Publications and communications of Jean-Paul Pirard

Job, N., Lambert, S., Zubiaur, A., Cao, C., & Pirard, J.-P. (2015). Design of Pt/carbon xerogel catalysts for PEM fuel cells. Catalysts, 5, 40-57. doi:10.3390/catal5010040

Zubiaur, A., Chatenet, M., Maillard, F., Lambert, S., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (July 2014). Synthesis of Pt/Carbon Xerogel Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells by the Multiple SEA Method [Poster presentation]. 11th International Symposium on the "Scientific Bases for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts", Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Zubiaur, A., Chatenet, M., Maillard, F., Lambert, S., Pirard, J.-P., & Job, N. (April 2013). The multiple SEA method: a method to synthesize Pt/carbon xerogel catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) [Poster presentation]. Fundamentals and Developments of Fuel Cells Conference 2013 (FDFC2013), Karlsruhe, Germany.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pirard, S., Heyen, G., & Pirard, J.-P. (2010). Quantitative study of catalytic activity and catalytic deactivation of Fe–Co/Al2O3 catalysts for multi-walled carbon nanotube synthesis by the CCVD process. Applied Catalysis A: General, 382, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2010.03.064

Léonard, A., Calberg, C., Kerckhofs, G., Wevers, M., Jérôme, R., Pirard, J.-P., Germain, A., & Blacher, S. (August 2008). Characterization of the porous structure of biodegradable scaffolds obtained with supercritical CO2 as foaming agent. Journal of Porous Materials, 15 (4), 397-403. doi:10.1007/s10934-006-9094-y

Gommes, C., Job, N., Pirard, J.-P., Blacher, S., & Goderis, B. (2008). Critical opalescence points to thermodynamic instability:relevance to small-angle X-ray scattering of resorcinol–formaldehyde gel formation at low pH. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 41 (4), 663-668. doi:10.1107/S0021889808014994

Zilli, D., Blacher, S., Cukierman, A. L., Pirard, J.-P., & Gommes, C. (2008). Formation mechanism of Y-junctions in arrays of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 327 (1-3), 140-143. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.05.042

Léonard, A., Guiot, L. P., Pirard, J.-P., Crine, M., Balligand, M., & Blacher, S. (March 2007). Non-destructive characterization of deer (Cervus Elaphus) antlers by X-ray microtomography coupled with image analysis. Journal of Microscopy, 225 (Pt 3), 258-263. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2818.2007.01740.x

Tran, K. Y., Heinrichs, B., Colomer, J.-F., Pirard, J.-P., & Lambert, S. (20 February 2007). Carbon nanotubes synthesis by the ethylene chemical catalytic vapour deposition (CCVD) process on Fe, Co, and Fe-Co/Al2O3 sol-gel catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General, 318, 63-69. doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2006.10.042

Gommes, C., Job, N., Blacher, S., & Pirard, J.-P. (2007). Compressing some sol-gel materials reduces their stiffness: a textural analysis. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 160, 193-200. doi:10.1016/s0167-2991(07)80026-7

Job, N., Sabatier, F., Pirard, J.-P., Crine, M., & Léonard, A. (October 2006). Towards the production of carbon xerogel monoliths by optimizing convective drying conditions. Carbon, 44 (12), 2534-2542. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2006.04.031

Alié, C., Ferauche, F., Léonard, A., Lambert, S., Tcherkassova, N., Heinrichs, B., Crine, M., Marchot, P., Loukine, E., & Pirard, J.-P. (15 March 2006). Pd-Ag/SiO2 xerogel catalyst forming by impregnation on alumina foams. Chemical Engineering Journal, 117 (1), 13-22. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2005.11.011

Job, N., Panariello, F., Marien, J., Crine, M., Pirard, J.-P., & Léonard, A. (01 January 2006). Synthesis optimization of organic xerogels produced from convective air-drying of resorcinol-formaldehyde gels. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 352 (1), 24-34. doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2005.11.024

