Mission of the Laboratory

The different themes developed or under development by our researchers are:

  • Labelling of Algerian olive oil according to variety and region.
  • Food control.
  • Study of pesticide traces.
  • Structure-property thermodynamic and chromatographic relationships of petroleum fractions from a new generation of topological indices.
  • Study of the stability and destabilization of oil-in-water emulsions applied in paints.
  • Studies of fluids with complex rheology.
  • Nanofluids: Models and simulations for improving heat transfer.
  • Study of heat flows by nucleated boiling.
  • New Formulations for Paints, Resins and Additives based on Biodegradable Surfactants.
  • Study of the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants.
  • Electrocoagulation application for water treatment.
  • Study of reaction mechanisms.
  • Substitution of electrolysis bath components and study of the detoxification of surface treatment sludge.
  • Electrodeposition and study of the properties of fuel cell catalysts and thin-film semiconductors for solar cells.
  • Anodic electrodeposition and oxidation of metals and metal compounds: Rhenium, Nickel, Platinum, Co-deposition Platinum-Nickel, Silver, Copper, Copper, Copper oxide, Tin.
  • Voltammetric simulation: Calculation of theoretical voltammograms and search for diagnostic criteria.
  • Fuel cells: Thermodynamic calculations, studies of anodic oxidation reactions of alcohols, preparation of electrocatalysts in the form of metallic nanoparticles, electrical properties and Nafion surfaces.
  • Materials and their applications to sensor devices.
  • Analysis and valorization of water treatment sludge.
  • Metal nanoparticles: Synthesis and applications.
  • Iron-based nanostructured metal alloys: Elaboration, characterization and properties
  • Elaboration and characterization of a nanostructured ceramic material.
  • Study of the catalytic, magnetic and dielectric properties of particles at the nanoscale.
  • Study of inorganic membranes.