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Engineer
Adress : UMR FARE, 2 esplanade Roland-Garros, 51100 Reims, France

Career

2024 - today: Research Engineer, UMR FARE, REIMS - Study of the properties of polymer/lignin composites obtained by twin-screw extrusion

2022 - 2023: Research Engineer, UMR FARE, REIMS - Extrusion processing of polymer foams reinforced with cellulose and lignin nanofillers

2020 (8 months): Research Engineer, CERI Materials & Processes, IMT Nord Europe, Douai - Characterization of bio-based composites reinforced with lignocellulosic fibers

2017 - 2019: Research Engineer, UMR FARE, REIMS - Extrusion of petrochemical and bio-based composites reinforced with lignocellulosic fibers

Education

2013 - 2015: Master's degree in Engineering of composite agro-materials

2012 - 2013: Bachelor of Engineering Sciences – Materials and New Technologies

Skills

Processing of polymers and biocomposites (twin-screw extrusion, injection molding)
Measurement of thermal and rheological properties (TGA, DSC, DSC OOT/OIT, rheometer)
Physicochemical analysis (FTIR-ATR) and mechanical testing (tensile tests)
Characterization of lignocellulosic fibers (2D scanning)

Research interests 

The Interreg COMPOVERT project aims to develop, across the France-Wallonia-Flanders border region, functional composite materials based on plant-based reinforcements, utilizing local by-products such as lignocellulosic fibers and lignin. The objective is to design recyclable biocomposites with innovative properties (antioxidant, antibacterial, and antistatic) to meet industrial needs and expand their applications within the border region. https://www.compovert-interreg.eu/

Main publications 

F. Berzin, V. Aguié, L. Foulon, L. Lemkhanter, Procédé pour la fabrication d’une mousse renforcée, Brevet n°2407530, WO/2026/013027

F. Berzin, L. Lemkhanter, C. Marcuello-Angles, B. Chabbert, V. Aguié, M. Molinari, R. Castellani, B. Vergnes, Influence of the polarity of the matrix on the breakage mechanisms of lignocellulosic fibers in twin screw extrusion, Polymer Composites, 2020, 41, 1106-1117 DOI : 10.1002/pc.25442

L. Lemkhanter, P. Lemaitre, B. Goffin, R. Castellani, B. Vergnes, F. Berzin, Importance des interactions fibre/matrice dans le comportement rhéologique des composites renforcés de fibres lignocellulosiques, Rhéologie, 2020, 37, 10-15

Other activities

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