Sylvain Miachon

Visitors since April 6th, 2007:

sylvain.miachon (at) ircelyon.univ-lyon1.fr . . . . [replace (at) by @]
born in 1967

Training and Degrees:
Mathématiques supérieures & Mathématiques spéciales
Ingénieur chimiste (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille), 1991.
Master of Philosophy in polymer chemistry (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh), 1991.
Binary blends of Poly(a-methylstyrene) with Poly(methylmetacrylate) and other polymers
Ph.D. in chemistry (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique / Univesité J. Fourrier Grenoble), 1995.
Development of an internal hydration polymer electrolyte hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell
Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches in chemistry (Université C. Bernard Lyon 1), 2004.
Catalytic Membrane Reactors and ceramic membranes for gaz separation; basic & applied aspects.

Current situation:
CNRS Researcher (Chargé de Recherches 1ère classe) in the Institute of Research on Catalysis and Environment of Lyon (IRCELYON, France), since 1996, permanent position since 1998, with Jean-Alain Dalmon.
- Catalytic Membrane Reactors for wet air oxidation, selective oxidation, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation or isomerisation.
- Inorganic membranes (Pd, MFI microporous zeolite, MCM mesoporous...) for separation in gas or liquid phase.
- Gas solubility in nano-confined solvents.
- CO2 capture using membranes and other innovative approaches
- Water treatment using catalytic membranes (Wet Air Oxidation, dehydrogenation)

Member of the CFM (Club Français des Membranes) and of the Specialist Commission #31 of Lyon University (in charge of the selection of permanent and non-permanent assistant professors at the University for analytical chemistry, theoretical chemistry, physical chemistry and catalysis).