Publications and communications of Alexandre Léonard

Karaman, B., Tonnoir, H., Huo, D., Carré, B., Léonard, A., Gutiérrez, J. C., Piedboeuf, M.-L., Celzard, A., Fierro, V., Davoisne, C., Janot, R., & Job, N. (May 2024). CVD-coated carbon xerogels for negative electrodes of Na-ion batteries. Carbon, 225, 119077. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119077

Deschamps, F., Mahy, J., Léonard, A., Dewandre, A., Scheid, B., & Job, N. (2023). Topographic and electrical characterization of Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell catalytic layers prepared using carbon black and carbon xerogel supports. In C. Ewels, Carbon 2022 Extended.Abstract.Book (pp. 116-118). Figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.22360630.v1

Deschamps, F., Mahy, J., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (March 2023). Rotating disk electrode measurements on low and high loading catalyst layers: Diffusion limitations and application to Pt catalysts supported on porous micrometric carbon xerogel particles designed for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 933, 117279. doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117279

Carré, B., Karaman, B., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (2023). Optimized carbon supports for durable and high performance PEMFC electrodes [Paper presentation]. CARBON 2023.

Deschamps, F., Mahy, J., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (2023). Peut-on mesurer l’activité de catalyseurs Pt/carbone nanostructurés sur électrode à disque rotative ? [Paper presentation]. Colloque annuel de la SFEC.

Wolfs, C., Lambert, S., Léonard, A., & Mahy, J. (2022). Custom-Shaped Carbon Xerogel Materials by 3D Printing. Processes, 10, 1979. doi:10.3390/pr10101979

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Job, N., Aqil, A., Busby, Y., Fierro, V., Celzard, A., Detrembleur, C., & Léonard, A. (21 July 2020). Understanding the influence of surface oxygen groups on the electrochemical behavior of porous carbons as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12, 36054-36065. doi:10.1021/acsami.0c08297

Léonard, A., Castro-Muniz, A., Suarez-Garcia, F., Job, N., & Paredes, J. (02 July 2020). Understanding the effect of the mesopore volume of ordered mesoporous carbons on their electrochemical behavior as Li-ion battery anodes. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 306, 110417. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110417

Deschamps, F., Mahy, J., Léonard, A., Lambert, S., Dewandre, A., Scheid, B., & Job, N. (2020). A practical method to characterize Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell catalyst layer topography: Application to two coating techniques and two carbon supports. Thin Solid Films, 695, 137751. doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2019.137751

Couto, L., Schorsch, J., Job, N., Léonard, A., & Kinnaert, M. (2019). State of health estimation for lithium ion batteries based on an equivalenthydraulic model: An iron phosphate application. Journal of Energy Storage, 21, 259-271. doi:10.1016/j.est.2018.11.001

Heinrichs, B., Job, N., Lambert, S., & Léonard, A. (Eds.). (2019). The XIX International Sol-Gel Conference, Liège (Belgium) Sept 3-8, 2017, KEYNOTE, INVITED, AWARD and BEST ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.

Léonard, A., & Job, N. (2019). Safe and green Li-ion batteries based on LiFePO4 and Li4Ti5O12 sprayed as aqueous slurries with xanthan gum as a common binder. Materials Today Energy, 12, 168-178. doi:10.1016/j.mtener.2019.01.008

Navlani-Garcia, M., Salinas-Torres, D., Mori, K., Léonard, A., Kuwahara, Y., Job, N., & Yamashita, H. (2019). Insights on palladium decorated nitrogen-doped carbon xerogels for the hydrogen production from formic acid. Catalysis Today, 324, 90-96. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2018.06.013

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Reichenauer, G., Balzer, C., & Job, N. (2019). How do the micropores of carbon xerogels influence their electrochemical behavior as anodes for lithium-ion batteries? Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 275, 278-287. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.08.029

Salinas-Torres, D., Léonard, A., Stergiopoulos, V., Busby, Y., Pireaux, J.-J., & Job, N. (2018). Effect of nitrogen doping on the pore texture of carbon xerogels based on resorcinol-melamine-formaldehyde precursors. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 258, 190-198. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.08.004

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (26 October 2017). CARBON XEROGELS AS MODEL MATERIALS TO STUDY THE BEHAVIOR OF HARD CARBONS AS ANODES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES [Paper presentation]. CESEP 2017 - 7th international conference on carbon for energy storage and environnement protection, Lyon, France.

