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Début des prélèvements sur site Bordelais du projet CANETE
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08 April 2025

By: G. Lashermes / P. Thiébeau

The CANETE project : start of the first field campaign at the Xylosylve forestry site in France

Launched in February 2024, the CANETE project successfully kicked off field sampling in the first week of April 2025. The sampling team of the FARE lab, Pascal Thiébeau and Pierre Verjans, sampled soil and forest litters on the Pierroton forestry platform in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine area in france, with the help of a team of 5 on-site colleagues.
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01 April 2025

By: G. Paës

Lignin key role in increased saccharification of CAD-downregulated poplar wood

To reduce the economic and ecological costs of paper manufacturing, research has focused on genetic engineering to help separate lignin from cellulose. One way to improve wood delignification is to genetically modify lignin to change the subunit composition and the type of bonds involved in the polymer. Among these modifications, downregulation of the cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD1) gene has shown interesting results, with easier delignification.
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13 March 2025

By: S. Abdellaoui

Design of a Peroxidase-Based Gas Diffusion Electrode

Design of a Peroxidase-Based Gas Diffusion Electrode for Bioelectroenzymatic Applications
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20 January 2025

By: SA

FARE was present at the winter school and the 18th meeting of the GFB

FARE was present at both, the winter school on analytical electrochemistry applied to life sciences and the 18th meeting of the Groupe Français de Bioélectrochimie in Austran from January 13 to 17, 2025.
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13 December 2024

By: E.Fuzellier

We're recruiting - Design engineer

We're recruiting - Design engineer
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05 December 2024

By: G. Paës

Bioethanol: optimising wood pre-treatment for profitable production

Various complex processes can be used to release the sugars contained in the wood, which are used in particular to produce second-generation bioethanol. Our study has identified technological trade-off zones (temperature and duration of pre-treatment) that enable oak and poplar residues to be recovered while minimising the economic investment.
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03 December 2024

By: C. Stutzmann, G. Lashermes

A FARE & SilvaTech research engineer visited a lab in Austria to develop a method for analyzing soil amino acids.

This international mobility project, carried out in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Andreas Richter, head of the TER (Terrestrial Ecosystem Research) division at the University of Vienna in Austria
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02 December 2024

By: Y. Refahi / G. Paës

Enzymatic hydrolysis: bridging the gap between micro and nano scales

In the current climate of climate change and depletion of fossil fuels, the search for sustainable energy solutions is imperative. Lignocellulosic biomass, made up of the non-food parts of plants and residues from the wood industry, is diverse in its origins and above all renewable: it appears to be a relevant alternative to fossil carbon. However, its chemical and structural complexity makes it costly to transform by biotechnological means into products of interest, which is why it has been described as a recalcitrant raw material. It is therefore vital to develop innovative strategies to deconstruct it efficiently. Although a great deal of research has identified recalcitrance factors at the nanometric scale, such as lignin content and cellulose crystallinity, the study of recalcitrance at the scale of plant cells and tissues remains little explored.
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06 November 2024

By: S. Abdellaoui

Development of a ligninolytic biocathode

A ligninolytic air-breathing biocathode was designed with a single hybrid catalytic interface built on the surface of a gas diffusion electrode
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18 October 2024

By: G. Paës

FARE scientists out in force at the Lignobiotech conference in Toulouse!

The 7th edition of the Lignobiotech conference, first held in Reims in 2010, took place in Toulouse from 14 to 17 October 2024.
Effets des espèces de vers de terre sur les transformations de la matière organique du sol
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16 October 2024

By: G. Lashermes / P. Thiébeau

Effects of earthworm species on organic matter transformations

To better characterize the role of earthworms in the biodegradation of plant litter in soil, we studied the effect of six species on the soil structure and transformation of soil organic matters.
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08 October 2024

By: A. Mollah

Bioelectro-lignocellulolytic potential of bacterial strains

Study unveils lignocellulosic biomass degradation and electrogenic potential of bacterial strains
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09 September 2024

By: L. Besaury

Interdomain Co-Cultures setup enhancing Lignocellulose Degradation

Co-cultures involving fungi and bacteria significantly engance lignocellulose degradation, especially hemicellulose. Synergistic enzyme activities and specific gene overexpression demonstrate the potential for efficient bioproduct production.
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17 July 2024

By: G. Paës

A novel imaging approach to monitor the action of oxidative enzymes at the cellular scale

Oxidative enzymes play an important role in degrading lignocellulosic biomass, but the modifications they carry out are often difficult to localize and quantify in situ on a cellular scale.
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11 July 2024

By: S. Abdellaoui

FARE at the "Journées de l''électrochimie" in Saint-Malo (France)

"Les journées de l'électrochimie" is a biannual French conference organized by a subdivision of the French society of chemistry making the focus on electrochemistry
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02 July 2024

By: H.Clivot / E.Fuzellier

FARE takes part in the ISADAE conference organizing committee

FARE takes part in the organizing committee of ISADAE conference: International Conference on the Impacts of Soil Amendments on Dryland Agro-Ecosystems, to be held in Reims from October 28 to 30, 2024
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18 June 2024

By: G. Paës

Two FARE doctoral students take part in the RRB conference in Brussels

The 20th edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries took place in Brussels, Belgium from 5th June until 7th June 2024.
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22 May 2024

By: G. Paës

Julien du Pasquier's PhD thesis defense

Julien completed his thesis between CentraleSupélec's Biotechnology Chair and the UMR FARE (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, INRAE) on "Multi-scale modelling of dilute acid pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass" under the supervision of Patrick Perré and Gabriel Paës.
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21 May 2024

By: G. Paës

Comprehensive evolution of chemicals during dilute acid pretreatment of biomass

To optimize and guide future valorization of lignocellulosic biomass in biorefinery into different platform molecules, we have analysed a broad dataset to provide a comprehensive overview of the chemical evolution sequences and interactions between different biomass compounds during pretreatment.
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25 March 2024

By: G. Paës

Two PhD students from FARE lab take part in the ACS conference in Louisiana!

The spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) was held from 17 to 21 March 2024 in New Orleans in the USA. This conference brings together thousands of scientists from all over the world.
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20 February 2024

By: G. Lashermes / G. Paës

08 – 09 February 2024 - Launch of the CANETE project!

Two days of meetings to launch the CANETE project held in Reims and by videoconference.
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