CHARCOSSET Catherine

Catherine Charcosset graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon in 1987. She obtained her PhD thesis in University of Compiègne, France, in 1990. From 1990 to 1992, she had a postdoctoral position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA. She has been working as a research scientist in CNRS first at Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Nancy, France. She has obtained a position at LAGEP, Villeurbanne, France in 1994, first as a junior and then as a senior scientist. She works in the field of membranes and membranes processes, mainly for biotechnology and pharmacy, and for environmental applications. Her research concerns membrane processes for the preparation of emulsions and particles, membrane crystallization, membrane chromatography, hybrid membrane processes for water treatment, characterization of bilayer lipid membranes, preparation of liposomes, etc. She is the co-author of more than 110 papers in international journals and 3 patents. She has participated to several national and international projects. She is actually executive editor for the International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology (Editor Angelo Basile, Institute of Membrane Technology, Italy). Catherine Charcosset is the author of the following book: Membrane Processes in Biotechnologies and Pharmaceutics http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444563347 Book description: Membrane processes are increasingly used in pharmaceutical and biochemical engineering and biotechnology for concentration and purification, synthesis of molecules and drug delivery systems, and support for biochemical reactions. This book provides a state-of-the art overview of the classical membrane processes used in pharmaceutical and biochemical engineering and biotechnology, such as ultrafiltration, microfiltration, virus filtration, membrane chromatography, membrane emulsification, liquid membranes and membrane bioreactors. It describes the general rules (principles, choice of configurations, membranes, parameters, etc.), recent developments (fouling control, increase permeate flux and selectivity, etc.), applications, and theoretical descriptions. Further, it presents emerging processes such as solvent resistant nanofiltration and membrane crystallization. She is co-editor with Angelo Basile (ITM, Italy) of the book: Integrated Membrane Systems and Processes, Eds A. Basile, C. Charcosset, 2016, Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-118-73908-2 http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118739086.html Book description: The book examines the possibility of integrating different membrane unit operations (microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, electrodialysis and gas separation) in the same industrial cycle or in combination with conventional separation systems. It gives careful analysis of the technical aspects, and the possible fields of industrial development. The book reviews many original solutions in water desalination, agro-food productions and wastewater treatments, highlighting the advantages achievable in terms of product quality, compactness, rationalization and optimization of productive cycles, reduction of environmental impact and energy saving. Also included are examples of membrane reactors and their integration with a fuel cell; polymeric membranes in the integrated gasification combined cycle power plants; integrating a membrane reformer into a solar system; and potential application of membrane integrated systems in the fusion reactor fuel cycle. With detailed analysis and broad coverage, the book is divided into two sections: Bio-applications and Inorganic Applications.