Carabetta, J., Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., & Job, N. (October 2017). Carbon RF xerogel doping strategies for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries [Poster presentation]. Carbon for Energy Storage and Environment Protection (CESEP) 2017, Lyon, France.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (08 September 2017). CARBON XEROGELS AS MODEL MATERIALS TO STUDY THE BEHAVIOR OF HARD CARBONS AS ANODES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES [Poster presentation]. Sol Gel 2017.

Salinas Torres, D., Stergiopoulos, V., Léonard, A., Busby, Y., Pireaux, J.-J., & Job, N. (07 September 2017). Texture tailoring of nitrogen-doped carbon xerogels for their use as electrodes in energy storage applications [Poster presentation]. The 19th International Sol-Gel Conference, Liège, Belgium.

Carabetta, J., Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., & Job, N. (September 2017). Si/Sn/Sb-doped carbon xerogels for Li/Na-ion batteries [Poster presentation]. 19th International Sol-Gel Conference, Liège, Belgium.

Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., & Job, N. (2017). Process to prepare an electrode for an electrochemical device.

Job, N., Piedboeuf, M.-L., & Léonard, A. (23 September 2016). Carbon xerogels: model materials to study the behavior of hard carbons as anodes for lithium-ion batteries [Poster presentation]. 2nd International Seminar on Aerogel, Sophia-Antipolis, France.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (22 September 2016). Carbon xerogels: model materials to study the behavior of hard carbons as anodes for lithium-ion batteries [Paper presentation]. 3rd International seminar on aerogels, Sophia-Antipolis, France.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (08 August 2016). Carbon xerogels as model materials to study the behavior of hard carbons as anodes for lithium-ion batteries [Paper presentation]. Nano 2016, Québec, Canada.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Deschamps, F., & Job, N. (May 2016). Carbon xerogels as model materials: toward a relationship between pore texture and electrochemical behavior as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Science, 51 (9), 4358-4370. doi:10.1007/s10853-016-9748-3

Rey-Raap, N., Piedboeuf, M.-L., Arenillas, A., Menendez, J. A., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (2016). Aqueous and organic inks of carbon xerogels as models for studying the role of porosity in lithium-ion battery electrodes. Materials and Design, 109, 282-288. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2016.07.007

Deschamps, F., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (15 July 2015). Characterization of PEMFC catalytic layers based on carbon xerogels [Paper presentation]. Carbon 2015.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Deschamps, F., & Job, N. (15 July 2015). Carbon Xerogels as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries: model materials for the study of irreversible capacity losses in carbon materials [Paper presentation]. CARBON 2015, Dresde, Germany.

Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., & Job, N. (13 July 2015). How do surface-modified carbon xerogels devoid of micropores behave as anode materials for Li-ion batteries ? [Paper presentation]. ACIN 2015 - International Symposium on Advanced Complex Inorganic Nanomaterials, Namur, Belgium.

Deschamps, F., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (01 July 2015). Characterization of PEMFC catalytic layers based on carbon xerogels [Paper presentation]. AFM 2015.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Deschamps, F., & Job, N. (18 May 2015). Xérogels de carbone en tant qu’anode de batteries Li-ion: Vers une relation texture - performances électrochimiques [Paper presentation]. Colloque francophone du carbone 2015, Les karellis, France.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Traina, K., & Job, N. (03 March 2015). Influence of the textural parameters of resorcinol–formaldehyde dry polymers and carbon xerogels on particle sizes upon mechanical milling. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 471, 124-132. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.02.014

