Publications and communications of Alexandre Léonard

Karaman, B., Tonnoir, H., Huo, D., Castro Gutiérrez, J., Carré, B., Léonard, A., Bermont, M., Deckers, Z., Celzard, A., Fierro, V., Davoisne, C., Janot, R., & Job, N. (2026). Post-treatments on carbon xerogels to improve their performance as negative electrodes of Na-ion batteries. Carbon, 246, 120841. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120841

Mahy, J., Arab, H., Kiendrebeogo, M., Farcy, A., Servais, T., Léonard, A., & Drogui, P. (May 2025). Removal of refractory organic compounds from water by adsorption using carbon xerogel cylinders coupled with in situ regeneration using H2O2 electro-generation and UV radiation. Journal of hazardous materials advances, 18, 100742. doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100742

Deckers, Z., Karaman, B., Tonnoir, H., Carré, B., Léonard, A., Castro-Gutiérrez, J., Celzard, A., Fierro, V., Huo, D., Janot, R., & Job, N. (2025). Sodium-ion battery negative electrode: investigation of carbon-carbon composites [Paper presentation]. 1st BrIAS Conference on Battery Management and Future Technologies (BrIAS Batteries2025), Ixelles, Belgium.

Deckers, Z., Karaman, B., Tonnoir, H., Carré, B., Léonard, A., Castro-Gutiérrez, J., Celzard, A., Fierro, V., Huo, D., Janot, R., & Job, N. (2025). Optimisation of the post-treatment of carbon-carbon composites for sodium-ion batteries [Paper presentation]. The World Conference on Carbon 2025, Saint-Malo, France.

Karaman, B., Léonard, A., Luis D. Couto, Mohammad Chargkhgard, Cédric Vandenabeele, Müller da Silva, D., Stéphane Lucas, Michel Kinnaert, & Job, N. (2025). Towards rechargeable batteries with lower environmental impact via innovative materials [Paper presentation]. BrIAS Batteries 2025.

Chaltin, F., Rosenthal, M., Léonard, A., Goderis, B., & Gommes, C. (01 October 2024). Two-Step Wetting of Nanoporous Carbons: Small-Angle Scattering Analysis of Capillary Rise. Langmuir, 40 (39), 20604 - 20615. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02414

Flores Lasluisa, J. X., Carré, B., Caucheteux, J., Compère, P., Léonard, A., & Job, N. (19 August 2024). Development of In Situ Methods for Preparing La-Mn-Co-Based Compounds over Carbon Xerogel for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in an Alkaline Medium. Nanomaterials, 14 (16), 1362. doi:10.3390/nano14161362

Haidar, A., Belet, A., Goderis, B., Léonard, A., & Gommes, C. (2024). Small-Angle Scattering Indicates Equilibrium Instead of Metastable Capillary Condensation in SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica. Langmuir. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01609

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.