucleation and growth in organic-free hydrogel systems leading to rational design of industrially relevant nanosized zeolites”
4. Receiver of the Baron Cronstedt Award of the Federation of the European Zeolite Associations (FEZA), 2014. This award is given every three years for outstanding contribution to zeolite science at European level and financially supported by TOTAL. The prize was given for contributions to science and technology related with zeolites and other porous materials, fundamental studies on zeolite synthesis, that brought the current state of the art to the level of rational design of high quality nanosized zeolites.
5. Receiver of the Award “Outstanding Paper 2017, section Instrumentation and Technique Development from the European Microscopy Society (EMS)” for identification of the position of single hydrogen atom in a new zeolite by electron diffraction (Science 355 (2017) 166 – 169).
6. Research Price 2016 “Chemistry” by the editor of the magazine “La Recherche” for the work on the synthesis of FAU type nanosized zeolite (Nature Materials 14 (2015) 447 – 451).
7. Breakthrough of 2011 according to the Editors of Science (9 place) for the work on the synthesis of ultra-small EMT type zeolite (Science 335 (2012) 70 – 73).
Awards given to the members of the group
Peng Peng : Excellent Postgraduate Thesis from the University of Petroleum China (UPC) on 4/09/2020
Florent DUBRAY : Best poster award – Summer School “Zeolites for Catalysis” 20-31 August 2018, Qingdao, China
Kamilla GOLDYN : 4th International Conference on Advanced Complex Inorganic Nanomaterials – ACIN 2018, 16-20/07/2018, Namur, Belgium.
Dr. Biao Dong : Gilles KAHN Award 2016 from the French-China Foundation (FFCSA) was given for the work performed in LCS-Caen. The prize was sponsored by Servier of France.
Dr. Eng Poh NG : 1st prize for the best poster Presentation in Group de Francais de Zeolithes (GFZ) Conference, Port Bail, France, 1-3th April 2009.
Dr. Eng Poh NG : Finalist for the application of PhD: Program in Max Planck Institute for Advanced Materials, Stuttgart, Germany, Apr. 2006.
Dr. Ka Lun Wong : 2010, GFZ Poster award ” Semiconductor clusters confined in nanosized zeolites”
International
Prof. Izabela Naydenova
Centre for Industrial and Engineering Optics
College of Sciences and Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin
Ireland
Prof. Tsvetanka Babeva
Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies “Acad. J. Malinowski”
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Bulgaria
Prof. Eng-Poh Ng
School of Chemical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang
Malaysia
Dr. Lubomira Tosheva
Division of Chemistry & Environmental Science
Manchester Metropolitan University
UK
Prof. Rossella Arletti
Università degli Studi di Torino
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Torino
Italy
Dr. Lukáš Palatinus
Division of Solid State Physics, Department of Structure Analysis,
The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
Czech Republic
France
Dr. Vincent de Waele
Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman
Université de Lille1, Sciences et Technologies, Villeneuve
France
Dr. Philippe Boullay and Dr. Nicolas Barrier
CRISMAT, CNRS, Normandy University, Caen
France
Dr. Matthieu Denoual
GREYC-ENSICAEN, Caen
France
Dr. Samuel Valable
CNRS, CEA, Université de Caen-Normandie, Caen
France
Dr. Charlotte Martineau-Corcos
Institut Lavoisier de Versailles (ILV)
Université de Versailles St Quentin (UVSQ)
Versailles, France
Organisation of international conferences
1st International and 34th French Zeolite Association Meeting (Cabourg, France, 2018)
6th Federation of European Zeolite Associations (FEZA) Conference (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2017 )
International Workshop “Zeolites: Prospects and Challenges” (France, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012)
6th International Symposium on Advanced Micro- and Mesoporous Materials (Bourgas, Bulgaria,2015)
3rd -5th International Symposium on Advanced Micro- and Mesoporous Materials (AMMM) (Varna, Burgas, Pomorie, Bulgaria, 2013, 2011, 2009)
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Four shared platforms support the day-to-day work of the LCS teams. Notably, the IR platform (VISIO), based on the laboratory’s historical know-how, has reached a very high degree of maturity, recognized internationally. Since the beginning of 2017, solid state NMR development is becoming a part of a shared platform with the LCMT Laboratory, the Joint Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Caen (CCRC). The two other platforms concern synthesis and physical characterization (platform created in 2009), as well as catalysis and chemisorption.
Svetlana MINTOVA
Email: svetlana.mintova[at]ensicaen.fr
Phone: + 33 (0)2 31 45 27 37
Location: Bâtiment C – 232
Alumni PhD
- Hussein Awala
- Hacan Ali Ahmad
- Farah Kawtharani
- Anastasia Khartchenko
- Veselina Georgieva
- Eng-Poh Ng
- Ka Lun Wong
- Xioquin Zou
- Ivan Yordanov
- Gerardo Majano
- Maxime Debost
Alumni Post Doctoral students
- Siddulu Naidu
- Biao Dong
- Hailing Guo
- Dusan Stosic
- Hussein Awala
- Sarah Komaty-Zaarour
- Moussa Zaarour
- Julien Grand
Alumni Master students
- Grace Baaklini
- Batoul Srour
- Marcel Yiao
- Kolio Raltchev
Sino- French international associated laboratory (LIA) “ZEOLITES”
About LIA
An international associated laboratory (LIA) is a “laboratory without wall”, and is not a legal entity. It consists of the association of the Laboratory of Catalysis and Spectrochemistry (LCS), CNRS-affiliated laboratory and Chines Institutions’ Laboratory(ies) wishing to pool together human and material resources in order to implement a jointly-defined research program.