Adarsh, N., Dirtu, M., Naik, A., Léonard, A., Campagnol, N., Robeyns, K., Snauwaert, J., Fransaer, J., Su, B.-L., & Garcia, Y. (2015). Single-Walled Metal–Organic Nanotube Built from a Simple Synthon. Chemistry, 21, 4300-4307. doi:10.1002/chem.201405859

Haghgoo, M., Yousefi, A. A., Mehr, M. J. Z., Léonard, A., Philippe, M., Compère, P., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (2015). Correlation between morphology and electrical conductivity of dried and carbonized multi-walled carbon nanotube/resorcinol–formaldehyde xerogel composites. Journal of Materials Science, 20, 6007-6020. doi:10.1007/s10853-015-9148-0

Job, N., Piedboeuf, M.-L., Zubiaur, A., Deschamps, F., & Léonard, A. (2015). Carbon xerogels as model materials for electrochemical devices [Paper presentation]. 17th International Sol-Gel Conference.

Zubizarreta, L., Gil-Agusti, M., Garcia., Quijano, A., Léonard, A., Job, N., Cifrain, M., Pilcher, F., Khomenko, V., Barsukov, V., Fadagar-Cosma, E., Gheorghe, I., Dooley, Ayyad, O., Gomez-Rodriguez, P., Tedjar, F., Weyhe, R., Vestin, K., barkler, L., ... Rossi., A. (2015). Development of novel SOlid Materials for high power Li polymer BATteries (SOMABAT). Recyclability of components. In E. Briec & B. Müller., Electric Vehicle Batteries: Moving from Research towards Innovation. Lecture notes on mobility (pp. 19-32). Springer International Publishing.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (17 July 2014). Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Carbon Xerogels as Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes: Synthesis, Grinding, Coating on current collector and Electrochemical characterization [Poster presentation]. XIIème conférence internationale sur les Matériaux Nanostructurés (NANO 2014), Moscou, Russia.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Traina, K., & Job, N. (15 May 2014). Influence du broyage mécanique sur la taille et les paramètres texturaux de particules de xérogels de carbone [Paper presentation]. Conférence annuelle du Groupe Français d'Etude sur le Carbone GFEC 2014, Nouan le Fuzelier (Orléans), France.

Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., & Job, N. (13 May 2014). Diminution de la microporosité de xérogels de carbone poreux par modification de surface et évaluation de leurs performances en tant que matériaux d’anodes pour batteries Li-ion [Paper presentation]. Colloque du GFEC 2014, Nouan-le-Fuzelier, France.

Haghgoo, M., Yousefi, A. A., Zohouriaan Mehr, M. J., Celzard, A., Fierro, V., Léonard, A., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (2014). Erratum: Characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotube dispersion in resorcinol-formaldehyde aerogels (Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2014) 184 (97-104)). Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 195, 1. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.04.001

Haghgoo, M., Yousefi, A. A., Zohouriaan Mehr, M. J., Fierro, V., Celzard, A., Léonard, A., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (2014). Characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotube dispersion in resorcinol-formaldehyde aerogel. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 184, 97-104. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.10.002

Léonard, A., Gommes, C., Piedboeuf, M.-L., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (2014). Rapid aqueous synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbons: Investigation of synthesis variables and application as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 195, 92-101. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.04.028

Mager, N., Meyer, N., Léonard, A., Job, N., Devillers, M., & Hermans, S. (2014). Functionalization of carbon xerogels for the preparation of palladium supported catalysts applied in sugar transformations. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 148-149, 424-435. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.11.028

Naik, A., Robeyns, K., Meunier, C., Léonard, A., Rotaru, A., Tinant, B., Filinchuk, Y., Su, B.-L., & Garcia, Y. (2014). Selective and Reusable Iron(II)-Based Molecular Sensor for the Vapor-Phase Detection of Alcohols. Inorganic Chemistry, 53, 1263. doi:10.1021/ic402816a

Vidick, D., Léonard, A., Poleunis, C., Delcorte, A., Devillers, M., & Hermans, S. (2014). Phosphine- and ammonium-functionalized ordered mesoporous carbons as supports for cluster-derived metal nanoparticles. Catalysis Today, 235, 112-126. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.03.017

Deschamps, F., Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (08 November 2013). Carbon xerogel-based catalytic layers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells [Poster presentation]. GEPROC, Liège, Belgium.

Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (25 September 2013). Rapid synthesis of highly ordered mesoporous carbons and evaluation of their performances as anodes in Li-ion batteries [Poster presentation]. 5th International Conference on Carbon for Energy Storage/Conversion and Environment Protection (CESEP 2013), Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany.

Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (24 September 2013). Decreasing the microporosity of porous carbon xerogels by surface modification: Towards new materials for anodes in Li-ion batteries [Poster presentation]. 5th International Conference on Carbon for Energy Storage/Conversion and Environment Protection (CESEP 2013), Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (24 September 2013). Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Carbon Xerogels as Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Battery: Synthesis, Grinding and Coating on Current Collector [Poster presentation]. 5ème conférence internationale sur le carbone pour le stockage/la conversion d'énergie et la protection de l'environnement, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

Boyère, C., Favrelle, A., Léonard, A., Boury, F., Jérôme, C., & Debuigne, A. (07 August 2013). Macroporous poly(ionic liquid)s and poly(acrylamide)s monoliths from CO2-in-water emulsion templates stabilized by sugar-based surfactants. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1 (29), 8479-8487. doi:10.1039/c3ta11073g

Boyère, C., Favrelle, A., Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., Paquot, M., Jérôme, C., & Debuigne, A. (16 May 2013). Macroporous polyhipes from CO2-in-water emulsion templates stabilized by new sugar-based surfactants [Poster presentation]. Belgian Polymer Group (BPG) Annuel Meeting, Houffalize, Belgium.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (May 2013). Xérogels de carbone à base de résorcinol-formaldéhyde en tant que matériaux d’anode pour batterie Li-ion; Synthèse et broyage avec contrôle de la granulométrie [Paper presentation]. Conférence annuelle du Groupe Français d'Etude sur le Carbone GFEC 2013, Voreppe, France.

Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (October 2012). Contrôle de la porosité de xérogels de carbone poreux via l’ajout de tensioactifs non-ioniques [Poster presentation]. Journées Scientifiques du Groupe Français d’Étude des Carbones 2012, Houffalize, Belgium.

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Khomenko, V., Senyk, I., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (October 2012). Xérogels de carbone à base de résorcinol-formaldéhyde en tant que matériaux d’anode pour batterie Li-ion : influence de la porosité sur la capacité et le comportement lors des cycles d’insertion-désinsertion [Paper presentation]. Journées Scientifiques du Groupe Français d’Étude des Carbones 2012, Houffalize, Belgium.

Boyère, C., Favrelle, A., Grignard, B., Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., Paquot, M., Jérôme, C., & Debuigne, A. (10 September 2012). Use of new surface active carbohydrate esters for the synthesis of polyhipes in supercritical CO2 [Poster presentation]. Journée du département de Chimie de l'Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Boyère, C., Léonard, A., Grignard, B., Favrelle, A., Pirard, J.-P., Paquot, M., Jérôme, C., & Debuigne, A. (28 August 2012). Synthesis of microsphere-loaded porous polymers by combining emulsion and dispersion polymerisations in supercritical carbon dioxide. Chemical Communications, 48 (67), 8356-8358. doi:10.1039/c2cc33978a

Piedboeuf, M.-L., Léonard, A., Khomenko, V., Senyk, I., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (05 July 2012). Resorcinol-formaldehyde carbon xerogels as lithium-ion battery anode materials: influence of porosity on capacity and cycling behaviour [Poster presentation]. Workshop: Insights into Novel Solid Materials, their Recyclability and Integration into Li Polymer Batteries for EVs. Future research directions in this field, Timisoara, Romania.

Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (2012). Synthesis and characterization of porous carbon xerogels and ordered mesoporous carbons for anode materials in Li-based batteries. In E. Fagadar-Cosma (Ed.), Insights into novel solid materials, their recyclability and integration into Li polymer batteries for EVs. Future research directions in this field.:Book of abstracts. Timisoara, Romania: Tempus.

Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., Khomenko, V., Senyk, I., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (2012). Resorcinol-formaldehyde carbon xerogels as lithium-ion battery anode materials: influence of porosity on capacity and cycling behaviour. In E. Fagadar-Cosma (Ed.), Insights into novel solid materials, their recyclability and integration into Li polymer batteries for EVs. Future research directions in this field.:Book of abstracts. Timisoara, Romania: Tempus.

Melon, R., Renzoni, R., Léonard, A., Job, N., & Léonard, A. (2012). Life cycle assessment of carbon xerogels. In E. Fagadar-Cosma (Ed.), Book of abstracts - Advanced Workshop - Insights into novel solid materials, their recyclability and integration into Li polymer batteries for EVs (pp. 51-52). Timisoara, Romania: editura Tempus.

Boyère, C., Favrelle, A., Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., Paquot, M., Jérôme, C., & Debuigne, A. (04 June 2012). Use of glycosurfactants for the synthesis of polyHIPES in supercritical carbon dioxide [Poster presentation]. Porous polymer-based systems: from design to application (EUPOC 2012), Gargnano, Italy.

Benadji, S., Eloy, P., Léonard, A., Su, B.-L., Rabia, C., & Gaigneaux, E. M. (2012). Préparation, caractérisation et réactivité de l'acide 1-vanado-11-molybdo-phosphorique supporté sur des matériaux silicatés mésoporeux dans l'oxydation du propène. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 15 (8), 658-668. doi:10.1016/j.crci.2012.06.003

Benadji, S., Eloy, P., Léonard, A., Su, B.-L., Rabia, C., & Gaigneaux, E. (2012). Characterization of H3+xPMo12 xVxO40 heteropolyacids supported on HMS mesoporous molecular sieve and their catalytic performance in propene oxidation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 154, 153.

Croisier, F., Duwez, A.-S., Jérôme, C., Léonard, A., van der Werf, K. O., Dijkstra, P. J., & Bennink, M. L. (January 2012). Mechanical testing of electrospun PCL fibers. Acta Biomaterialia, 8 (1), 218-224. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2011.08.015

Léonard, A., Job, N., & Pirard, J.-P. (2012). Nanostructured carbon materials for energy storage applications: control of porosity of resorcinol-formaldehyde xerogels [Paper presentation]. Annual World Conference on Carbon 2012, Cracovie, Poland.

Léonard, A., Piedboeuf, M.-L., Khomenko, V., Senyk, I., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (2012). Resorcinol-formaldehyde carbon xerogels as lithium-ion battery anode materials: influence of porosity on capacity and cycling behaviour. In Proceedings of the International Carbon Conference 2012.

Melon, R., Renzoni, R., Léonard, A., Job, N., & Léonard, A. (03 November 2011). Life cycle assessment of carbon xerogels [Poster presentation]. LCA conference: L'analyse du cycle de vie au service de la pensée stratégique, Lille, France.

Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (26 September 2011). nanostructured carbon materials by surfactant-templating of resorcinol-formaldehyde gels: towards a control of porosity for energy storage applications [Poster presentation]. 4th Conference on Carbon for Energy Storage and Environment Protection (CESEP'11), Vichy, France.

Léonard, A., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (12 September 2011). Nanostructured carbon materials by surfactant-templating of resorcinol-formaldehyde gels: towards a control of porosity [Poster presentation]. International Symposium on Advanced Complex Inorganic Nanomaterials (ACIN 2011), Namur, Belgium.