Léonard, A., Job, N., Blacher, S., Pirard, J.-P., Crine, M., & Jomaa, W. (July 2005). Suitability of convective air drying for the production of porous resorcinol-formaldehyde and carbon xerogels. Carbon, 43 (8), 1808-1811. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2005.02.016

Léonard, A., Blacher, S., Marchot, P., Pirard, J.-P., & Crine, M. (February 2005). Moisture profiles determination during convective drying using x-ray microtomography. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 83 (1), 127-131. doi:10.1002/cjce.5450830121

Gommes, C., Noville, F., Bossuot, C., & Pirard, J.-P. (2005). Qualitative assessment of the purity of multi-walled carbon nanotube samples using krypton adsorption. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 160, 265-272.

Blacher, S., Léonard, A., Heinrichs, B., Tcherkassova, N., Ferauche, F., Crine, M., Marchot, P., Loukine, E., & Pirard, J.-P. (14 July 2004). Image analysis of X-ray microtomograms of Pd-Ag/SiO2 xerogel catalysts supported on Al2O3 foams. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 241 (1-mars Sp. Iss. SI), 201-206. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.04.006

Deumens, R., Koopmans, G. C., Den Bakker, C. G. J., Maquet, V., Blacher, S., Honig, W. M. M., Jérôme, R., Pirard, J.-P., Steinbusch, H. W. M., & Joosten, E. A. J. (2004). Alignment of glial cells stimulates directional neurite growth of cns neurons in vitro. Neuroscience, 125 (3), 591-604. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.02.010

Gommes, C., Blacher, S., Dupont-Pavlovsky, N., Bossuot, C., Lamy, M., Brasseur, A., Marguillier, D., Fonseca, A., McRae, E., Nagy, J. B., & Pirard, J.-P. (2004). Comparison of different methods for characterizing multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 241 (1-3), 155-164. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.04.050

Blacher, S., Maquet, V., Luyckx, F., Martin, D., Schoenen, J., Moonen, G., Jérôme, R., & Pirard, J.-P. (March 2003). Image analysis of the axonal ingrowth into poly(D,L-lactide) porous scaffolds in relation to the 3-D porous structure. Biomaterials, 24 (6), 1033-1040. doi:10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00423-4

Alié, C., Lambert, S., Heinrichs, B., & Pirard, J.-P. (2003). Nucleation phenomenon in silica xerogels and Pd/SiO2, Ag/SiO2, Cu/SiO2 cogelled catalysts. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 26 (1-3), 827-830. doi:10.1023/A:1020799616387

Gommes, C., Blacher, S., Masenelli-Varlot, K., Bossuot, C., McRae, E., Fonseca, A., Nagy, J. B., & Pirard, J.-P. (2003). Image analysis characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Carbon, 41 (13), 2561-2572. doi:10.1016/S0008-6223(03)00375-0

Léonard, A., Blacher, S., Pirard, R., Marchot, P., Pirard, J.-P., & Crine, M. (2003). Multiscale texture characterization of wastewater sludges dried in a convective rig. Drying Technology, 21 (8), 1507-1526. doi:10.1081/DRT-120024490

Brasseur, A., Antenucci, D., Bouquegneau, J.-M., Coëme, A., Dauby, P., Letolle, B., Mostade, M., Pirlot, P., & Pirard, J.-P. (2002). Carbon stable isotope analysis as a tool for training temperature during el Tremedal underground coal gasification at great dept. Fuel, 81, 109-117. doi:10.1016/S0016-2361(01)00114-4

Blacher, S., Maquet, V., Pirard, R., Pirard, J.-P., & Jérôme, R. (2001). Image analysis, impedance spectroscopy and mercury porosimetry characterisation of freeze-drying porous materials. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 187-188, 375-383. doi:10.1016/S0927-7757(01)00652-5

Tian, D., Blacher, S., Dubois, P., Pirard, J.-P., & Jérôme, R. (1998). Porous silica obtained from biodegradable and biocompatible inorganic-organic hybrid materials. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 13 (1-3), 415-419. doi:10.1023/A:1008617126855