Debecker, D. P., Stoyanova, M., Rodemerck, U., Léonard, A., Su, B.-L., & Gaigneaux, E. M. (2011). Genesis of active and inactive species during the preparation of MoO3/SiO2-Al2O3 metathesis catalysts via wet impregnation. Catalysis Today, 169 (1), 60-68. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2010.07.026

Dirtu, M. M., Neuhausen, C., Naik, A. D., Léonard, A., Robert, F., Marchand-Brynaert, J., Su, B.-L., & Garcia, Y. (2011). Superlative Scaffold of 1,2,4-Triazole Derivative of Glycine Steering Linear Chain to a Chiral Helicate. Crystal Growth and Design, 11, 1375. doi:10.1021/cg101634w

Léonard, A., Dandoy, P., Danloy, E., Leroux, G., Meunier, C. F., Rooke, J. C., & Su, B.-L. (2011). Whole-cell based hybrid materials for green energy production, environmental remediation and smart cell-therapy. Chemical Society Reviews, 40 (2), 860-885. doi:10.1039/c0cs00024h

Naik, A. D., Tinant, B., Léonard, A., Marchand-Brynaert, J., Su, B.-L., & Garcia, Y. (2011). (Di)-aminoguanidine Functionalization through Transamination: An Avenue to an Auspicious Class of Supramolecular Synthons. Crystal Growth and Design, 11, 4034. doi:10.1021/cg200612j

Rooke, J., Léonard, A., Meunier, C., & Su, B. (2011). Designing Photobioreactors based on living cells immobilized in silica gel for carbon dioxide mitigation. ChemSusChem, 4, 1249. doi:10.1002/cssc.201000442

Rooke, J. C., Léonard, A., Sarmento, H., Meunier, C. F., Descy, J.-P., & Su, B.-L. (2011). Novel photosynthetic CO2 bioconvertor based on green algae entrapped in low-sodium silica gels. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (4), 951-959. doi:10.1039/c0jm02712j

Rooke, J., Vandoorne, B., Léonard, A., Meunier, C., Cambier, P., Sarmento, H., Su, B.-L., & Descy, J.-P. (2011). Prolonging the lifetime and activity of silica immobilized Cyanidium Caldarium. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 356, 159. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2011.01.020

Yang, X.-Y., Léonard, A., Lemaire, A., Tian, G., & Su, B.-L. (2011). Self-formation phenomenon to hierarchically structured porous materials: Design, synthesis, formation mechanism and applications. Chemical Communications, 47 (10), 2763-2786. doi:10.1039/c0cc03734f

Benadji, S., Eloy, P., Léonard, A., Su, B. L., Bachari, K., Rabia, C., & Gaigneaux, E. M. (2010). Preparation and characterization of HMS supported 11-molybdo-vanado-phosphoric acid for selective oxidation of propylene. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 130 (1-3), 103-114. doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.10.019

Benadji, S., Eloy, P., Léonard, A., Su, B.-L., Rabia, C., & Gaigneaux, E. M. (2010). Preparation of CMI-1 supported H3+xPMo12-xVxO40 for the selective oxidation of propylene. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 175, 665-669. doi:10.1016/S0167-2991(10)75132-6

Debecker, D. P., Stoyanova, M., Rodemerck, U., Eloy, P., Léonard, A., Su, B.-L., & Gaigneaux, E. M. (2010). Thermal spreading as an alternative for the wet impregnation method: Advantages and downsides in the preparation of MoO 3/SiO 2-Al 2O 3 metathesis catalysts. Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, 114 (43), 18664-18673. doi:10.1021/jp1074994

Léonard, A., Rooke, J. C., Meunier, C. F., Sarmento, H., Descy, J.-P., & Su, B.-L. (2010). Cyanobacteria immobilised in porous silica gels: Exploring biocompatible synthesis routes for the development of photobioreactors. Energy and Environmental Science, 3 (3), 370-377. doi:10.1039/b923859j

Léonard, A., Rooke, J., Sarmento, H., Descy, J.-P., & Su, B.-L. (2010). Novel photobioreactors based on microalgae immobilized in silica gels obtained by "Chimie douce" for biofuel production [Paper presentation]. 239th ACS National Meeting and Exposition.

Meunier, C. F., Rooke, J. C., Hajdu, K., Van Cutsem, P., Cambier, P., Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2010). Insight into cellular response of plant cells confined within silica-based matrices. Langmuir, 26 (9), 6568-6575. doi:10.1021/la9039286

Meunier, C. F., Rooke, J. C., Léonard, A., Van Cutsem, P., & Su, B.-L. (2010). Design of photochemical materials for carbohydrate production via the immobilisation of whole plant cells into a porous silica matrix. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20 (5), 929-936. doi:10.1039/b919763j

Meunier, C. F., Rooke, J. C., Léonard, A., Xie, H., & Su, B.-L. (2010). Living hybrid materials capable of energy conversion and CO2 assimilation. Chemical Communications, 46 (22), 3843-3859. doi:10.1039/c001799j

Naik, A. D., Dǐrtu, M. M., Léonard, A., Tinant, B., Marchand-Brynaert, J., Su, B.-L., & Garcia, Y. (2010). Engineering three-dimensional chains of porous nanoballs from a 1,2,4-triazole-carboxylate supramolecular synthon. Crystal Growth and Design, 10 (4), 1798-1807. doi:10.1021/cg901473d

Rooke, J. C., Léonard, A., Meunier, C. F., Sarmento, H., Descy, J.-P., & Su, B.-L. (2010). Hybrid photosynthetic materials derived from microalgae Cyanidium caldarium encapsulated within silica gel. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 344 (2), 348-352. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2009.12.053

Léonard, A., Vantomme, A., & Su, B.-L. (2008). Hierarchical macro-mesoporous oxides and carbons: towards new and more efficient hierarchical catalysis. In G. Cao & J. C. Brinker (Eds.), Annual Review of Nano Research-Volume 2 (pp. 393). World Scientific.

Rooke, J. C., Léonard, A., Sarmento, H., Descy, J.-P., & Su, B.-L. (2008). Photosynthesis within porous silica gel: Viability and activity of encapsulated cyanobacteria. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18 (24), 2833-2841. doi:10.1039/b802705f

Rooke, J. C., Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2008). Targeting photobioreactors: Immobilisation of cyanobacteria within porous silica gel using biocompatible methods. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18 (12), 1333-1341. doi:10.1039/b717990a

Rooke, J. C., Meunier, C., Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2008). Energy from photobioreactors: Bioencapsulation of photosynthetically active molecules, organelles, and whole cells within biologically inert matrices. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 80 (11), 2345-2376. doi:10.1351/pac200880112345

Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2007). Hierarchical aluminosilicate macrochannels with structured mesoporous walls: Towards a single catalyst for multistep reactions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 300 (1-2 SPEC. ISS.), 129-135. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.11.015

Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2007). A mechanistic study on the degradation of highly ordered, non-ionic surfactant templated aluminosilicate mesoporous materials Al-CMI-1 in boiling water. In D. Zhao, S. Qiu, Y. Tang, ... C. Yu (Eds.), Recent Progress in Mesostructured Materials, Proceedings of the 5 International Mesostructured Materials Symposium (IMMS2006) (pp. 113-116). doi:10.1016/S0167-2991(07)80278-3

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Léonard, A., Vantomme, A., Bouvy, C., Moniotte, N., Mariaulle, P., & Su, B.-L. (2006). Highly Ordered Mesoporous and Hierarchically Nanostructured Mesomacroporous Materials for Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Medical Applications. Nanopages, 1, 1.

Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2005). Des matériaux CMI-n aux matériaux macro-mésoporeux hiérarchisés: Evolution vers la notion de "One-pot reactor". Chimie Nouvelle, 89, 77.

Su, B.-L., Léonard, A., & Yuan, Z.-Y. (2005). Highly ordered mesoporous CMI-n materials and hierarchically structured meso-macroporous compositions. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 8 (3-4), 713-726. doi:10.1016/j.crci.2004.10.012

Léonard, A., Blin, J. L., & Su, B. L. (2004). Pore structure evolution of highly ordered mesoporous silica CMI-1 during boiling water treatment: A multi-technique investigation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 241 (1-3), 87-93. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.04.031

Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2004). A novel and template-free method for the spontaneous formation of aluminosilicate macro-channels with mesoporous walls. Chemical Communications, 10 (14), 1674-1675. doi:10.1039/b405663a

Blin, J.-L., Léonard, A., Gigot, L., Provoost, O., & Su, B.-L. (2003). Nanostructured mesoporous TiO2, ZrO2 and SiO2 synthesis by using the non-ionic Cm(EO)n - inorganic alkoxyde system : toward a better understanding on the formation mechanism. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 146, 443.

Blin, J.-L., Léonard, A., Yuan, Z.-Y., Gigot, L., Vantomme, A., Cheetham, A. K., & Su, B.-L. (2003). Hierarchically mesoporous/macroporous metal oxides templated from polyethylene oxide surfactant assemblies. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 42 (25), 2872-2875. doi:10.1002/anie.200250816

Léonard, A., Blin, J.-L., Herrier, G., & Su, B.-L. (2003). Control of ordered mesoporous molecular sieves synthesis using non-ionic surfactants by incorporation of transition metal ions in the micellar solution. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 146, 243. doi:10.1016/S0167-2991(03)80372-5

Léonard, A., Blin, J. L., Jacobs, P. A., Grange, P., & Su, B. L. (2003). Chemistry of silica at different concentrations of non-ionic surfactant solutions: Effect of pH of the synthesis gel on the preparation of mesoporous silicas. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 63 (1-3), 59-73. doi:10.1016/S1387-1811(03)00432-3

Léonard, A., Blin, J. L., Robert, M., Jacobs, P. A., Cheetham, A. K., & Su, B. L. (2003). Toward a better control of internal structure and external morphology of mesoporous silicas synthesized using a nonionic surfactant. Langmuir, 19 (13), 5484-5490. doi:10.1021/la0208575

Léonard, A., Blin, J.-L., & Su, B.-L. (2003). One-pot surfactant assisted synthesis of aluminosilicate macrochannels with tunable micro- or mesoporous wall structure. Chemical Communications, 9 (20), 2568-2569. doi:10.1039/b307720a

Yuan, Z.-Y., Vantomme, A., Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2003). Surfactant-assisted synthesis of unprecedented hierarchical meso-macrostructured zirconia. Chemical Communications, 9 (13), 1558-1559. doi:10.1039/b303272h

Blin, J. L., Gigot, L., Léonard, A., & Su, B. L. (2002). Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured mesoporous zirconia catalyst supports using non-ionic surfactants as templating agents. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 143, 1035-1043.

Blin, J. L., Gigot, L., Léonard, A., & Su, B. L. (2002). Mesoporous zirconium oxides: An investigation of physico-chemical synthesis parameters. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 141, 257-264. doi:10.1016/s0167-2991(02)80550-x

Blin, J. L., Léonard, A., Herrier, G., Philippin, G., & Su, B.-L. (2002). Towards a better understanding on the mechanism of mesoporous formation via an assembly of C n(EO) m and TMOS. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 141, 117-125. doi:10.1016/s0167-2991(02)80532-8

Léonard, A., Blin, J. L., & Su, B.-L. (2002). Synthesis of highly ordered mesoporous compounds with control of morphology using a non-ionic surfactant as template. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 141, 109-116. doi:10.1016/s0167-2991(02)80531-6

Léonard, A., Blin, J.-L., & Su, B.-L. (2002). Preparation of highly ordered CMI-1 and wormhole-like DWM mesoporous silica catalyst supports using C 16(EO) 10 as surfactant. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 143, 1027-1034. doi:10.1016/s0167-2991(00)80748-x

Blin, J.-L., Léonard, A., & Su, B.-L. (2001). Well-ordered spherical mesoporous materials CMI-1 synthesized via an assembly of decaoxyethylene cetyl ether and TMOS. Chemistry of Materials, 13 (10), 3542-3553. doi:10.1021/cm0011965

Blin, J. L., Léonard, A., & Su, B. L. (2001). Synthesis of large pore disordered MSU-type mesoporous silicas through the assembly of C16(EO)10 surfactant and TMOS silica source: Effect of the hydrothermal treatment and thermal stability of materials. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 105 (26), 6070-6079. doi:10.1021/jp0036442